Aircraft Line Maintenance vs Hangar Maintenance

hello sir , can someone start a manufacturing industry of aircrafts spareparts in Africa , like boeings and cessna spareparts . or is it the manufacter of the aircraft who only suppliers spareparts worldly

Love this channel

I WANT TO BE PART OF THIS BUSINESS SO BAD.

very helpful, thank you

Its mind bogling what they take apart to check. So many rivets to place. Cant imagine the bill.
I just wonder what percentage of the ticket price is reserved for that

Thanks for the tour.

Are you serious with a 13 minute vertical video?

This channel is exactly what I’ve been looking for! Thank you! 👊🏼

awesome video super informative and a look
behind the curtain👍🏼

I enjoyed watching your videos you remind me what i use to do is the same job am also FAA License A&P since mid 90s
wishing you all the best love your spirits Keep it up
God Bless you

I spent 26 yrs working hanger maintenance for AA at KAFW. I was on the crew that opened the base and on the crew that closed it down. Loved doing the work there and learned something everyday.

Whats happend with the fuel from sumpdrain. Possible from apu fuel feed line.

Curious if there is a shortage of airline mechanics?

Dang those D checks.

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One word "landscape"😄

This would be a great intro video to people starting work at airframer customer support sites as an engineer. Boeing, Airbus, UTAS (or Collins or Raytheon), Spirit, Embraer, etc. Keep up the great work!

Hangar maintenance was very repetitive work especially as a lower enlisted

One thing true about hangar maintenance is that, the more senior you get, the more safty critical and difficult jobs you will be assigned to. Like removal and installation of APU/Engines, control surfaces alignment. But at the line, the jobs get much easier.

I hate seeing anything Scare Buss. Please stick to Boeing only. Thank you.

Wow ZERO TIME THE ENGINE ! What a luxury !
Hey man is that engine ready ? Hang on I’ll walk over and find out 😂😂
Yea when people ask me how much we make I usually ask them a QUESTION in return … 🙋‍♂️
Why did you pick AMT , A&P training ? Because to me I don’t really care so much (that’s dumb) well I care but it’s always a secondary to my first reason for getting into AVIATION and that is because I love AIRPLANES and everything to do with AIRPLANES. there is nothing you could put me on (sanitation aside ) that I can’t make interesting. This drives my coworkers nuts but that’s because they got into it for the wrong reasons 😂 JK boys .
I always say the same. This goes for any line of work. If you’re looking for a job that makes tons of money go where the money is. Get a job in the bank. Or something that makes a lot of money.
This job is for guys that really love what they do. if you don’t love this job or really find it interesting it will get stressful fast. I have seen guys / girls that came to this job for one reason another and they basically just washed out. Tried to really think if you want to do this job or not is my suggestion if you’re sort of unsure. I would highly suggest doing an apprenticeship first.. find a local Flight School the bigger, the better and ask if you can apprentice with the mechanics . This will kind of give you an idea of whether or not you will like this type of work or whether you want to spend the next two years of your life and school or continue apprenticeship ( min. 30 months ,2/1.5 years and studying a lot of dry material ,tech data ) then take the OP,S Test,s .
I did the latter and I did it when I turned 40 ! I didn’t have an option to go to school as I couldn’t afford to not be making money at my age. I would have gone the school route if I did.
Still, I am happy about my decision to change careers at such a late age. Best move of my life !
I am very happy with my job ( if you wanna call at that ) 😂 it doesn’t feel like a job to me. Just fun and interesting thing I do during the day. 😂
Well good luck contact me if you have questions. Mike KLZU !

Hey man I really like this channel a lot because I’m an Apprentice mechanic and pilot .
Stings got a great style of videography! You should make more of this stuff.

All of this, and no one tightened bolts, securing the door to plane. ✈️

Love your videos Stig!!! I’m glad you got to come to TULE. I wrk in the valve shop. Man I’d love to meet ya if your ever back in Tulsa😊

Amazing video!

