Originally Posted by
twobecrazy
Sarcasm noted... That being said I've seen some pretty shady repair work on airplanes in the past from other countries. I'm not saying I haven't Jerry rigid something to get by for a flight but not to the level I have seen in planes from other countries. So I believe my question is relevant.
I get where you are coming from. However, at AJX, we have some of the best mx I have ever been associated with. In the 3 years I have been here I have had less than 5 MEL stickers on airplanes, and 4 of those were on the freighter aircraft. Our aircraft are also some of the cleanest I have ever seen.
But when I look at some of the Chinese aircraft it is hard to tell if they are painted white or brown. Not sure how their MX is. I can only speak for my experience in Japan.
But as far as flightcrew go, I have had some conversations with legacy carriers where they were wondering why I was working overseas. They actually asked if this was just to pass the time until the legacies hired or if I couldn't get hired at a legacy. They couldn't believe that someone would rather work at a foreign carrier than at their legacy.