Originally Posted by
Australopithecus
Qantas doesn’t operate long haul with two crews, just two added S/Os who perform cruise relief duties. The long term health effects haven’t been adequately assessed yet, and neither has the “adequate “ definition been agreed to.
That the company wants crews to take less money AND introduce a B scale complicates things too. The industrial regulatory situation in Australia is skewed against unions, so the pilots have to take every opportunity to secure pay and conditions.
Having seen the crew rest in the present QF787 it seems a very basic setup for such ultra long sectors. No completely separate bunk area for each pilot, but presumably a dedicated crew toilet?
The UK company I worked for use a proper double crew for the longer sectors (ie Lhr Sin) 2 Captains/ 2 F/O ( not cruise only S/O, the airline only operates with fully qualified F/Os.)
All fleets have separate crew rest compartments, and dedicated crew toilets. I would want that as a bare minimum.