Originally Posted by
Sal-e
Is CRM an issue with EK? .................. In particular, fatigue management.
Oh yes, EK management are taking the fatigue issue very seriously. The local regulatory authority have been under pressure from EK to raise the annual flying hours from 900 to 1000 or even 1100 for several months now, but so far the authority have not capitulated.
Although the problem is not simply the number of hours flown but more the combination of short haul/long haul duties with no sensible rest structure in place, this partly due to the shortfall in crews.