SR Technics Malta rolls out first aircraft - called Pride of Malta
Video: Paul Spiteri Lucas
An Easyjet Airbus 319 was christened Pride of Malta today as it became the first aircraft to be rolled out of the maintenance facility or SR Technics in Malta.
The milestone was witnessed by the Prime Minister, who said that this project had reached this stage just 11 months after inception.
"It is evidence of the Maltese workers' ability and agility" Dr Gonzi said, pointing out that some of the workers up to last year worked at the dockyard, and others were unemployed.
EasyJet , one of Europe's leading low cost airlines, is SR Technics’ base load customer in . Some 150 of its jets will be serviced in Malta over the coming 10 years.
Dr Gonzi described the event as a strong show of confidence in Malta, its economy, its future prospects and its workforce.
“This is yet another major step towards our collective vision and belief - that of becoming a regional centre of repute in high value-added manufacturing and ancillary services.
“Today’s ceremony demonstrates that if all stakeholders work together towards the common goal, then this vision can continue to transform itself into reality.
“At a time when the world economy was under the grip of the worst economic crisis and developed economies were facing factory closures and investment shyness, Malta managed to lure one of the global leaders in aviation maintenance. This was no coincidence. It was the result of a nurtured economic strategy that capitalised on our strengths whilst reducing our inherent vulnerability.”
SR Technics CEO James Stewart said that through the partnership between easyJet and the involved Maltese organisations, SR Technics would make a substantial contribution to easyJet’s long-term growth and ongoing success by providing world-class levels of safety, quality, reliability and aircraft availability.
“The mutual aim of the partners is to set global standards in the industry in terms of operational quality and commercial terms,” he said.
Network Development and Planning Director Cath Lynn said that more than 150 aircraft would be passing through this facility during this period.
Malta was jointly selected by EasyJet and SR Technics as the ideal location for cost effective high quality maintenance.
“We’re confident in the success of this venture and as such are committed to a long term partnership with SR Technics and the island of Malta.”
The ceremony was also attended by Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism Mario de Marco.
SR Technics announced its plans to establish a presence in Malta last November.
The operation in Malta allowed SR Technics to deliver its world-class MRO services from a new, highly attractive platform and to substantially increase its competitiveness in the labor-intensive airframe maintenance segment. As part of the ramp-up activities, a comprehensive recruiting and training program has been designed to ensure that the quality and operational standards for the Malta maintenance operation will be maintained to SR Technics’ brand standards.
SR Technics has also started to market its capacities for third-party customers. The company is using a two-bay hangar at Malta International Airport. Currently, SR Technics employs 124 staff at its new facility, the majority being Maltese.
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Joseph Ellul - Sydney
Oct 23rd 2010, 00:59
With all the winching and bitching, how much is the take home weekly wage of these technicians at SR Technics and also Lufthansa ?
I would like to compare , that is all.
R J MICALLEF
Oct 22nd 2010, 11:21
M PISANI
AIR MALTA created by Dom Mintoff more than 35 years ago has created opportunities for Maltese engineers,pilots etc etc of different political opinion and that is a fact .The joke of the century would be anyone thinking otherwise.
Muscat Pat
Oct 23rd 2010, 08:23
Li kien ghan-Nazzjonalisti, l-industrija ta avjazzjoni qatt ma ghamlet take-off, daqs kemm qalu li Air Malta-(il qroqqa li weldet down l-opportunitajiet)- ghandha ghasafar tac-comb! Wara l-banek is-Sea Malta u l-Lottu L-Air Malta imiss; diga qed jghidu li ma hix viable wara li zarmawha bil-hela, bl-izbalji u bid-dejn! Typically Nazzjonalist doing!
G Vella
Oct 22nd 2010, 10:36
Is there anyone, who can say that SR Technics Malta, is not a good initiative ?
M.Bezzina
Oct 22nd 2010, 13:51
No one is saying its not a good initiative and I wish there will be million like them coming to here.I want my country to succeed but someone else, if you scroll down deviated the subject on Air Malta as a tax sucking company which if you look at the header it has nothing to do with it!!
