Virgin to expand Long Haul
Mate it'll be Ejet ex CBR to Wellington or Auckland. On the embraer that could be classified long haul. Hence the PER base closure, freeing up ejets for Tasman flying. Why do you think embraer has been working on EDTO 120 for the ejets? 
EK 2 x pilot SIN-BNE/MEL, KUL-MEL, BKK-SYD. Don't go to 3 pilot until flight time >10hrs based on seasonal average hence 3 x pilot (1 x CA and 2 FO) DXB-PER.
Mate it'll be Ejet ex CBR to Wellington or Auckland. On the embraer that could be classified long haul. Hence the PER base closure, freeing up ejets for Tasman flying. Why do you think embraer has been working on EDTO 120 for the ejets?
Don't they (73) already do DPS returns and SYD-PER-HKT?
Unless you mean DPS-PER-DPS and even then cabin crew pax one/operate one. Pilots fly both.
The longest duty possible at VAA is 13:15 for 2 sectors. With a 90 min sign on and turn around time I don't think a return to any of the speculated destinations would be doable.
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EK 2 x pilot SIN-BNE/MEL, KUL-MEL, BKK-SYD. Don't go to 3 pilot until flight time >10hrs based on seasonal average hence 3 x pilot (1 x CA and 2 FO) DXB-PER.
Guess it helps that the regulator owns the airline
They operate in accordance with CAP371 (or whatever the new Euro name is for it) Trojan. Two tables, one for acclimatised the other for not acclimatised. Not nearly as clandestine as you seem to think.
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Unless you mean DPS-PER-DPS and even then cabin crew pax one/operate one. Pilots fly both.
1310 - 2320 sign on - sign off with an hour in Perth to turn around.
If you call it ardous then I think you should give the game away.
Overall the VAI 'lifestyle' is pretty good.
If you call it ardous then I think you should give the game away.
Overall the VAI 'lifestyle' is pretty good.
Ahh it's not as bad as I thought then. Thanks for the info. As for
what a strange statement to trot out. Very strange. I think I'll carry on if it's all the same to you 
If you call it ardous then I think you should give the game away.
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Expansion you say? Forgetabowtit!
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Good for CNS to have a direct service to SIN again since JQ pulled out years ago. Broome maybe their next port in Australia for Silk air, great to see expansion happening. They should go for a TSV to SIN service another unserved market.
Strange that Silkair will run "tag" sectors between Darwin and Cairns. They won't be able to fill those seats with domestic travellers. But if VA was doing the run for them they could.
