I suspect that the B747 ops would be a little more demanding time wise than 737/767 domestic.In this operation the aircraft will be in direct competition to the likes of Atlas etc.Trans-Pacific ops would run to 14 hours + tours.
The interesting item is how many crew and the complement. Will they have S/Os for crew limitation extension or slip somewhere in the Pacific and maybe Anchorage or will they go for the extended range operation?
Slip places and periods will also be dictated by where the aircraft is maintained so it may be that there are long standowns away from home. A single aircraft operation also may dictate long slips overseas.How does the award cover that? Are you to be paid for long slips away from home and what are the allowances? Are you to be paid via credited hours or stick hours? What are the standards for hotels and do you get an individual room? What is provided for medical needs? These items are a lot more important when you are out of Australia for long periods as is a decent bidding system which becomes very important with long flying patterns.
This is a very different beast to PER/SYD and the award conditions need to reflect that difference.
Wunwing
Last edited by Wunwing; 13th May 2013 at 00:19.