R J MICALLEF
Oct 22nd 2010, 07:37
@ Mary Ann Borg
A typical blinkered comment from someone that would eat manure as long as it is from a plate with the PN emblem on it.Such investment is good for Malta irrespective who does it but since you mentioned Dom Mintoff may I remind you that what the present government is doing Dom did more than 35 years ago when he created AirMalta with all the opportunities and careers it offered such as pilots ,engineeering etc etc(for Natonalists and Labourites).Of course the likes of you never mention that aircraft engineering done by maltese has been present in Malta since the RAF .Air Malta has never been a tax sucking enterprise you should take your blinkers off(now that would be a challenge) and see why Air Malta is in the red.
Since you seem to be such an expert and so enlightened about the future of AirMalta and its role Im surprised you have not been appointed chairman of AirMalta .Of course proably you still think that AirMalta only employs labourites and a company like SRT wouldnt look at the payroll expenses and invests in Malta because they like Gonzi ,Muscat or our charm.
M Pisani
Oct 22nd 2010, 10:47
JOKE OF THE CENTURY:
may I remind you that what the present government is doing Dom did more than 35 years ago when he created AirMalta with all the opportunities and careers it offered such as pilots ,engineeering etc etc(for Natonalists and Labourites).
NISPERA LI GHIDTHA BIC-CAJT DIN - GHAX ILKOLL NAFU MIN DAHAL JAHDEM L-AIRMALTA U MIN LE!!!!!!
R.Borg
Oct 22nd 2010, 11:23
@M.Pisani
Nahseb li int qed tghix gol-qamar ghax biex ma tafx li l-AirMalta hija nvazata b'haddiema ta' tendenza Nazzjonalitsi, hekk trid tkun.
Ganni Ellul
Oct 21st 2010, 22:38
Hlift miljun darba li ma nergax nivvota PN.Hlift fuq li hlift li jekk ituna ghazla nigbor il Vot li tfajt f lahhar elezjoni niehdu.Hlift fuq li hlift li il PN ma hax hsieb iz zghir.Lawrence tella iz zejt u il mewt biss tnehhiq minn Kastilja.God Bless you and thank you.
M Pisani
Oct 21st 2010, 19:01
Dan huwa success iehor li rnexxielu jikseb ghall-pajjizna l-PM Gonzi. X'differenza minn Joe Muscat li dejjem nisimawh imaqdar u jipprova jhammeg l-inizzjattiva tal-Gvern.
Zgur li m'ghandniex Gvern perfett pero' nippreferi 20 sena taht il-PN milli jum taht il-PL (Partit tal-Le)!! Harsu madwarkom u araw id-differenza mill-UK, Spanja, Grecja, Italja (fost ohrajn)!
Il-par idejn sodi hemm ghadhom!
mark zammit
Oct 22nd 2010, 14:39
jidher li ghas-sur Pisani u shabu Gonzi pn huwa xi alla tal griegi. Jekk ghandux xi kumpanija jew jahdem ghal rasu ma nafx, izda nista nghidlu li l-haddiema li dahlu ma din kumpanija gdida bil ftahir kollu li sar, ghandhom esperjenza u kapacita aktar mill gvern huma ta liema partit huma. nistaqsih jekk humiex tal post jew bil kuntratt. Il haddiem f'dak l-istat wasal li lanqas jista jmur il bank jissellef biex imqarr ihallas parti mill kont tad-dawl u meta jasal iz-zmien tal kuntratt il haddiem ikun bil linfa mdenla jekk hux ser jibqa jahdem jew le. Dak gvern sod!!!!!!!! gvern tal banana
Mary Ann Borg
Oct 21st 2010, 17:41
Last week it was the finishing of the first phase at Smart City Malta. The moaners said it's just an empty building. This week it's SR Technics, with the first aircraft serviced and all, the moaners (read Labour) say it's only been attracted here because of cheap labour. These guys really beleived in their ol' Dom farse of 'Malta l-ewwel u qabel kollox'!
Yes, Air Malta is a truly 'ghasfur tac-comb' and it is the next natural evolvment of a huge tax-sucking exercise after the drydocks. Air Malta should have just three aircraft to service what the government deems 'necessary routes' like London, Rome, Milan, Frankfurt and Tripoli. With three jets Air Malta can service all these destinations on a daily basis and more.
In the meantime, we'll wait and see how Smiley Joseph aims to lower the global oil prices so he will then be able to lower our W&E bills. He is of a global stature, so I'm sure he will convince the whole world to lower the prices so the moaners here will be able to receive a lower bill.
