Originally Posted by
Sliceback
SEPfield - "Emirates is not like Delta or United 777 flying where you do 2-3 Londons or Rios or Shanghais in a month and your done."
Only senior guys fly three trips and then are done. Four to five is most common and sometimes 6 shorter trips to Europe (DUB/SNN/LHR/MAN, etc).
Avg is probably 82-85 hrs for line holders.
For U.S. based flying S. America trips aren't for the faint of heart - 2200-0000 departure, land 8-10 hrs later. Return the following night departing around 2200-0000, landing 0400-0600.
Is that 82-85hrs Block or Credit? EK is block, no such thing as credit.
Most EK pilots on the 777 right now would be ecstatic about an 82-85hr line with no turn arounds.
What’s their minimum days off? I’m sure more than 8
How much credit is a day of leave worth? More than zero?
How much credit is a day of training worth? More than zero?
Have those companies ever required a pilot to attend a sleep study because they called in fatigued?
How about undergoing alcohol cdt testing?