Pilot enemy number one- Fatigue
After a few weeks of distractions, the number one issue at EK today is crew fatigue.
At least now it can be reported directly to the GCAA via their website, as has been discussed on another thread.
I love the commentary inserted into each ASR "well, during the winter months, when you have strong headwinds, and 10-11 hours block times, and it's the middle of the night, we get a lot of fatigue reports, so we'll look into it as soon as winter is over."
It's mind boggling to me that TC would allow a $327 million A380 with 499 pax onboard to be operated on an 10+ hour sector in the middle of the night with only 2 crew.
After all, isn't it his signature on the safety policy posted in all the elevators at EGHQ?