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Rule riles aviators - Airport set to bar mechanics who don’t have official permits
Apparently at Eugene Oregon airport (EUG) it's against the law to have the mechanic you want work on your airplane - you have to let the FBO (Atlantic Aviation) do it, unless of course they don't want to! (www.registerguard.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Hate what Atlantic has done to both of the Flightcraft FBO's they bought out. The big players at EUG with on-staff mechanics will continue to turn the wrenches as they are permitted to by FAA regs, and customers without full time mechanics will take their planes elsewhere (many of them already are). Atlantic will lose out because of their "you don't like it? Tough crap" attitude. They'll continue to see marginal performance out of their locations without any competition because customers wil continue to purchase the minimum fuel to get off the airport.
Last time I checked, if they rcvd FAA monies, it states that uou cannot prevent an owner/Operator from serviceing or maintaining their own Aircraft. Does not apply to commerical operators as I understand the FAR's.
I guess it's all in the wording. They aren't preventing them from working on their own AC, the flap is over a licensed A&P man doing work to somebody else's plane. It does not seem like there is any prejudice here as they just started enforcing their own rules. That said, like 'em or not, if Atlantic bid the FBO based on those rules, they should expect them to be enforced, and while they put some overhead in there, everyone has to play by the same rules.
http://www.registerguard.com/web/business/28221488-41/airport-atlantic-eugene-maintenance-owners.html.csp
Direct link to the story.
Direct link to the story.
Way to go, FBO! I'll never use Atlantic and will steer anyone within earshot to avoid them like the plague. Shun them and vote with your feet (and wings). Act as if they don't exist anymore; I believe they will either change their ways or the market will take care of them in a rather "natural" way.
Fair winds,
Alex
Fair winds,
Alex
Link doesn't work for me
Me neither. It goes to a URL but no story
I found it. Click on the story and then look to the right and down for a link with same title as story. It is not the lead URL.