Originally Posted by
Jett i son
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What I am reading is, that the nights away from home can be an issue with the spouses, since they are only there because of the husband/wife.
Is is fair to say that EK crews sleep away from home about half the time?
How many extra days off per month that are not on the actual roster as days off, should one anticipate or hope for?
Is the minimum 14? Better on long haul heavy equipment?
Thank you
A quick check of some rosters shows that the number of full nights away from home is somewhere around 7-11 for the normal line pilots. If you went with an average of ten that would probably be realisitc. Some months will be less and some more.
Emirates only has long haul equipment.
The minimum number of days off in a 28 day period is legally set at 7 with an average of 8 over a three month period. The realistic monthly average is probably around 12 "days off" on the Boeing and 9 on the Airbus 330. You could reasonably expect another 2-4 rest days per month.
Typhoonpilot