As for Gonzi, God Bless him, nothing is stopping him in garnering more economic activity for Malta.
M.Bezzina
Oct 21st 2010, 19:31
Yes, Air Malta is a truly 'ghasfur tac-comb' and it is the next natural evolvment of a huge tax-sucking exercise after the drydocks. Air Malta should have just three aircraft to service what the government deems 'necessary routes' like London, Rome, Milan, Frankfurt and Tripoli.
Prosit ghalik u Brussells mijiex rotta importanti ghal Membri ewro-parlamentari?? veru ta jalla jaghalq l AirMalta wkoll dal gvern ha jkun rekord....Ghasfur tac comb??Minjaf kemm il darba irkibtu int!!
R.Camilleri
Oct 21st 2010, 21:11
Ms Ann Borg, jien ma' naqbel xejn ma' dak li ghidt li 'Air Malta' huma ghasafar tac - comb. Din ghamiltuha intom tac-comb bi tmexxija hazina meta inxtraw dawk RJ's 70 li ma' kienu jiswew ghalxejn. U mhux hekk biss min ha d-decizzjoni qiesu ma' gara xejn. M'hemmx accountability lejn il-pajjiz, anzi naraw kif naghmlu u inwahhlu fil-haddiema li tant harguha ta' nies lil Malta bis-servizz tajjeb li dejjem taw. L-Air Malta qatt ma' kellha bzonn sussiddji fi zmien il-Labour. anzi qlieh kienet thalli , u issa qed tghidu li hi mazra ghall pajjiz. Taf il ghala tghidu hekk ghax ma'ghankomx il-hobzna ta' kuljum diehla minn hemm hekk. Veru ma' nafx xi trid tkun biex tipponta subghajk lejn il-Haddiem li tant ghamel saggrifficji biex twaqqfet din il-kumpanija li bis-sahha taghha ghandna PILOTS Maltin . Ara 'Air Melita' li kienet se' titwaqqaf mill PN ma' waslithx sa' hawn ghax harbet bil-flus kollox jekk qed niftakar sew. Hemm bzonn inkunu SINCIERA man - nies u nharsu minn go nuccali car.
M Micallef
Oct 21st 2010, 23:42
Dear Ms. Borg,
Willie Walsh should employ you as advisor for British Airways, oh wait, maybe Mike O'Leary would like some help to see which airport he is going to ask for ransom next but probably you might have to choose your beloved country right before the coming election! LOL
You must be really proud to be Maltese since you love local investment so much.
Kindly substantiate your claim that Air Malta is a "tax-sucking exercise"....
D. Farrugia
Oct 22nd 2010, 00:02
If you dont want to fly Air Malta, just dont fly !!!! but leave the rest to do so......do you know that Air Malta is one of the best airlines in Europe ??? I fly Air Malta all the time......Seat Space, Food, Cabin Crew, anything else.......cant be compered with any other Low Cost airline.......if there is something to be proud of in this country.....is definately OUR AIRLINE......WELL DONE TO ALL OF YOU AIR MALTA............AND THIS IS NO POLITICS........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark Zerafa
Oct 22nd 2010, 06:58
Ms. Borg, I believe you are being quite unfair with Air Malta. Far from being an Ghasfur tac-Comb", it has earned its keep for many many years, and it is only in this current downturn that it has not made profits. Plus a little RJ purchase which went haywire due to an overambitious regional strategy which did not work out.
Whilst praise is due to Dr Gonzi for bringing in such foreign direct investment, please do not forget that it is the same government which is dishing out loads of taxpayers' money to subsidise (legally) Ryanair, which is probably one of the main contributing factors to Air Malta's woes.
Angelo Baldacchino
Oct 22nd 2010, 07:53
on which study is your comment relating airmalta operating three aircrafts based?
J Scerri
Oct 22nd 2010, 08:13
The pity is that all this wealth is not trickling down the country's economy and social levels.
JAFarrugia
Oct 22nd 2010, 08:54
Mary, you are either trying to be funny or are a very sad person.
KM with 3 aircraft???? which family brain cell is being used to day???
Have you also checked the cost of fuel internationaly lately??? its gone down quit a bit.
