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Posts: 5 (03/10/09 11:17:10) |
Hi there; I am a fan of Jetblue and have had great flights on the airline. I met a pilot about a month ago who informed me that Jetblue does its maintance in
El Salvador to cut costs. Is this true? And if so, is this something we should be worried about?
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Posts: 14 (03/10/09 11:52:27) |
They also do, or historically have done, some of their regular maintenance in... Canada! Doesn't that just give you chills--Canadians touching your plane!
In El Salvador, some of the Jet Blue maintenance was done by Aeroman, which was owned by TACA but was, a few years back, purchased by Ace Aviation Holdings... which is the parent company of Air Canada, which also owns part of US Airways. |
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takemebaktovegas.lasvegastalk |
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Posts: 3 (03/10/09 13:59:56) |
oh gosh, I feel like throwing up now.
I am flying JetBlue for the first time in May. But don't most of the airlines farm the maintainence out now? Can I scream?? Aaaahhhhhh! |
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Capt Tom Bunn MSW LCSW |
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Posts: 2526 (03/11/09 14:10:21) |
Most airlines do farm out maintenance, some more than others. The only U.S. airline that does all their own maintenance these days is American.
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