EASA FTL and ULR flights
Hi guys,
As far as I understand, the absolute maximum Flight Duty Time under EASA regs is 18 hours, allowing for a maximum block time of 16.5 hours with no room to spare in case of any operational disruptions.
This is less than certain Asian, Middle-eastern, or American operators fly at the moment and the newest generation airplanes are just becoming capable of flying Europe-Austraila non-stop (which Qantas already does, sucessfuly).
Such an operation seems impossible at the moment under EASA regs, while everyone else seems to be doing it happily for several years already. Does anyone know if EASA has (or is working on) any provisions for ULR flights?
Cheers,
SnR