On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 04:16:58 GMT, "S. Sampson" wrote:

"Charles Talleyrand" wrote
How is aircraft maintenance organized? Is you average mechanic assigned to a plane or
to
a subsystem? In other words, is the mechanic assigned to Airplane #1234, or to "left
wing hydraulics"?

Back when I was in (70's and 80's) we started out with the time-tested crew chiefs
and specialists. Using this system, the crew chiefs busted their ass on their plane, and
the specialists mostly operated the BBQ and stood around smoking.

Must have been the Russian Air Force..