The AOA did not give away anything.
We are talking OPS A, Section 7 FTLs page 9 Para 15.4 Note "B"
The final draft of the new CAD 371, after all the "consultation" was finished appeared with this note mysteriously deleted. Note A is still there in the new CAD 371.
I understand that the AOA has complained repeatedly to the CAD about this.
Why did the CAD do it? Supposedly to "align" us with industry practice - the European FTL's - which surprise, surprise are worse than the old (current) CAD371.
This is exactly the fight BALPA is having in the UK as the CAA also wants to "align" with the inferior Eurozone FTLs.
I would guess that the company is in favor of the new document since it would remove the 3rd pilot from all BNE, ADL and some ME and many freighter patterns that are over 8hrs, less than 9 hrs and go through the WOCL.
Hopefully Corporate Saftey will step in using the Fatigue Study data and we'll keep the 3rd man even if CAD 371 doesn't require it (call me a naive optimist!).