ACS Base Maintenance SYD
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ACS Base Maintenance SYD
With the growing angst between Boeing & Airbus crews at SYD base created by the segmentation of the once “Can Do” unified engineering group, I do not comprehend why Management has let it get to this state. They have a lot to answer for in creating this situation and it can be fixed so easily.
It is a regular occurrence that flights are very late or cancelled only because there is a lack of licences & unlicensed experienced manpower to cover A330. Same can be said for Boeings because there are so many Boeing licences wasted in the A330 crews. There are some nights where between 0200 & 0600 there are no A330 crews on base. Just this week one QF21 was canx and on the following night it was in major jeopardy because of this fact. The cost of these delays alone would have paid for my suggestion (see below).
QE want to do 3 times the A330 A checks in SYD but that will not work the way things are at present, even with the extra manpower being poached from the Boeing crews.
If they want this to work the simple answer is; (patent pending)
Train every SNR LAME on A330 (takes one full mechanical & and avionic course) and when licensed, QE will pay little or no extra wages because most are already capped out!
It will only cost the investment in training with no ongoing expense with a enormous gain in work output, increased morale and a future to ALL staff in all aircraft type (stop loosing AME’s). Back to “Can Do” (Yes We Can) immediately. Once training is complete the A330 crews return to whence they came and the missing 15 SNR LAMES is reduced considerably. Almost overnight 90% of the problems are solved!!!
Please tell me where I am wrong?
(I am sure you will)
It is a regular occurrence that flights are very late or cancelled only because there is a lack of licences & unlicensed experienced manpower to cover A330. Same can be said for Boeings because there are so many Boeing licences wasted in the A330 crews. There are some nights where between 0200 & 0600 there are no A330 crews on base. Just this week one QF21 was canx and on the following night it was in major jeopardy because of this fact. The cost of these delays alone would have paid for my suggestion (see below).
QE want to do 3 times the A330 A checks in SYD but that will not work the way things are at present, even with the extra manpower being poached from the Boeing crews.
If they want this to work the simple answer is; (patent pending)
Train every SNR LAME on A330 (takes one full mechanical & and avionic course) and when licensed, QE will pay little or no extra wages because most are already capped out!
It will only cost the investment in training with no ongoing expense with a enormous gain in work output, increased morale and a future to ALL staff in all aircraft type (stop loosing AME’s). Back to “Can Do” (Yes We Can) immediately. Once training is complete the A330 crews return to whence they came and the missing 15 SNR LAMES is reduced considerably. Almost overnight 90% of the problems are solved!!!
Please tell me where I am wrong?
(I am sure you will)
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You fool......you are trying to bring common sense into it, you must be squashed immediately.
Geez, you sound like me when I worked there.
Over the years I tried many times to get things like that going only to find out that somewhere in the wood pile some plick has his own agenda and behind your back the rug gets swiftly pulled out from under you and with no explanation to boot, in the end I just learnt to keep it to myself and just laugh at the child like behaviour.
Geez, you sound like me when I worked there.
Over the years I tried many times to get things like that going only to find out that somewhere in the wood pile some plick has his own agenda and behind your back the rug gets swiftly pulled out from under you and with no explanation to boot, in the end I just learnt to keep it to myself and just laugh at the child like behaviour.
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The biggest problem is the training cost will come out of the managers budget. The more money he can save (budget surplus) the bigger bonus he receives and his bosses receives. It impacts him personally every cent he spends, but due to segmentation delays are Ops problem and not a KPI that affects his bonus. He just sits at his desk and counts the dollars flowing into his pocket, these managers have never worked under the conditions they force their staff to endure, they could not care less.It's all about $$$$$$$. This personal greed mentality is a legacy of Darth.
Attrition rate, moral and staff development should be a managers KPI's.
Do your safety survey and let rip, at worst all they can do is ignore it.
Attrition rate, moral and staff development should be a managers KPI's.
Do your safety survey and let rip, at worst all they can do is ignore it.