But obviously whatever Gonzi says you believe, this is why our country wont move forward because of people like you. very sad indeed.
M.Bezzina
Oct 22nd 2010, 11:18
One more thing I forgot to point out to you Ms.M'Anne is that acc to AirMalta it had never turned towards the Gov. and ask assistance(except now) so your line saying ''Yes, Air Malta is a truly 'ghasfur 'tac-comb' and it is the next natural evolvment of a huge tax-sucking exercise '' doesn't really make much sense...I agree with you that AirMalta should not suck from our taxes but remember that this government has been ages leading this country so such reform should have been done very long time ago!!
J A Borg
Oct 21st 2010, 17:14
Annette Schembri, P Debattista, Mario Gellel.....Sour grapes, maybe?
Protests all over Europe for the disaster in European economies; strikes and riots everywhere; thousands loosing their jobs....and yet, Malta attracted this, and other, investments. But anything that happens in Malta, even if beneficiary, finds those ready to moan! Some people seem to be sorry to see progress!
J. Formosa
Oct 21st 2010, 16:55
I wish to vote Labour or not to vote or to vote another party...but when I see what this man is managing to bring to our country...and when I see what's happening in other countries...I cannot but confirm that I will vote Lawrence Gonzi again!
Mariella Borg
Oct 21st 2010, 16:49
A falling tree makes more noise than a growing forest....Joseph Muscat and the Labour Party and One TV amplify the falling tree....Gonzipn and his team are growing the forest for our future and our children's future....
Mario Farrugia
Oct 21st 2010, 16:35
Kultant taqbizli u nghid ma nivvutax imma meta nara ahbarijiet bhal dawn nerga nahsiba ghax biex pajjizna qed jigbed investiment bhal dan meta hawn tant krizijiet fl-Ewropa allura bilfors li xi haga tajba dan il-PN qed jaghmel!
M.Bezzina
Oct 22nd 2010, 11:13
Mandekx ghalfejn ma tivvutax jekk temmen li l PN u gvern tal haddiem!!Pero nahseb ridt tikteb xi haga!!
K Calleja
Oct 21st 2010, 16:24
Good news....only yesterday at this time was watching the UK Government announcing savage spending cuts and here in Malta a huge investment by a leading giant in the aviations sector...
PN in Government has alot of defects but generating work and creating investment is definetly one of its best strenghts
m farrugia
Oct 21st 2010, 16:05
such investments help our country be positive and look forward despite all the difficulties faced by world economies, including Malta's, at the moment
at election time, it is these matters that count most, whether a prime minister and his govt are capable of moving the country forward despite all difficulties
and clearly, after listening to dr muscat and dr gonzi on bondiplus, there is no option
wiehed jitkellem fl-arja, jipprova jintogob ma kulhadd u jidhak fil vojt u l-iehor konvint u jaf xi jrid
mario gellel
Oct 21st 2010, 15:17
How time and words change.
Our own airlines ie AIRMALTA which brings huge income was nicknamed '' ghasafar tac-comb'' and ''Mazra''
A low cost airline which is stealing our food from our plate is being named ''The pride of Malta''
Mario Micallef
Oct 21st 2010, 15:38
As far as i know Easyjet only competes with Airmalta on the Rome FCO,London Gatwick & Manchester rotations. It compliments AirMalta's service to Milan Malpensa and flies to Liverpool and Newcastle(where Airmalta doesnt fly) and in the future(February) to Belfast..so Mr Gellel tell me what are they stealing? I'd rather more think that they are brining the prices down to certain routes that we were being ripped off on!! Come on...don't be too moany!
mario gellel
Oct 21st 2010, 15:54
@mario micallef
Your comment is just a fruction on what I said. Now tell me the difference between
a ''Ghasafar tac-comb'' and ''Mazra'' to ''Pride of Malta''. That was my whole argument. But for you PN adorers, '' Ta barra ahjar minn ta Malta''. Hux?????
g chircop
Oct 21st 2010, 16:41
there is quite a difference between stealing and competition. stealing is ripping off others money. We forked money to maintain companies who gave us bad service at terrific prices.we used to pay circa Lm300 for a flight to England. Nowadays one can choose . CHOICE is an other strenght of the PN
Kevin Borg
Oct 21st 2010, 18:35
Get a life Gellel. Some sort of hobby or something not just moaning. Mhux ahjar milli naraw the Pride of Malta miktuba fuq xi kaxxa sulfarini.
