Shannon Aerospace - SR Technic

niall48

Hi, I was just wondering what the difference is in becoming an Aircraft Mechanic in Shannon Aerospace and in SR Technic. In Shannon Aerospace the Fás course takes just over two years, while in SR Technic it takes four years??

Jim236

One you become a mechanic with, the other you become redundant with.

diverdriver

:DLOL Niall, you should really read the newspapers or watch the news sometimes. You could even read this forum. SR Technics won't be taking on any more apprentices until further notice. Something to do with them ceasing to exist!:(

As for the now historical reasons for the difference, who knows. Perhaps the Shannon Aerospace apprentices covered a less wide ranging training program. It's academic now anyway, not the training, the difference.

Now that the subject has been brought up, one can only wonder if or when they too will be letting people go? I for one would not be surprised.

niall48

I do read the news papers, watch the news and read this forum, but none of these resources can tell me what the difference is between being trained at SR Technics and Shannon Aerospace. You see I have been offered a job in Shannon Aerospace and was wondering that when I have finished my two years training what I would be qualified as. In the same way, if someone trained at SR Technics what would there qualification be when they have finished there four year training. And what is the difference in salary between the two!

Celtic Mech

niall48 wrote: »

I do read the news papers, watch the news and read this forum, but none of these resources can tell me what the difference is between being trained at SR Technics and Shannon Aerospace. You see I have been offered a job in Shannon Aerospace and was wondering that when I have finished my two years training what I would be qualified as. In the same way, if someone trained at SR Technics what would there qualification be when they have finished there four year training. And what is the difference in salary between the two!

Niall,
Main difference between the 2 is SRT takes 4 years in Length and Shannon Aerospace only takes 2 years and about 4 months and is classified as a traineeship. If you are somewhat familiar with the EASA licencing system for aircraft engineers, Shannon only train you up to Category A level, whereas SRT train you up to Category B1/B2 level. By doing the SRT apprenticeship (I know it wont be now possible) the Irish aviation now acknowlege this and credit you towards EASA exam credits http://www.iaa.ie/index.jsp?p=93&n=96&a=586
The difference in pay between Shannon Aerospace and SRT is vast!!!! SRT would be a lot higher. Ryanair also offer apprenticeships as do Cityjet. These would be the same as the SRT one and in most cases the guys in SRT, Cityjet and Ryanair would be doing all their colege work in DIT together as a group. I know plenty of guys who served there time in Shannon Aerospace and they said it was great, just the pay wouldnt keep you there afterwards tho.

zig

HI Niall, just to let ya know you can still do all your B1 or B2s in Aerospace, only you'll have to pay for the exams yourself and do it all in the evenings as you'll be working during the day.
But you can start them while doing the training so you could still try and get them out of the way as soon as possible. There's the same long term opportunities no matter where you start (so long as places arent closing down), but as Celtic Mech said the pay difference is vast, very vast!!!

niall48

Thanks Celtic Mech and Zig, very good information. Do you have a rough idea of the pay of a qualified person working in Shannon Aerospace and one working elsewhere??

Celtic Mech

niall48 wrote: »

Thanks Celtic Mech and Zig, very good information. Do you have a rough idea of the pay of a qualified person working in Shannon Aerospace and one working elsewhere??

Put it this way...for starting off after serving your apprenticeship in SRT and Shannon Aerospace....you would be on 200 euro per week More in SRT vs Shannon Aerospace!!!

Turbulent Bill

niall48 wrote: »

I do read the news papers, watch the news and read this forum, but none of these resources can tell me what the difference is between being trained at SR Technics and Shannon Aerospace. You see I have been offered a job in Shannon Aerospace and was wondering that when I have finished my two years training what I would be qualified as. In the same way, if someone trained at SR Technics what would there qualification be when they have finished there four year training. And what is the difference in salary between the two!

I've no direct experience of the industry, but I'd imagine that now (or even after two years) would not be a good time to get into the Irish aircraft maintenance industry. The vast majority of those made redundant from SRT will be looking for jobs, so you'll be competing against more qualified and experienced people in a small domestic market. It may be better internationally, but I doubt it.

If you're really into the field then by all means go for it - it's not as if there are many alternative jobs at the moment! But the salary rates are relevant only if you can get a job after training, and that's a big if.

WolfeIRE

http://www.clareherald.com/news/3459-announcement-on-shannon-aerospace-job-cuts-expected.html

Delancey

Celtic Mech wrote: »

Put it this way...for starting off after serving your apprenticeship in SRT and Shannon Aerospace....you would be on 200 euro per week More in SRT vs Shannon Aerospace!!!

Which fact probably played no small part in the demise of SRT :rolleyes:

WolfeIRE

107 lost and not the 184 touted yesterday in the dail

http://www.clareherald.com/news/3465-shannons-black-thursday.html

johnnyboy32

Aerospace goin the same way as SRT. Completed traineeship there. Hardly any work goin on. No job at the end of over two years.What a waste of time.

Delancey

johnnyboy32 wrote: »

Aerospace goin the same way as SRT. Completed traineeship there. Hardly any work goin on. No job at the end of over two years.What a waste of time.

Sorry to learn of your troubles johnnyboy , do you think there may be more job cuts in the pipeline ?

johnnyboy32

Yes i think so. A lot of planes go through aerospace but it the type of work they are getting is poor. Lots of end of lease stuff and storage programmes. Not too many big C or D checks, lots of people just standing around

v300

How I laughed when I heard of the "pulse" program and the fallacy of moving the aircraft every few days during the massive and very complicated D and IL checks in SNN Aerospace. I hear the new CEO has a similar opinion to mine and is shelving this monument to group think.

AlekSmart

A lot of planes go through aerospace but it the type of work they are getting is poor. Lots of end of lease stuff and storage programmes. Not too many big C or D checks, lots of people just standing around

How sad is that johnnyboy.

It reads just like much of the TEAM Aer Lingus story where the promised land simply never materialized.

It was made even more poigniant when one spoke with the "Old-Sweats" from Aer Lingus M&E who had never accepted the wild Politically inspired forecasts for the work which TEAM was going to clean up on

Instead the high-power forecasts translated into just what Johnnyboy32 describes,a tidy line of,mainly African, 73`s with nice spreads of work packages outstanding but no funds to pay for them.....I still think Micko`s offer could have kick-started the M&E business again in H6 but hey...C`est la Vie ?