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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 536823" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>That doesn't automatically mean that out-sourced work is sub-par, but considering the fact that most repair facilities use freshly-trained, non-union labor that gets paid about half the going rate, safety seems to rank behind saving money. How many highly experienced aircraft mechanics do you think China has? Based on their domestic safety record, they don't do a very good job.</p><p> </p><p>The ValuJet crash in the Everglades a few years ago is a perfect example of out-sourced US work causing a tragedy. The repair station that did the work was shut-down after that incident. Please note that it was a<em> non-union shop</em> that did the work. All of the other repair stations in the US that I'm aware of are also non-union, and specialize in hiring fresh out of A&P school at about $15.00 per hour. Both UPS and FedEx use such facilities extensively, taking work away from their own mechanics.</p><p> </p><p>The Chinese are famous for cutting corners in the pursuit of a profit. It's much more culturally acceptable (and excusable) to try and pull a fast one even if it means a critical aircraft part failure that causes a crash. I've spent enough time there to know. They haven't figured out yet that there are some industries where producing a product of absolute quality is essential (such as the aircraft industry). </p><p> </p><p>Every once in awhile, the Chinese government trots out a few corrupt businessmen and women, convicts them, executes them, and then trumpets the "fact" that the problem has been solved. Not so. For every melamine-lacing or lead paint applying manager who was shot, there are thousands of others still getting away with it. Anyone remember the tainted medication last year(made in China) that killed a bunch of people in this country?</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A few years back, the FAA uncovered a rash of inferior aircraft parts that the Chinese were trying to market here as legitimate. If they had actually made it onto an aircraft, there would have been a lot of dead passengers and downed airplanes.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>-p[;</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 536823, member: 12508"] That doesn't automatically mean that out-sourced work is sub-par, but considering the fact that most repair facilities use freshly-trained, non-union labor that gets paid about half the going rate, safety seems to rank behind saving money. How many highly experienced aircraft mechanics do you think China has? Based on their domestic safety record, they don't do a very good job. The ValuJet crash in the Everglades a few years ago is a perfect example of out-sourced US work causing a tragedy. The repair station that did the work was shut-down after that incident. Please note that it was a[I] non-union shop[/I] that did the work. All of the other repair stations in the US that I'm aware of are also non-union, and specialize in hiring fresh out of A&P school at about $15.00 per hour. Both UPS and FedEx use such facilities extensively, taking work away from their own mechanics. The Chinese are famous for cutting corners in the pursuit of a profit. It's much more culturally acceptable (and excusable) to try and pull a fast one even if it means a critical aircraft part failure that causes a crash. I've spent enough time there to know. They haven't figured out yet that there are some industries where producing a product of absolute quality is essential (such as the aircraft industry). Every once in awhile, the Chinese government trots out a few corrupt businessmen and women, convicts them, executes them, and then trumpets the "fact" that the problem has been solved. Not so. For every melamine-lacing or lead paint applying manager who was shot, there are thousands of others still getting away with it. Anyone remember the tainted medication last year(made in China) that killed a bunch of people in this country? A few years back, the FAA uncovered a rash of inferior aircraft parts that the Chinese were trying to market here as legitimate. If they had actually made it onto an aircraft, there would have been a lot of dead passengers and downed airplanes. -p[; [/QUOTE]
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