Mario Micallef
Oct 21st 2010, 19:58
@ Mario Gellel...who is saying that AirMalta is one of our prides...but i think you as an MLP supporter misinterpreted it..do you know the word advertising? i advice you to look at Easyjet's website and see in how many airports they land...what do you think is the reason of having PRIDE OF MALTA on one of their aircraft? don't you think it is a way of making our country more known across all europe? usual crap arguments..from supporters like you..sour grapes!!
Henry Spiteri
Oct 21st 2010, 22:20
@ mario gellel: Ghadek kif ktibt :'' Ta barra ahjar minn ta Malta''. Hux?????
Il-manutenzjoni li qed issir fuq dawn l-ajruplani ssir Malta u mill-Maltin.Well done.
Mike Ellul
Oct 21st 2010, 23:14
Mario it seems that you forgot a news of some weeks ago reported also by the timesofmalta.com
"Last January, Air Malta announced a loss of €31 million for the year ending March 2009"
I guess that's one heavy airline in my opinion. Nahseb vera tac-comb ghax imbuttatura min but il poplu ta 31 Miljun Euro mux cajta ta.
Nirringrazjaw l'alla li niftakru fis-servizz publiku la taghti ghax kieku, iz-zalzett u l-omlete dalwaqt jibdew jinzlulna valenu.
Dylan Olliver
Oct 21st 2010, 14:16
And there she is ! Annette Schembri officially the first moaner of this good news item. Well done to Sr Technics and to the government. You make us proud.
p.debattista
Oct 21st 2010, 14:42
not a moaner , she is saying the facts !!
Joseph E Briffa
Oct 21st 2010, 14:00
We have to admit that the PN - warts and all - is the ideal administration for Malta. This is like democracy. Churchill once said that democracy is the worst sort of government but there has never been a better one. The political climate during a PN administration enables the country to move ahead and make giant strides forward. Just compare Malta today with the pitiable state it was in during a Labour administration twenty years ago. We have to admit that whatever some people think there is no alternative government. Even a brief interregnum of Labour in 1996/98 halted the substantial progress of 1987/96. Don't ask me why but undeniable facts prove what I am saying.
C.R. Taliana
Oct 23rd 2010, 12:52
Prosit SR Technics to all those involved!
@ Joseph E. Briffa Airmalta was created during the Labour Party Era imma dak iz-zmien kontu ssejjhulhom aghsafar tac-comb. Allura issa nbidel xi haga ghax hemm il-Gvern Nazzjonalista? Nehhu l-ghamad, dak li hu tajjeb nghidulu tajjeb u dak li hu hazin nghidulu hazin indipendentement min ikun fil-gvern.
B. Storace
Oct 21st 2010, 13:51
Well done SR Technics, ably aided and abeted by the Maltese workforce under professional guidance. Let this be an example of efficiency and determination to our government, which it lacks very badly. Shoddiness, late delivery of projects and 2nd class materials is what this government is capable of delivering, when it finally does.
Jesmond Micallef
Oct 21st 2010, 13:36
Nice evocative picture of an Airbus A319 on rotation.
Rotation relates to the movement of the control column towards the pilot in order to activate the elevators. The aircraft is actually "rotated" into the air. Actually most aircraft would lift off automatically without any pilot intervention if the runway is long enough, but depends on how heavy the aircraft is.
Here have a look at this peculiar incident that happened not that long ago in the UK involving a retired HP Victor military machine of the RAF on a fast taxi run. !!
http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flight-international/2009/09/video-vintage-victor-bomber-ac.html
The Airbus A320 series are fly by wire (FBW) controlled. This means that there is no mechanical linkage between the flightdeck and the control surfaces. The whole control architecture relies on a series of onboard computers and other sensory electronics which translate the simple mechanical hand input via a side stick to the flight control surfaces. This FBW architecture is also found on the large twin engined Boeing B777 aircraft but boeing chose not to introduce the side stick and the flightdeck still retains the coventional control column.
These modern day flying machines are living miracles to my eyes. There is so much energy control involved.
