Eermm... If I may...

Having a LAME performing flight duties (at least some) would improve money saving on the company side. Why? He would deal with the equipments onboard knowing what could go wrong with the systems, components... And all of that would last longer, for sure.

As to being a greasy engineer, to be able to replace the brakes, he would have had training both teorhetical and practical, along with more than 2 years training just for basics, not counting Type rating.

In fact, it is very difficult to find a professional who's training is to be so long and intensive, apart maybe for pilots, and I really doubt cabin training to be as extensive. Therefore, you need to study so much more than if you were to be cabin crew, but that doesn't necessarily makes one better than the other. Forgive me for being so upfront.

I know the difference (but then I'm a B2).:E

Cone heads could fix the aircraft, raid the galley and pick a nice bottle of bubbles! Now thats talent.:ok:

french B2's don't count , every one knows , it's clearly described in the hiring manual, that they have to know :ok:

As an engineer at QF it is no a problems, as Chablis is not on the wine list... That being the case, I would suggest a Chardonnay from the cooler wine regions of Aus with less fruity flavors a light touch of acidity and of cause, light on oak.

But what would I know :rolleyes:

Noice one SC

For mine it would be a Shiraz from the west, they are rich and opulent with intense and fleshy sweet fruits along with licorice and notes of spice or pepper that persist on the palate to give the signature character of a fine Aust wine.

And yes it will be beef with that.... :ok:

Might I suggest to Sir, our latest wine. The bouquet has a cheeky ester base with a hint of Skydrol. It has a golden MJII colour with warm Shell 22 inflections due to being aged in our unique barrells(44 gallon). It grips the pallet with a Loctite infusion and leaves a delicate aftertaste of Avtur..


mmmmm........Avtur.

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"No we aint got any wine, 'ere 'ave some m.e.k. its what I drink!"

"methyl ethyle ketone"......wow what a digestive system.must be doing yoga daily ?

Take it the job offer is only available to B2s. They're the only ones with spotlessly clean uniforms and besides, they get much more practice at making tea

Right, I'll get me coat..........

MEK tastes better than hydraulic oil or deicing fluid! :uhoh:

There is a sort of upside to this. When I was on the line at BA back in the early 80s (Tech 1, LHR. Happy days) our apprentices were told there wouldn't be any jobs for them when they finished their time, and were offered positions in various departments, including cabin crew.

Those lads who took that option had a whale of a time. Suddenly the trolley dollies discovered a ready supply of non-gay stewards on board, and the boys spent most of their time (When not handing out coffees) shagging their brains out. When finally offered a return to positions in engineering, not all of them took that opportunity as they were making a fortune on expenses and enjoying regular filth with hosties.

OK :D Where do I have to sign..........................:\