US airlines have offshored aircraft maintenance to the Third World…what could possibly go wrong?

stuartbramhall:

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Not sure if it’s a good idea to offshore maintenance of US aircraft to 3rd world sweatshops where few mechanics speak English or have FAA certification and where inspections have no teeth. According to the Vanity Fair article, this has been going on for 10 years. I wonder if this partly explains the increase in maintenance problems and crashes?

 

Originally posted on YOUR PERCEPTION IS NOT REALITY:

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In the last decade, most of the big U.S. airlines have shifted major maintenance work to places like El Salvador, Mexico, and China, where few mechanics are F.A.A. certified and inspections have no teeth.

MORE:

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/11/airplane-maintenance-disturbing-truth

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