mrpaxing..........You did raise an important issue and that is fatigue.The reason that horizontal crew rest was established in the first place is because of the fatigue on long flights.
The tech crew believe in it as do most people but there is the problem of no horizontal crew rest fitted to this aircraft which the 'intelligentsia' decided was not needed even though this aircraft has a longer range than the 300.
That is why this dispensation needs to be recognised by the company in the EBA negotiations.
MM has said as much with his request for crew to be patient until the big picture is there for all to see.
The ball now is well and truly in MM's court.......