I am in charge of engine and component maintenance at Finnair Technical Services. We service and repair aircraft engines, landing gears and various other aircraft components, such as avionics, generators, hydraulic accessories, wheels and brakes. An aircraft is the safest and most reliable means of transport in the world, since it actually contains at least two—and often three—sets of critical systems. Each of these systems must be able to perform its task independently. My 1600 colleagues and I are responsible for ensuring that an aircraft’s critical systems are in faultless condition. We do this for Finnair and for numerous other airlines around the world.
When I started work at Finnair Technical Services in 2003, I had a strong image and impression of Finnair — as do most Finns. Through my work assignments, those images were transformed into tangible tasks and objectives. Safe, high-quality maintenance work—one of the cornerstones of flying—consists first and foremost of persistent work and the ability to face new things with the right kind of humility.
I spent my first years at Finnair with the Technical Services sales team. Sales provided an excellent view of the external world, which has an unmistakable internal effect as well. Market forces were translated into people, faces and words. From that point of view, the demands of cost-effectiveness seem as natural as in any other line of business. For Finnair Technical Services, this means maintaining high quality and doing things right the first time.
A couple of year stint as the leader of the aircraft base maintenance shop followed my sales responsibilities, which confirmed that a field as technical as aircraft maintenance also has a firm basis in trust and human interaction. It is easier to achieve a shared understanding when the parties involved share a cohesive knowledge base from the start. Every day, I continue to be proud of the impressive amount of knowledge and skills we possess, enabling us to maintain technical equipment that is as sophisticated as an aircraft in impeccable condition.
Through my blog, I wish to offer our passengers a view from the window of an aeroplane into the maintenance hangars — as well as into the fascinating world of business operations that surrounds them.
Vesa Paukkeri
Doing aircraft engine repair I think its not easy.. You really have to do it right or else accident might happen… Only real professional can really handle it..