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Agree. It's bad enough working an around the clock roster on the ground let alone crossing time zones and sleeping in a strange bed etc.
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The same crew will not be 'at the controls' for the full 14hr duration of the flight, a crew will be at the controls from pre-flight until 3-4hrs into the flight and will then be 'relieved' by another crew during cruise for perhaps the next 6-7hrs and then they will swap over again and that crew will then be at the controls until arrival at the gate.
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How does EK's duty pattern compare with other long haul carriers?
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Well aware of that and that isn't the issue, the issue is the fact that pilots are sent out to cross 6 timezones, and sent back less than 2 days later, no way in the world can someone be fully rested let alone confidently responsible for the lives of 300 behind them. |
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Bit more published today:
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Really?
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The actual article is here -
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-23349,00.html The actual artice doesn't contain the above quoted remark - it appears to just be in the secondary one. |
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That land at the end of runway 34 at tullamarine was never meant to be built on. But typical of the greed in this day and age has seen it sold off.It will only be a period of time until an aircraft plows into these buildings.
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