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Flight Crew Regulations and Scheduling

Flight Crew Regulations and Scheduling. Ujaval Patel. Overview. General Regulatory Requirements Flight Crew Regulations Flight Crew Scheduling. General Regulatory Requirements. Aviation Agencies Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Joint Aviation Authority (JAA)

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Flight Crew Regulations and Scheduling

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  1. Flight Crew Regulations and Scheduling Ujaval Patel

  2. Overview • General Regulatory Requirements • Flight Crew Regulations • Flight Crew Scheduling

  3. General Regulatory Requirements • Aviation Agencies • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) • Joint Aviation Authority (JAA) • International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

  4. General Regulatory Requirements • Part 119 – “Certification of air carriers and commercial operators” • Part 121 – “Operation requirements for domestic, flag, and supplemental operations” • Part 135 – “Operation requirements for commuter and “on-demand” air taxi operation” • Part 91 – “General operation and flight rules” • Part 61 – “Certification of pilots, flight instructors, and ground instructors” • Part 65 – “Certification of persons other than flight crew” • Part 67 – “Medical standards”

  5. Flight Crew Regulation • Flight Crew • Cabin Crew – “Customer Service” in the air • Cockpit Crew – Fly the plane

  6. Cabin Crew Regulations • Seating capacity 19-50: 1 flight attendant • Seating capacity 51-100: 2 flight attendants • Seating capacity 101+: 2 flight attendants + 1 for every 50 seats (or fraction of 50)

  7. Cabin Crew Regulations • Training: • 4-7 weeks including in flight training • Annual training for each aircraft they are qualified on • Crew Resource Management (CRM) to effectively use resources available • Responsible for: • Safety • Evacuations • Emergencies (medical, flights, etc) • Boarding • Customer service (meals, entertainment, etc.)

  8. Cockpit Crew Regulations • Generally 2 pilots: Captain on left and Co-pilot on right • More crew on older aircraft • Longer flights have larger crews including relief pilots • Captain is Pilot In Command (PIC) holds Airline Transport Pilot rating (ATP) to be PIC • Relief pilots have to hold ATP rating

  9. Cockpit Crew Regulations • New Hire flight experience: 1500-5000 flight hours, including 1000 hours in multiengine/jet • At least some college education • Initial training 4 – 6 weeks on ground and in simulators • Check rides • Licensing by national authorities • Commercial/transport certificationn • Certified in specific (larger) aircraft

  10. Cockpit Crew Regulations • CRM training • Flight Physicals • Recurrent training in simulators to maintain and test proficiency

  11. Flight Crew Scheduling • Roster • The schedule a flight crew works • Consists of days on and days off • Bidlines • Used by some airlines • Awarded based on seniority, flight requirements and experience • Each package targets crew base, equipment type, seat, and division (LaGuardia – B767 – Captain – International) • 65 – 85 hours over 10 – 18 days

  12. Summary • General Regulations • Flight Crew Regulations • Flight Crew Scheduling

  13. Source • The Global Airline Industry – Section 8.2 • Peter Belobaba, AmedeoOdoni, Cynthia Barnhart

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