Jesmond Micallef
Oct 21st 2010, 14:23
Well done to SR Technics Malta, of course. Indeed "Pride of Malta". Cool, keep it up and enjoy aviation Maltese people. Remember, Murphy's Law - What can happen will happen, so always safe first. Safety precaution when working on these high powered machines is always number one priority and when something does not look or feel right, investigate and/or ask for a second opinion. These "miracles" of the air fly because its a collective effort, both in the air and on the ground, all the way through, literally nothing else.
Well done to all.
Charles Grima
Oct 21st 2010, 13:24
Even if only a small percentage of the profits arrive here, the sheer amount of money this will generate is nothing short of extraordinary. (Was it 1.6billion in 10 years?)
Jiena wiehed bla hajta f'ilsieni... f'hafna affarijiet il PN baghtuna il bahar (kontijiet tad-dawl fosthom), imma ghal dan ninzalhom il kappell. (il vot tieghi inqattghu, jigifieri ma qieghed nilghaq lil hadd,u ma qed nistenna prosit minghand hadd)
Pero' it-tajjeb tajjeb, u hadd ma jista jichdu.
Prosit Gonz....hekk irridu, kumpaniji godda f'Malta!
L. Gauci
Oct 21st 2010, 13:20
Europe parlayzed by strikes and protests and tiny Malta attracting such investment...these moment make me proud to be Maltese
R.Camilleri
Oct 21st 2010, 13:11
Din hi azjenda li jekk naghrfu niehdu hsiebha tholli frott ghall pajjiz kollu. Nghid prosit lil kull min hadem biex din l-azjenda tiftah hawn. Dawn huma progetti li jhaddmu n-nies fejn jistghu juru l-hiliet li ghandu l-Malti ma' pajjizi barranin. Il-Malti maghruf li jitghallem malajr. Nibzu ghalih dan ix-xoghol billi kull wiehed jaghti sehmu sew u jkun accountable. Progetti bhal dawn ihallu flus barranin fil-pajjiz. Hemm bzonn li fejn ikum hemm ic-cans il-Gvern jiftah aktar bhalhom biex b'hekk innaqqsu d-Deficit li ghamilna xi kultant b'nuqqas ta'hsieb u accountability ta' dak li naghmlu. Prosett mill-Gdid.
Annette Schembri
Oct 21st 2010, 12:55
Oh come on Dr Gonzi, cut the crap - it's our ridiculously low wages (and NOT yours or those insanely fat paycheques of the few executives' around you) that are the real reason.
Modern day slavery - ask anyone who 'works' there.
Peter Bonnici
Oct 21st 2010, 15:57
They are free to leave.
N.Farrugia
Oct 21st 2010, 12:53
Any moaners and gloomers' comments? Maybe this item will be first on One News and l-Orizzont...who knows?
R Spiteri
Oct 21st 2010, 12:53
Well Done to all involved...
I remember the first aircraft rolling out when i used to work with Lufthansa Technik... The pride and the feeling is unbelievable.
However, don't blind yourselves in thinking that SR Technics came to Malta to do us a favour. It's only cos of cheap labour!...
But well done all the same.
A. Zahra
Oct 21st 2010, 14:31
Let us know how cheap the labour is. It is very likely that you earn less that a technician working at SR
R Spiteri
Oct 21st 2010, 16:27
@ A. Zahra,
Trust me... i know the wages there!... spent 7 years working with Lufthansa Technik. After i left from there for various reasons, and heard that SR technics were in town, i sent an application. I was accepted in a managerial role but for a miserable salary... NOT wage! No chance to enhance it by overtime or any allowances. Of course I did not accept.
A lot of my ex colleagues who worked at Lufthansa switched to SR... and it wasn't for the money. Management is crap at Lufthansa... but that's a different story.
I know the whole situation at Lufthansa as i was also a shop stewart for my department. The negotiations were very easy... either you accept this wage and conditions, or Lufthansa goes to India, or Bulgaria. As simple as that.
I also know a LOT of highly talented and educated people who did not accept the job with SR cos of the wages.
Only cheap labour attracts foreign businesses!
R Spiteri
Oct 21st 2010, 16:33
BTW... by no means am i putting anything or anyone in bad light... i'm just stating facts from my experience in this industry.
I'm proud to have worked with Lufthansa technik... there were bad times, but most certainly there were good times too :)
All the best of luck with SR Technics...