Hey Qcc2
Interested on your thoughts about this A330 op to Bombay with regards to crewing.
This refuelling stop which is needed in Darwin on the way up. Will passengers be able to join the flight at this point (DRW/BOM) or will it be a simple juice up and go? Current tour of duty for a direct Mumbai northbound is 14.10 min. This stopover would add at the bare minimum an hour to the tour of duty thus becoming a multi sector duty of over 15 hours. So would envisage 3 options for the company regarding this situation.
1) They ask the FAAA for dispensation for a multi sector trip of over 15 hours (horrendous!!)
2) They combine it into a Short Haul Darwin pattern and give it to them to fly.
3) They slip Long Haul crews in Darwin for 48 and 72 hours respectively.