Read also the airlines’ (AEA) reply to the
scientific evaluation of EU laws on Flight Time Limitations (FTL). http://henrimarnetcornus.20minutes-b.../504990774.pdf
For example, Moebus Aviation recommends ”the FDP for minimum crew should not exceed 10 hours overnight.”
AEA comment:
This would have huge and devastating impact on EU airlines flying long-haul without
any safety justification (hundreds of millions of Euro). We predict that this would
result in a need for a typical AEA member to increase its crew numbers with 15%.
Based on the additional restriction certain long-haul flights would have to be
discontinued i.e. non-stop flights from Europe to Santiago/Chile, Singapore, Tokyo
and Los Angeles.
Moebus Aviation and ECASS have not take into account the fact that controlled
rest/napping is allowed in the cockpit during cruise phase according to existing safety
legislation and that this increases the alertness flight crew for the more critical phase
of flights.