Rumour: Sunstate Engineers suspended over aircraft sabotage?
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Contractor Accountability.
Not a bad gig - hardly ever finish's a job, gets to the end needs functional - hand over to permanent staff. They find a problem, they then fix problem or leave for next day.
Come in on exorbitant fee, fix what should have been done yesterday, count the money.
Sit through investigation - count the money.
Complain manuals are ambiguous, although the manuals have been used by LAME's for last 10 years at least - with no problem if you have engineering skills.
Keep options open front up elsewhere - count the money.
Only people to be held accountable are the permanent staff.
Good thing the company has such quality people to fall back on, rather than pay the permanent staff a decent wage.
Come in on exorbitant fee, fix what should have been done yesterday, count the money.
Sit through investigation - count the money.
Complain manuals are ambiguous, although the manuals have been used by LAME's for last 10 years at least - with no problem if you have engineering skills.
Keep options open front up elsewhere - count the money.
Only people to be held accountable are the permanent staff.
Good thing the company has such quality people to fall back on, rather than pay the permanent staff a decent wage.
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Q testing waters
Offered to 7000 but I believe they only want to get rid off 400.
Probably gauging response ?
Then form a committee to analyze WHY so many respondents.
Probably gauging response ?
Then form a committee to analyze WHY so many respondents.
Offered to 7000 but I believe they only want to get rid off 400.
Geez, how I regret getting my son involved in this stinking bussiness.
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Sons smarter than parents
Geez, how I regret getting my son involved in this stinking business.
Arnold :
Both mine started in aviation and both left, saw writing on the wall "Get out now"
Both started second apprenticeship outside aviation, both now doing very well.
Oldest (27) now basically Q'ld manager of company he joined 9 months ago - rewarded for having a brain and using it.
Youngest just finished apprenticeship, now tradesman in first job pay $3 per hr short of old man in aviation. Earning approx $11 more per hr than an AME at Q.
Would have to wait approx 4 to 6 years to match current starting wage in aviation.
If willing could go to mines with current trade and earn Q level 13 tomorrow but has chosen not to until experience levels up a bit further.
Arnold :
Both mine started in aviation and both left, saw writing on the wall "Get out now"
Both started second apprenticeship outside aviation, both now doing very well.
Oldest (27) now basically Q'ld manager of company he joined 9 months ago - rewarded for having a brain and using it.
Youngest just finished apprenticeship, now tradesman in first job pay $3 per hr short of old man in aviation. Earning approx $11 more per hr than an AME at Q.
Would have to wait approx 4 to 6 years to match current starting wage in aviation.
If willing could go to mines with current trade and earn Q level 13 tomorrow but has chosen not to until experience levels up a bit further.
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Offered to 7000 but I believe they only want to get rid off 400.
This is clearly rubbish, this is a "game"
Offered to 7000 but I believe they only want to get rid off 400.
This is clearly rubbish, this is a "game"
Two managers in my area got the chop. One has been found an alternative position meaning he will no longer be leaving. The other, I believe, has been offered a promotion one rung up the ladder, albeit, in a different state.
You will read about the need to axe "400 managers" in the media.... you will never see a story that states the truth that they were not really axed, but moved sideways.
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Qantas to get rid of 400 cabin crew?
You bet they will, it is just a game they will play with peoples lives just to scare monger the troops and get joe public on side.
The buggery campaign takes another scalp (or 400)
You bet they will, it is just a game they will play with peoples lives just to scare monger the troops and get joe public on side.
The buggery campaign takes another scalp (or 400)
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Gathering of Sunnies engineers
Noticed a gathering of sunnies engineers at DFO Brisbane.
I believe it was to farewell another long time employee.
How many have left now - last count was 11 or approx 1/3 of the permanent staff just 12 months ago.
Any updates on the dispute there or has Q now got bigger fish to fry namely engineer's and pilots.
It would appear from the outside looking in that the managers at Qlink have lost it, they have no idea how to or are unwilling to deal with the issues. Which from the sound of it are many and varied.
I believe it was to farewell another long time employee.
How many have left now - last count was 11 or approx 1/3 of the permanent staff just 12 months ago.
Any updates on the dispute there or has Q now got bigger fish to fry namely engineer's and pilots.
It would appear from the outside looking in that the managers at Qlink have lost it, they have no idea how to or are unwilling to deal with the issues. Which from the sound of it are many and varied.
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That would be an massive understatement that the local managers are incapable of dealing with normal day to day issues involving an airline.....add to that 15-20 years of employee frustration (caused by the same managers) and you end up with a massive sh#t fight which has no winners. The managers should be,.. min sacked without any financial gain for letting this develop into what it is now....
They had a business that was just ticking along before the demise of Ansett, thus no Flight West to compete and were handed the whole of QLD to rape for the next ten years. The company rapid growth was never due to their great management....no surprise they could not handle it.
