Few Clothes, America (10/24/2009 5:07:04 PM)

I'm rather surprised that no one has posted about this. It is a wonderful service that is being performed in the city of Tulsa.

FUTURE WORLD, Tulsa (10/24/2009 9:21:21 PM)

I'll take the company at it's word on this one. AA has already been in hot water with the FAA once this year. It's better not to take chances so soon after the last maintenance infractions.

FS, Broken Arrow (10/25/2009 7:50:25 PM)

Many of the CFM engines' parts are throw away and were designed to be such. American simply doesn't care to invest in the parts inventory to do the CFM repairs even though the taxpayer was bilked for millions, part of which was used to pay for a "State of the Art" repair area, for this very engine.

Between not ordering parts and having GE/Snecma fiddle around with the delivery dates, AA is backing themselves into a corner exactly as they have planned - look for another "You have to agree to this or we'll file bankruptcy" ploy to be presented to the workers again.

FS, Broken Arrow (10/25/2009 7:56:47 PM)

FUTURE WORLD, Tulsa (10/24/2009 9:21:21 PM)
I'll take the company at it's word on this one. AA has already been in hot water with the FAA once this year. It's better not to take chances so soon after the last maintenance infractions.
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AA was in "Hot Water", as you put it, over the fly poo in the pepper.

Engineers specified tying string around a wire bundle at one inch spacings, and DID NOT specify how much the actual spacing could vary from the nominal one inch callout.

The FAA, fresh from receiving a ton of egg in the face over their boudoir activities with Southwest Airlines decided to make an example of American (and also, pick up a few bucks in fines to add to their operating budget).

Everybody knows what happened and why, and after greasing a few palms decided this would be better buried.

Alan Shore, (10/26/2009 6:27:04 AM)

Moral of the story - "You can pay me now, or pay me later"...

planespotter, (10/28/2009 5:00:53 PM)

Ridiculous. AA is the only major US airline that hasn't jumped on the offshoring bandwagon for maintenance yet. This is just another pretend reason for the unions to cause a fuss during negotiations.

Faith, (10/24/2009 11:35:44 PM)

JR I agree with your posting.

imflyinlow, (10/24/2009 10:08:47 PM)

Since when is sending a part BACK to the manufacturer for SB compliance considered "outsourcing"? It's not like the 17 CFM's are going overseas or to some 3rd party shop.

There's nothing wrong with GE's work, and the union guys here have plenty to do, so why the griping?

These engines all wear out and need rebuilt eventually, but the REAL story is the massive engine LLP components parts swap between airlines across the planet and THAT trace documentation. The public would be amazed at that process.

007, Tulsa (10/24/2009 11:13:10 AM)

I'm not a fan of unions, but this outsourcing started under Reagan and exploded under the last disaster we all know as george bush. People always want to blame unions for everything, and sometimes like in the auto industry they were part of the problem. But unions in the last several years under bush took a bath, so they are not entirely the problem here, that's a red herring.
Companies are looking any way they can not to pay a living wage, unions and democratic programs like social security and medicare kept millions of people from living in poverty, every thing republicans hate. We know them as the middle class. And big business and the rich are looking for any way they can to create 2 classes of people, them and everyone else.

007, Tulsa (10/24/2009 11:14:38 AM)

The republicans idea of economic progress is outsourcing american good paying jobs and telling those lose their jobs that wal-mart in now hiring!!!!!!!!!!!

JR, (10/24/2009 10:12:58 PM)

Keep this work in Tulsa!!! We need the tax revenue. We need AA employees SPENDING, SPENDING, SPENDING!!!!!!! What will happen to your fine school system? Wake up Union Bashers!!!! Can`t take the heat get out of the kitchen.. Have a DRINK..

DrewTU, (10/24/2009 8:15:07 PM)

At least something isn't done in China yet.

dinkiecb, Owensboro (10/24/2009 7:55:39 PM)

I remember taking the tour of the American maintenance and I recall that both times I took the tour they advocated education, and how much it was worth to them dollar wise. Tulsa has always had great people working at American and other companys at the Tulsa airport. American jobs shouldn't be farmed out just to save money. Safety is also my concern when I fly. Aircraft arent cheap, and it would be ashame to use cheap labor, and cheap parts to keep that expensive aircraft in the air...or to have it crash because some cheap part put on by someone who isn't ever fly on that aircraft. Some one who puts his name on that repair ticket might have to ride on an aircraft with that "fixed engine" or repaired airframe. I hope they feel comfortable during their flight.

CLEOKC, (10/24/2009 8:59:28 AM)

"They say aircraft maintenance outsourcing could be a trend in the future." And the bottom line is all about keeping costs down. The unions really need to reinvent themselves or fold. They don't add value any more and are endangering even more businesses from staying in business.