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Old 11th Jun 2020, 23:45
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FlightDetent

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No jetty for the superquick ops. AOBT is the first movement.

In reality a flash turnaround can be achieved, even repeatedly. But maybe 30%? There would be a padding in the block-flight-block times, to allow some schedule recovery. With a PRM passenger everything goes to hell. Unless you are flying for one of the three strongest LoCos, where penalties on the ground service providers are dire. And everyone else needs to wait.

What was this thread about again? Oh that, shared 2 years ago
Originally Posted by MAR18
I read the explanation with a bit of sadness.

[...] went to great lengths to wipe off the habit of leaving the pumps OFF, citing the no-white-lights rule. Now, 7 years later on the internet, I read that it does not apply to Fuel Pumps before refuelling ends? Yuck. And maybe that the AMM even specifies so!

Their logic that SOPs are well applied because during CKPT PREP the re-fuelling is finished is utter rubbish. That was NEVER true at any turn-around, since A320 day 1.
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