Originally Posted by
booger
Well said. It makes zero sense to have an aircraft sitting around ready to fly overseas to come to the rescue of a broken down aircraft. Not only that, it makes zero sense to have every single stinking part that can go bad sitting in a warehouse at each location. Now if you were at a hub I could understand your frustration. I myself have been delayed two days coming back to the States from MBJ, spent 4 hours on the phone with Jamaican American Airlines customer service(you cannot call US American Airlines customer service from overseas), and had to fork out additional money for hotel, food, etc. Gotta love travel insurance......
As a former aircraft mechanic I take great appreciation when a supervisor has to make the tough call to ground an aircraft. While you state that Air Canada does not care, I believe in fact the opposite is true. Had they not cared they would have potentially flown the aircraft. Those in the know seem to see things differently.
