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Kinda seems like a political problem. We don’t have this to the same extent in the US because there a pretty strict rules around crew (pilot & flight attendant)
by qazxcvbnmlp 2y ago
Kinda seems like a political problem. We don’t have this to the same extent in the US because there a pretty strict rules around crew (pilot & flight attendant) rest.
These rules are written in blood and we(as the consumer) pay for it in higher ticket prices.
A simpler app that keeps track of the time off the clock allocated to rest would solve the problem but that increases operational costs pretty significantly. Not just reduced hours per pilot but also cancelling/delaying flights when crew run past their time and need to rest instead.
- insane_dreamer 2y ago> there a pretty strict rules around crew (pilot & flight attendant) rest only because pilots and crew are unionized which allowed them to fight for these; if they weren't you can be sure that conditions would be much worse up until the point of a major air disaster that would put pressure on the airlines
- hwillis 2y ago> and we(as the consumer) pay for it in higher ticket prices. With an air transport pilot flying 700 hours and making $220k annually, with 300 flights and 150 people per flight, that's <$5 per seat. The flight crew's wages are a very small part of the cost of a ticket.