Experience 008 Show Notes. Who is the flight staff working my flight? The world of crew duty and rest periods. The Seat 1A Podcast.
Dec 24, 2018
Recorded 02 December 2018
Written by: Geoff Dahl & Vinod Viswalingam
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In this episode experience we look at the world of crew duty time,
flight duty period, and crew rest periods. What is the generally
accepted length of allowed duty time, how is this defined, and when
does the clock start? How long is the minimum rest time? How is the
time allocated when at home or a remote downline station?
We hear that crew time has expired – what does that mean? What are the different options for replacement crews? How does crew scheduling work? Minimum crew requirements – what is it and how is it determined?
Controlled rest on smaller planes and augmentation on long-haul flights – where do pilots and crew sleep? Guess where the crew bunk areas are on wide-body planes?
What to be aware of for delay situations and crew staffing?
Mechanical delays happen – news item of 7-hour delays at BLR with AI.
Drunk JL pilot 9x over the limit at LHR
LO pilot had to pay cash for parts at PEK before flying to
WAW – and asked the passengers to help out.
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SELECTED LINKS
FROM THIS EPISODE EXPERIENCE
- Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) 2017-3 Standard 720 – General DIVISION III - STANDARDS FOR FLIGHT TIME AND FLIGHT DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS AND REST PERIODS
- US Code of Federal Regulations Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space § 91.1057 Flight, duty and rest time requirements: All crewmembers.
- Australian Duty time, flight time and flight duty period
- European Commission Regulation (EC) No 1899/2006 Air operations, including Flight Time Limitations (FTL), ANNEX III SUBPART Q - Flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements
- Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
- United Airlines (UA)
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
- London Gatwick Airport (LGW)
- British Airways (BA)
- Munich Airport (MUC)
- Lufthansa (LH)
- Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
- Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL)
- Air Canada (AC)
- Cathay Pacific (CX)
- Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
- Japan Airlines (JL)
- Düsseldorf Airport (DUS)
- Kenya Airways (KQ)
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)
- Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH)
- Honolulu Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)
- Kahului Airport (OGG)
- Havana José Martí International Airport (HAV)
- Boeing 747
- Boeing 777
- Rolls Royce Trent 800
- Air Canada Flight 759 (Aviation
Safety Network)
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
- Air Canada (AC)
- NTSB Aircraft Incident Report, Taxiway Overflight, Air Canada Flight 759, Airbus A320-211, C-FKCK, San Francisco, California, July 7, 2017 (National Transportation Safety Board PDF | 2018)
NEWS ITEMS
Times of India | AI flight to Delhi delayed
for 7 hrs, passengers hit (02 December 2018)
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/ai-flight-to-delhi-delayed-for-7-hrs-passengers-hit/articleshow/66901122.cms
"...The flight (AI 505) was supposed to take off from Bengaluru
at 10am but was delayed due to technical issues. It finally
departed at 5.15pm..."
- Air India (AI)
- Bengaluru Kempegowda International Airport (BLR)
- Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
The Guardian | Japanese pilot jailed for drinking before flight
from Heathrow (29 November
2018)
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/29/heathrow-pilot-jailed-for-10-months-after-drinking-before-flight
"...The co-pilot was caught after security noticed he smelled
strongly of alcohol, seemed drunk and had “glazed eyes”, while an
officer later noticed he had 'difficulty standing
straight'..."
- Japan Airlines (JL)
- London Heathrow (LHR)
- Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND)
aerotime.aero | Passengers asked to pay
for repair so LOT plane can take off (14 November
2018)
https://www.aerotime.aero/clement.charpentreau/22088-passengers-asked-to-pay-for-repair-so-lot-plane-can-take-off
"... After a Boeing 787 Dreamliner hydraulic pump broke down,
249 passengers on board LOT Polish Airlines flight LO92 were asked
to foot the bill for repairs so they could take off..."
PODCAST CORRECTIONS,
CLARIFICATIONS, CONFIRMATIONS
- Japan Airlines (JL) no longer flies to DUS – but ANA (NH) currently does as of 02 December 2018.
SHOW
NOTES
- Introduction to crew duty time, flight duty period, and crew rest periods [00:01:00]
- The crew's time has expired – an explanation [00:08:00]
- If your crew is delayed at your airline's home base what options are there? [00:10:15]
- What happens if they're delayed downline? [00:12:10]
- How does crew scheduling work? [00:15:17]
- What is minimum crew requirement? [00:17:47]
- Where do crew take a rest in the plane? Narrow-body plane examples and controlled rest [00:21:25]
- Pilot rest areas on wide-body planes [00:23:23]
- Cabin crew get rest areas all over the plane – any guesses where? [00:25:53]
- Are airlines providing enough rest time for crew – Air Canada (AC) Flight 759 as an example [00:30:14]
- What to be aware for as a passenger [00:31:20]
- Crew delays can happen just getting to the airport [00:32:07]
- News Items
- AI flight to Delhi delayed for 7 hrs [00:33:59]
- Japanese pilot jailed for drinking before flight from Heathrow [00:35:28]
- Passengers asked to pay for repair so LOT plane can take off [00:37:00]
- Wrap-up [00:38:28]