They had a business that was just ticking along before the demise of Ansett, thus no Flight West to compete and were handed the whole of QLD to rape for the next ten years. The company rapid growth was never due to their great management....no surprise they could not handle it.
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From our fearless leader Narenrda Kumar:
QantasLink announced today that it will be making some changes to its scheduled overnight Maintenance Operations performed on Dash 8 aircraft at its Brisbane base. Until recently QantasLink utilised up to three Dash 8 maintenance bays in the Brisbane Qantas Engineering Hangar 2 facility, while Qantas utilised the remainder for B737 maintenance. From July 2011 Qantas Engineering will require the majority of the Hangar 2 parking space to meet the growth of their fleet and it will subsequently no longer be available for QantasLink scheduled maintenance. In addition, the QantasLink Dash 8 fleet is scheduled to grow significantly over the next 5 years due to customer demand into and out of regional and mining locations. This growth has the potential to increase its Q400 fleet including its operations in Queensland. In light of this, QantasLink conducted a detailed review of our Dash 8 fleet maintenance requirements across the Australia wide operation along with the impact of losing access to the Brisbane Hangar 2 facility. The review considered all options, including the construction of a new hangar, the lease or purchase of an existing hangar and the distribution of scheduled maintenance to CASA approved locations other than Brisbane. The review has now been completed and in order to meet our maintenance needs, QantasLink will introduce a distributed maintenance model including two 3rd party CASA approved Queensland locations (CNS and TSV) and increase utilisation of our new hangar facilities in Canberra. By leveraging external suppliers in CNS and TSV, combined with utilisation of QantasLink Hangar facilities in Canberra, we will have the flexibility and scalability of maintenance supply that we require to meet our growing operational needs. Brisbane will continue to conduct essential daytime line maintenance activities (including transit, ramp service checks and defect rectification where required).
Line maintenance coverage in Brisbane will be provided from 5.30am to 12 midnight, ensuring that some maintenance work can be performed at night to ensure that aircraft are ready for the first flight out the next day. However, scheduled overnight maintenance, including major component replacements will no longer take place in Brisbane. QantasLink maintenance activities conducted in Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and Cairns are not affected by the planned changes. A number of LAME positions in Brisbane will be impacted by this decision. However the majority of QantasLink employees, including many Line Maintenance employees, will not be affected by this change. This change does not form part of the recent management redundancy program. We are committed to maintaining business as usual and supporting our people through this process. Please contact your manager if you have any questions. Narendra Kumar, Executive Manager Qantas Regional Airlines Group
Line maintenance coverage in Brisbane will be provided from 5.30am to 12 midnight, ensuring that some maintenance work can be performed at night to ensure that aircraft are ready for the first flight out the next day. However, scheduled overnight maintenance, including major component replacements will no longer take place in Brisbane. QantasLink maintenance activities conducted in Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and Cairns are not affected by the planned changes. A number of LAME positions in Brisbane will be impacted by this decision. However the majority of QantasLink employees, including many Line Maintenance employees, will not be affected by this change. This change does not form part of the recent management redundancy program. We are committed to maintaining business as usual and supporting our people through this process. Please contact your manager if you have any questions. Narendra Kumar, Executive Manager Qantas Regional Airlines Group
So they strike again, why didn't the pricks just offer redundancies to the Sunnies guys in the first place instead of embarking on 18 months of bastardisation.
Good luck to those who move on, you'll be much happier out of the "family", I know I was.
Just remember that the selection process will be personal and won't take into account any value you offer the company, but you get the check and get to move onwards and upwards, they stay in the place.
Don't know how they are going to leverage the Canberra hangar, I thought they still couldn't enough people to go there?
Good luck to those who move on, you'll be much happier out of the "family", I know I was.
Just remember that the selection process will be personal and won't take into account any value you offer the company, but you get the check and get to move onwards and upwards, they stay in the place.
Don't know how they are going to leverage the Canberra hangar, I thought they still couldn't enough people to go there?
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So they strike again, why didn't the pricks just offer redundancies to the Sunnies guys in the first place
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Redundancy way to go !!!!!!
Easiest way to win get rid of them.
Expression of interest form to leave - submitted !!!!!!!!
10 LAME's to cover Brisbane day of operations good luck !!!!
Expression of interest form to leave - submitted !!!!!!!!
10 LAME's to cover Brisbane day of operations good luck !!!!
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fearless leader Narenrda Kumar
Really big spiel to say the following.
"And then there were none"
Except for the chosen few.
10 LAME to cover how many movements per day ?
What sort of shift ?
Will these guys have help as in AME's ?
Plus more aircraft coming
"And then there were none"
Except for the chosen few.
10 LAME to cover how many movements per day ?
What sort of shift ?
Will these guys have help as in AME's ?
Plus more aircraft coming
Buggery continues.
FEDSEC, please ensure those taking the package recieve thier entitlements without any hassles. Don't want another QF style, yes and then no situation.
FEDSEC, please ensure those taking the package recieve thier entitlements without any hassles. Don't want another QF style, yes and then no situation.