Started with United in late 80's and we were doing section 41 mods on the 747's. That was some crazy maintenance, the entire cockpit plus E&E bay had to come completely out followed by a month of structural work strengthening the fuselage. All in all it took about 90 days. As an R&E I learned all about troubleshooting because we had to find every wire bundle the sheet metal guys drilled through. All systems had to be checked and often it took multiple test flights to get it back in service. Retired after 34 years, did everything from hangar to line, I guess my favorite was special routes, kind of one foot in each camp and not as lonely as working the terminal plus without the constant danger of getting run over by a bag smasher in a tug.

As someone that has done both, Line Mntc in ORD & BNA and Hangar Mntc in TUL, I would say Line is better for younger AMTS and us older people would prefer Hangar Mntc.. Either way you can’t go wrong and both are Great.. Great Video as usual.. Keep them Flying at AA..

To me, every aircraft is a flying laboratory. Anything can happen.

Pays as much as piloting?
Just as important in my opinion.

Would cabin refreshes (i.e. enitrely new seat product) happen only at D checks, at C & D, separate to thise checks or the get out of jail free card answer: "it varies/depends"?

Thanks!

Can you explain hi power run? I'm thinking it is repositioning plane to another airport, but not positive. Thanks in advance

Very Interesting. Thank You.

Great story! Retired AAer and ex-Navy here. 35 yrs with AA/Sabre and 7 years at ORD in passenger, ramp and flight services. I still feel AA has the best mechanics in the industry. Biggest regret is not having pursued airframe/powerplant maintenance in Navy, instead of electronics. I get goosebumps anytime I see the superb work that goes on at M&E TUL. Keep 'em flying and thanks for the video.

This is the reason why air travel is significantly safer than passenger car, trucks, etc. AWESOME!

Wow this is best Aircraft Maintenance focus channel I have ever come across. Thank you so much for the quality contents allowing us see things in real life.

The major difference is, you're always outside.

You're unsung heroes, thanks for working so hard and keeping us safe.

Huge respect for all aircraft mechanics you guys keep it save for us. Thanks for your talent and excellence.

Another informative video, thanks!!!

I've done the alphabet of checks, ABCD and more!!! LOL Good memories.

Fascinating to see just how complex an aircraft is. It's always scary (and sad) when we hear reports of a stowaway who has hidden in a wheel well. There is so much hydraulics and electronics in them, and so little space for someone to ride in there. They must cause a bit (a lot?) of damage - grabbing or stepping on things. I hope you have not been witness to a dead body in a wheel well. Thank you Stig, for your excellent, well-explained, videos 👍

Don't even metion Tulsa, you must be a US Airways guy

God bless everybody: from the designers and engineers to the people repairing, maintaining and making sure that everything will be fine during the flight.

The more I see these aviation reviews; the more I get convinced that I made the right decision.

I work on an Avionics crew at the Tulsa heavy maintenance facility and there is no way I would want to work at a line station. I have big respect for the line station mechanics, the fast paced environment of the line is not for everyone not to mention the constant pressure that management puts on you to fix discrepancies as quickly as possible to get the aircraft back in the air which I have ZERO TOLERANCE for from anybody because that’s when mistakes happen.

And for you younger mechanics that are just getting started…anytime a supervisor or manager tries to pressure you into doing something that you know or suspect is a deviation from standard procedures…tell him you want it in writing and signed with his employee and/or certification # and then take it to your local FAA inspector and see what he has to say about it and I can promise you that shit will stop immediately.

Anyways, from a fellow mechanic keep up the good work Stig! Always honor the airman’s creed and do us proud!

30-50k man hours for a D check.. thats nuts.

This video was so interesting. I loved it. I am so intrigued and fascinated with all aspects of commercial aviation. I would love to work amongst commercial aircraft doing almost anything. This video was great; probably my favorite you tube video ever.

I absolutely love this video! Super informative and fun. I’m currently in the Navy and work in Aviation as well and this is definitely one of the careers I want to pursue when I get out. Thank you so much for this!