Different Angle

(Undermentioned opinions may not be in good taste for many of us but it is some plane truth of ours. Please do not take it otherwise.)

In our day to day job of departure of a live aircrafts is a finest peace of coordination of more than 15 departments apart from few (Oil co.& ATC,AAI etc) out side agencies. The very first moment, aircraft rolled out to a predefined destination we too turned our faces opposite to the aircraft as if we were totally detached with it and no relation what so ever which we showed few minutes back.
The reason of our lost glory is lie in the later part of job with which we are inspired of. Our seniors have never shown any attachment with the designation through which they passed through. They keep on ignoring their juniors as they had no benefit with the people of that cadre. Assistant aircraft engineers were ignored in the cadre stating unless you get the licence you are of no use. Resultant is that few of us are still moving around Technical cell & S I office. Subsequently, even aircraft engineers were ignored for their own benefit and so on.

On the contrary, a first officer does not know even how to adjust his own seat in the cockpit is given a due regard by their fellow staffs and that is how the cadre get the importance in the industry for years. In spite of these we feel proud in saying that they know nothing (10th pass) but the fact is that they are well organised, they do the thing unitedly. Their leader knows all the 850 pilots by name. Their approach to a problem is more scientific.

We lacked in much aspect of our day to day affairs for years. We were self cantered and had poor communication amongst us as a result we failed miserably and started searching some relief out of pilot strike.

Once engineers were entrusted with the job of station managers but were denied. Had it been engineers at outstation as Station Managers, we could have every thing in our hand today.

Nothing has lost. Dy CAE and CAE (waiting for promotion) may be transferred for three years to out station as Base Maintenance manager (as per CAR) after promotion. All the facilities as extended to Station manager must be extended to them as he is senior to the grade of SM. Take the job of marketing too in your hand as the Oil company does (Their SMs are engineers).Of course he will have their assistance with engineer who is doing one year posting. This is the way all the stagnation in our cadre will be shorted out in a moment. This require different angle of thought both by management and by our cadre. I am sure with the given opportunity many of us will enjoy the job of marketing, power, money and decision making managerial approach. This sounds different but there is no other way to uplift our cadre.

It is enough doing same job at all the ladder of our cadre. Do the thing differently to get romance in our job. Do coordinate to prosper, learn to sacrifice than advocating for something when you are not affected but do all shorts of incoordination when affected.