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Old 16th Mar 2013, 04:53
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Open Descent
 
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As A330 pilots are employed "principally" as short haul; under the proposed agreement they could be rostered for an international single sector of up to 14 hours duty as two crew
Presently if I sign on between 0800 - 1259 and am rostered to do a single sector, I already have the potential to do a 14 hr duty. Obviously on the 737 thats not going to be all flying, but a BNE-PER with continued breakdowns/weather/external contributors/bad luck and its already a viable scenario.

So now we are applying FDP restrictions covered under a short haul award and applying them to international operations that don't exist yet?

Rather than bleating on about crew meals and business class, perhaps we should be concentrating on additions to the award that cover the above example, ie if an aircraft is to be engaged in long haul operations then it is covered under a long haul award, and its related FDP restrictions.

In any case I think you are putting the cart well and truly before the horse.

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