Early Retirement
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Things in Australia seem a tad better than elsewhere in the world. Pay conditions here are pretty good and I don't know of anyone who does it genuinely tough working as a LAME here. There are some stats on the CASA website www.casa.gov.au that indicate that the five thousand or so LAME's in AUS have a mean age of mid fifties.
I think stress is certainly a big one, I suffer stress related hypertension at age 28, and already look forward to finding a more plesant way to afford myself a decent lifestyle.
It has been my experience that aviation people (well pilots and engineers at least) tend to be big drinkers, anyone else noticed this one?
I think stress is certainly a big one, I suffer stress related hypertension at age 28, and already look forward to finding a more plesant way to afford myself a decent lifestyle.
It has been my experience that aviation people (well pilots and engineers at least) tend to be big drinkers, anyone else noticed this one?
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2 guys left worlds favourite at LHR in recent years on early retirement with a bit of a cash incentive. One got bored and got temporary ramp work with a charter company at LGW, the other left and then it was realised nobody knew how he did what he did and he has been brought back on a daily contract basis, presumably so that they can find out how to replace him!
Some guys don't want a sudden break of service and I think a option of reduced hours or days in a final transition year would be a good idea. One reason why people don't survive long after retirement must be because they aren't prepared.
The company loses a vast investment in knowledge and experience when really good guys leave the company retirement or otherwise and more should be done to accomodate guy's who want a run down period. Unfortunately aircraft engineering is woefully managed by well meaning individuals who just bored of wielding spanners and progressive thinking in this direction is a long way off.
Some guys don't want a sudden break of service and I think a option of reduced hours or days in a final transition year would be a good idea. One reason why people don't survive long after retirement must be because they aren't prepared.
The company loses a vast investment in knowledge and experience when really good guys leave the company retirement or otherwise and more should be done to accomodate guy's who want a run down period. Unfortunately aircraft engineering is woefully managed by well meaning individuals who just bored of wielding spanners and progressive thinking in this direction is a long way off.
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Retirement age in Australia is 65. As for many guys reaching this, well where I work I think that most of the senior LAME's are over 50, but as for retirement, I am unsure. Natural attrition through injury ill health or other, yes that is quite common, particulary injury and ill health.
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