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Pilots raise alarm at Qatar Airways for doctored hours, hidden fatigue
- audiometry 5y agoTheir CEO is a tyrant, so this is no surprise.
- zardo 5y agoThat seems to be the norm in the gulf kingdoms, everything is run by some despicable royal nephew or much less often, a niece.
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- kylehotchkiss 5y ago> 20-hour flight > 23-hour turnaround flight to east Asia Qatars longest flight is under 18 hours (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/QTR921 https://flightaware.com/live/flight/QTR921). Doha to Tokyo is less than 10 hours (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/QTR806/history/20220131/2300Z/OTHH/RJAA https://flightaware.com/live/flight/QTR806/history/20220131/...). The hours in the article seem doctored upwards!
- gamblor956 5y agoYou are aware that flights can take longer due to weather, delays with landing, and other events that can cause a flight to last longer than the scheduled duration? Also, a "turnaround flight" is an industry term meaning that the crew (pilots and attendants) are assigned for the outbound and return flights, and remain on the aircraft. So the 10 hour one way flight (assuming the pilot meant Doha to Tokyo) means at least 20 hours of flight time, plus the time spent in the plane at the origin and destination airports.
- ctippett 5y agoPilot’s flight time is calculated from when they sign-in, so delays and time spent on the tarmac (and not in the air) all contribute to the total “flight time”.
- dmitrygr 5y agoOh great. It is not like fatigue has actually been an actual cause of actual crashes or anything. Cough ** Colgan Air Flight 3407 *cough* American International Airways Flight 808**