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11-10-2010 | 06:12 PM
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So I see we are going to start flying the 737 to Bogota from NYC. We currently have the 757 on it and if I am not mistaken we have 3 pilots on board for the saftey factor of the flight not because of rest requirements. So moving it to the 737 alleviates the saftey?
11-10-2010 | 06:37 PM
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11-10-2010 | 06:40 PM
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DTW-PEK is a route authority we are currently flying via NRT. It used to be a non-stop on the 747 and it was the senior tirip at fNW.
MIA-AMS was flown at fNW by a DC-10 and later it was moved to MartinAir, a subsidiary of KLM.
HNL-NGO is a fNW route that was purchased from HA. It was served by 747 and DC-10 and at one point was a very senior trip HNL-NGO-GUM-NGO-HNL.
Where does a RP sit in a 737?
MIA-AMS was flown at fNW by a DC-10 and later it was moved to MartinAir, a subsidiary of KLM.
HNL-NGO is a fNW route that was purchased from HA. It was served by 747 and DC-10 and at one point was a very senior trip HNL-NGO-GUM-NGO-HNL.
Where does a RP sit in a 737?
11-10-2010 | 06:51 PM
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Does anyone know what type of a/c will do these flights?
11-10-2010 | 06:56 PM
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11-10-2010 | 07:32 PM
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11-10-2010 | 08:33 PM
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Why do you need a 3rd pilot? Is it more than 8 hours? Doubt it.
11-11-2010 | 01:42 AM
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I don't see a RP being necessary since the block time looks to be about 6-7 hours.
That's a haul to be crammed in that thing for so long. I remember doing a 7+ block on the -800 from BOS-LAX one time - not fun.
11-11-2010 | 03:07 AM
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Bogata is a very unusual airport with many problems and issues. It was felt that since the flight was flown back side of the clock putting a RP pilot onboard was a good safety practice. Details were worked out between the company and union. It was and is a good practice given the airport and the rest issues on that rotation. Its a nice example of doing something right even when not required by the FAA.
11-11-2010 | 04:00 AM
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There should be a third pilot on any flight that does JFK-BOG - there is a Memo of Understanding (#13) that specifies the route, not the aircraft type.
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