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7 major airlines outsourcing 40% of their maintenance

Apr 6

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Accidents, AIRFRAME, American, B-737, B2, El Salvador, Engineers, FAA, FCL 1.028, Fuselage, Hum. Fact., ICAO levels, LISTEN, Misc., Money, MRO, NTSB, PLS 3 / SLP 3, Regulation, TECHNICAL English, Technicians, USA | No Comments

A Boeing 737-300 has recently been forced to perform an emergency landing after an explosive depressurization due to a rather big hole in its fuselage. Reports suggested that some MRO (Maintenance; Repair; and Overhaul) operations had been outsourced to El Salvador, and might have caused such an accident.

However, the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) said that the last heavy “C” check – the last major MRO operation on the aircraft – was performed at the Dallas Southwest maintenance facilities in March 2010.

The TWU (Transport Workers Union) has condemned the use of aircraft repair stations outside the USA, calling on Congress and the Federal Aviation Administration to toughen the FAA’s oversight – Watch the video:

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Ramp Agent about his Job

Jan 28

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in American, B2, Baggage handlers, FCL 1.028, ICAO levels, Interviews, LISTEN, Passengers, PLS 3 / SLP 3, USA | No Comments

When you pull your suitcase off the baggage carousel, you cannot see those who took care of it. They sort out a tremendous amount of bags and packs every day.

Maybe you wonder who these people are. Let us listen to Charles, one of these ramp agents also called “Fleet service clerks”; “Fleet service agents”; or “Baggage handlers”.

Video:

Tags: Airlines, Airports, American, Baggage, Baggage handler, Bags, Big Dog, CARGO, Charles Hornish, Company, FCL 1.028, Fleet service, Fleet service agent, Fleet service clerk, Ground crew, ICAO LEVELS - Niveaux OACI, Interview, Jetway, Job, Las Vegas, Limit, LISTEN, Luggage, Nickname, Occupation, Palm Beach, Passengers, PLS 3333, Professional, Ramp, Ramp agent, Southwest, Suitcase, Trade, USA, Video, Virginia, Weight, Work, Zipper

FLIGHT SAFETY – Aircraft integrated de-icing services

Dec 22

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in AIRFRAME, American, B-737, C1, CEOs, Civilians, Cold, ENVIRONMENT, FCL 1.028, FCL 1.200, Frost, Fuselage, ICAO levels, Icing, LISTEN, Misc., PLS 4 / SLP 4, SNIC, Snow, TECHNICAL English, Technicians, USA, Wings | No Comments

Tags: AIRCRAFT, AIRFRAME, Airlines, Airport, American, Anti-ice, Apllication, Application, Apron, AUDIO and SCRIPT, B-737, B-737-300, B737, Blow off, Boeing, Calvino, CEO, Cold, Commercial, Communications, Company, De-icing, Deicing, Enclosed cab, ENGINES, ENVIRONMENT, Experience, Flight SAFETY, Fluid, Frost, Fuselage, General English, Ice, IDS, LISTEN, Low temperature, Meteorology, Parking ramp, PLS 4444, SNIC, Snow, Southwest, SWA, Teamwork, TECHNICAL English, Technique, Training, USA, Video, Weather, Wings, WN

RAF and Royal Navy HARRIER jets farewell

Dec 17

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Aviation, British, Controllers, Engineers, F-35, Harrier, HMS Ark Royal, Interviews, LISTEN, Pilots, PLS 5 / SLP 5, RAF, Sailors, Technicians, UK | No Comments

The Harrier entered in service 41 years ago. Then, the Harrier II (GR5, GR7, and GR9) took off in 1985 for the first time. The F-35 Lightning II or JSF – 5th-generation Joint Strike Fighter – should replace these V/STOL (Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing) fighter aircraft.

Sixteen RAF Harriers conducted a farewell flypast yesterday while the last four Harriers left HMS Ark Royal forever. Both the Ark Royal and the Harriers are to be decommissioned under cost-saving plans. Click on the video below:

Tags: AIRCRAFT, Ark Royal, AV-8, British, Captain, Combat, Commander, Controller, Cost, Cottesmore, CVs-Aircraft carriers, Deck, Decommission, End, F-35, F35, Farewell, Flight, GR5, GR7, GR7A, GR9, GR9A, Harrier, Harrier II, HISTORY, HMS, JSF, Lightning 2, Lightning II, LISTEN, NEWS, Pilots, PLS 5555, Recce 233 Savoie, Savings, Scrap, T10, UK, Video, VSTOL, Warship

Flight safety in question after guilty verdict in Concorde crash

Dec 8

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in American, C2, Concorde, DC-10 / MD-11, FCL 1.028, FCL 1.200, FOD, France, Germany, ICAO levels, Misc., PLS 4 / SLP 4, PLS 5 / SLP 5, Technicians, USA | No Comments

On 6 December 2010, Continental Airlines was found criminally responsible for the disaster by a Parisian court and was fined € 200,000 and ordered to pay Air France € 1 million. Continental mechanic John Taylor was given a 15-month suspended sentence, while another airline operative and three French officials were cleared of all charges. The court ruled that the crash resulted from a piece of metal from a Continental jet that was left on the runway; the object punctured a tyre on the Concorde and then ruptured a fuel tank. Another Continental employee, Stanley Ford, was found not guilty. Continental’s lawyer, Olivier Metzner, said it would appeal the verdict.

The court also ruled that Continental would have to pay 70% of any compensation claims. As Air France has paid out € 100 million to the families of the victims, Continental could be made to pay its share of that compensation payout. Source – Wikipedia