787 & 777 dual quals at Scoot
Scoot is a LCC subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and was set up to tackle the Qantas subsidiary Jetstar (in its many forms). SQ was particularly peaved when JQ Asia was set up based in Singapore.
Scoot Singapore has now just phased out the 777.
It's an all 787 operation now. Crew didn't operate both either from what I heard.
It's an all 787 operation now. Crew didn't operate both either from what I heard.
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Isn't the 787 and 777 a dual endorsement?
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No it is not a "common type endorsement" (B777/787) in Singapore (CAAS) as a few other countries have.
Scoot have you on either on 777 or 787 for ease of bonding you exorbitant amounts (~SG$87,000). No more crew on 777 as all were forced onto 787, now that it's an all 787 fleet (still a couple of 777s hanging around the area). Those who delayed resigning an ADDITIONAL bond went to NokScoot/Bangkok which had big labour law problems (no surprise their!) and is now crew by Thia's.
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Scoot have you on either on 777 or 787 for ease of bonding you exorbitant amounts (~SG$87,000). No more crew on 777 as all were forced onto 787, now that it's an all 787 fleet (still a couple of 777s hanging around the area). Those who delayed resigning an ADDITIONAL bond went to NokScoot/Bangkok which had big labour law problems (no surprise their!) and is now crew by Thia's.
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It's a dual licence endorsement in the UK BUT it does require a 5 day differences course and has a minimum flight familiarisation requirement (once every 28 days I think) which would cause initial problems for BA due to the numbers of 787 aircraft.
The advantage of having dual rated pilots is now past from a financial perspective thus I don't see it happening.
Now, 787 and 777X, that's a different argument.
The advantage of having dual rated pilots is now past from a financial perspective thus I don't see it happening.
Now, 787 and 777X, that's a different argument.
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Show me just one operator that is doing this differences/rating course in 5 days. Boeing did it as a proof of concept, but I can't imagine anyone else trying that?
Are any Airbus operators doing the same thing? (And that's with an aircraft that I believe was designed for flight deck commonality.)
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Spooky 2, a couple of the airlines in the Middle East that have both are doing the 5 day differences course. Common type rating (like the 757/767) so no legal requirement to fly either within a set period, ATPL recency aside.
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Don't forget that it's not just the pilot group that may have an influence, the local regulatory bodies have the final say as to the required length of course.
5 days is plenty if you put the work in, there are some subtle differences but there is also plenty of commonality.
5 days is plenty if you put the work in, there are some subtle differences but there is also plenty of commonality.