I did a quick back of the envelope calculation before posting.
BA
Average hours per pilot 287
Average complement 2.5(?)
Line hours per pilot 718
"Overheads" (management pilots, sickness, training) say 10%
Total 800 hours.
BA pilots fly up to 900 p.a but not in all fleets and some are on 0.5 or 0.75 contracts so the total appears reasonable.
VS
Average hours / pilot: 226
Average complement 2.75(?)
Average line hours / pilot 621.5
"Overheads" say 10%
Total 685 hours.
Virgin pilots fly up to 750 hours per year but again some will work part time.
I really need to know the following:
- Average complement (4 man crews to SIN, EZE, 2 man SH, etc)
- How much management time is spent in the office, simulator, performing line checks, recruiting & other such areas
- How many crews are long term sick, undergoing conversion training, etc
- How many are on part time contracts
- How many are cover for short term sickness, etc
However, I am not a pilot or been involved in crew planning, my area is commercial & statistics. My initial post was a quick doodle and would be happy to hand over to someone with experience in the area. That said I think that my data passes the "reasonableness test".
Last edited by Peter47; 21st Aug 2015 at 20:13.