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Old 16th Aug 2019, 23:04
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Originally Posted by swh


QF fuel policy does not require a destination alternate where BA does, QF will plan around landing with only 70 minutes endurance at the landing weight. The 787 only has a little over 4 tonnes in the tanks normally when arriving from LHR.
Unless it has changed under EASA, BA fuel policy does not require a destination alternate for isolated airfields, a minimum of 2 hours reserve is required (at cruise level I think).
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