Maintenance is a very special position in the civil aviation industry, but also a very critical position in the operation of civil aviation, their daily work is directly related to the flight safety of each aircraft, there is no room for mistakes.
According to the function, the maintenance is divided into routes, regular inspection, scheduling, quality, aviation materials and other positions, among which the largest number of employees is the route maintenance, which is also the hardest position in the maintenance team.
The main work of airline maintenance is to troubleshoot and inspect each aircraft that lands, and repair and deal with failures.
It is precisely because of the special nature of the work that it is decided that most of the work of the airline maintenance is carried out at night, because they can only start work after all the aircraft have landed and landed.
Therefore, while everyone was lying on the bed and sleeping, the airline maintenance started their daily work on the cold tarmac.
To sum up, there are four major difficulties in the work of airline maintenance:
One is chaotic work and rest.
Because the work of airline maintenance needs to stay up all night, this determines that their schedule is the same as that of owls, that is, sleeping during the day and working at night.
Many times, they were in the moonlight one after the other, and by the time the last one was finished, the first rays of the morning sun were already shining on their faces.
Under the sun, they can't open their tired eyes, as well as their faces full of hard sweat.
It is precisely because of this "owl" style of work and rest that the biological clock of airline maintenance has become chaotic, which is not only harmful to the body, but also reduces the time spent with family and friends, and life is relatively monotonous and boring.
The second is to walk 10,000 steps.
Airline maintenance is done on the tarmac, and different aircraft need to be inspected and repaired back and forth, which means they have to walk a lot every night.
Therefore, when your WeChat friend has a friend who does machine maintenance, you will usually see that his daily steps start at 20,000 or 30,000, and he often dominates the WeChat sports list.
Everyone is lying in bed in the middle of the night dreaming, and the airline maintenance is still refreshing the steps back and forth on the apron, not only to stay up late, but also to exercise at high intensity.
At the end of the day, my legs are sore, and my body feels hollowed out, and this kind of sadness and hard work can indeed only be felt by the airline maintenance.
The third is strong pressure.
Because the work of airline maintenance is related to the flight safety of each aircraft, it means that they must devote themselves to their work and cannot tolerate sloppiness.
Therefore, it is necessary not only to withstand the pressure of being sleepy at night, but also to concentrate on doing every inspection and maintenance work in accordance with the process system, without any mistakes, which is a great test of a person's willpower.
This is a high-intensity work that tests both physical and psychological pressure-bearing ability, the body must be able to stay up all night, the mind must be clear, the hands and feet must be flexible, and the work is completely under high pressure.
Fourth, the environment is bad.
The working place of the airline maintenance is on the tarmac, which is a place like Africa in summer and Antarctica in winter, and there are extreme weather such as storms and sandstorms from time to time, and the living environment is very harsh.
In the summer, the airline maintenance needs to face the sun without any shade, accompanied by the release of heat energy from the aircraft, which makes the temperature of the apron extremely high, which can be described as unbearable.
In winter, the temperature of the apron is much lower than that in the urban area, especially in the case of rain and snow, it is simply a cold day.
Especially when working at night, the temperature of the apron plummets, which can directly freeze people into popsicles.
So, as long as you've worked on airline airlines, you've experienced any extreme weather 24 hours a day, all year round.
In short, the degree of labor of airline maintenance work should be one of the best among all positions in civil aviation.
In 2021, the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued the "Guiding Opinions of the Civil Aviation Administration on Improving the Career Satisfaction of Maintenance Personnel", aiming to improve the remuneration of the maintenance team and improve the professional satisfaction of maintenance personnel.
However, in the following years, the implementation of the document by domestic airlines did not meet expectations, which is also related to the continuous losses of domestic airlines since the epidemic.
But in any case, it is hoped that all relevant parties in the civil aviation industry can strengthen their care and love for the maintenance team, so that they can earn and look forward to their work.
Give the maintenance staff a salary increase, don't be an empty piece of paper, but put it into practice, so that the maintenance staff can get more motivation and comfort in the hard work.