I got the times for LAX-NRT from the actual blocks times. I have looked at 20 plus flights since you posted this. Not one single flight has exceeded 12 hours. Most were at least 30 minutes under 12 hours. Not one other airlines blocks this flight over 12 hours or double crews it. I don't know what else I can say. If it starts to exceed 12 hours then DALPA will take action as they have on every other route where these type issues come up. The company has not fudged the numbers on any route I am aware of. Taxi times have been a issue that has forced some changes. I know a dispatcher who works on new routes. They don't cheat and use real flight planning and historical wind data. The LAX-NRT flight as it stands now is 100 percent legal from both a contractual and FAR standpoint. Its now a 400 anyway.
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