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Old 17th Jul 2000, 21:43
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dash80
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Castin,
at the moment there is no mention of virgin pulling out of F.L.S. There is not even a snicker on the grapevine,

so I,d say its complete bull. at the moment.

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maybe not today probably tomorrow.......
 
Old 17th Jul 2000, 23:54
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FLS & the CAA are having problems at the moment but at least the moral on the shop floor seems to be improving. FLS have some good people working for them it is just taking time for the management to see that.

 
Old 18th Jul 2000, 00:59
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no excuses for engineering mistakes.....
but here are my thoughts....

I have seen the sort of unreasonable pressure applied by
operators, on the overworked & under appreciated guys & girls who fix the airplanes, which almost invites mistakes to
occur (dont forget, JAR OPS
makes operators legally responsible to
ensure that their airplanes are maintained properly, so they are not blameless in this)

Its easy for an airline rep' to try to bully
folk into doing things which they are not too happy about, but, he/she never has to sign the airplane off !

FLS are looking to make money,
like the operator,
BUT....
there is a limit,
if safety is compromised, I say the game is over, period !!!

The punters want a cheap holiday, but they do expect to get there & back safely !!

 
Old 18th Jul 2000, 22:49
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It seems to me that with the increasing pressures associated with A/C maint. are being amplified with the lack of approved people.
The current policy of the "accountable manager" simply can't work if that person happens to be the crew supervisor.

The function of the supervisor is increasing on a daily basis due to all the heat generated by recent events.

The super deals with everything from the bottom up to the top down, more approved people are required to ease the pressure on all concerned and proper incentives must be in place to encourage more staff to take this
option.

at the moment who is accountable in real terms despite any "company policy"


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Old 20th Jul 2000, 00:25
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just how badly off are fls?
are they involved in a merger? take over? or just a buy out by Honeywell, Boeing, or just at the end of the line fiscally?

STN seems to be the poor relation at the moment.

Formula 1 may be a gimmic to late to save peoples jobs.

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Old 20th Jul 2000, 21:33
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my pals there are cautious about the
whole thing...
seems there must be a serious financial
situation developing/developed...
glad I'm down at southend now...
 

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