Originally Posted by StSebastian
Having delivered a NW mechanic's toolbox and all of their equipment to the hangar, and seeing everyone else's individual toolboxes there I'm sure those were actually mechanic's tools and not the airline's. They're removing them to prevent damage by replacement people or others that might be there since that's a very significant investment the mechanic has put into having the tools to do their job.
Ah... I thought that might be the case. I am too used to the mindset that all work materials must be owned by the company. Is it common for mechanics of all trades to own their own Snap-On tools, etc? Must be.
-Alan
P.S. I will edit my early post to omit the reference to the toolbox article...