By Jamie Freed
By Jamie Freed
SYDNEY, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Qantas Airways Ltd QAN.AX plans to have extra skilled pilots on board the world’s longest continuous flights than on its present long-haul flights for the primary 18 months because it evaluates fatigue, mentioned sources with information of the matter.
The airline mentioned final week it might purchase as much as 12 Airbus SE AIR.PA A350 planes for the business flights of as much as 21 hours that features the Sydney-London route, however the deal is determined by pilots voting to approve a pay settlement in March.
“To be clear, now we have not but positioned an order for this plane as a result of we nonetheless have a spot to shut within the enterprise case,” Qantas Chief Pilot Dick Tobiano mentioned in an inner memo to pilots seen by Reuters.
Qantas mentioned Australia’s aviation regulator had provisionally suggested it noticed no regulatory obstacles to the flights, which might prolong pilot obligation occasions to so long as 23 hours to account for potential delays. The Civil Aviation Security Authority didn’t reply instantly to a request for remark.
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