RexBanner

Just a quick question. Do Pilots travelling with their employers (and not flying the a/c themselves) be it for positioning flights or general travel get to travel in Business/First Class if there are spare seats? I might get laughed off the forum for asking this but I was under the impression this used to be usual practice. Obviously its a different world nowadays! Does it still occur?

BOAC

It depends on the employer - and, of course, if there is such a class

No longer ATC

Yes..in theory anyway! In BA,flt deck crew on duty travel should be in F or J.

IRRenewal

That pilot wouldn't be allowed to operate. Positioning before a flight duty counts as duty time. Flight time limitations would kick in and stipulate a minimum rest period.

No longer ATC

That's what the "heavy" crew, and bunks are for !!!

darrylj

btw,..
where are the crew sleep bunks on a 747 400?.
i was told its near the tail.

many thanks.

Orangewing

The crew rest on 747-400 is near the tail and upstairs for the cabin crew, and a separate bunk at the back of the flight deck for the pilots. Shame really...

Nicholas49

Straying slightly from the thread, is it frowned upon for flight deck members to talk to pax during a flight? Of course, I'm talking long-haul and when the crew are not on duty on the flight deck. I've never seen this happen.

Similarly, one hardly ever sees pilots outside the flight deck by the main door saying goodbye to passengers. Is this just a consequence of shorter turnarounds and more concentrated flying?

RexBanner

When I was 14 on a flight to the US I once witnessed a fairly young FO walking down the cabin mid atlantic talking to pretty much all the attractive women he could find. Fair play hehe. You dont see that kind of thing much nowadays, at least i haven't seen it since