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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 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) • International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
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”
Flight Crew Regulation • Flight Crew • Cabin Crew – “Customer Service” in the air • Cockpit Crew – Fly the plane
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)
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.)
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
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
Cockpit Crew Regulations • CRM training • Flight Physicals • Recurrent training in simulators to maintain and test proficiency
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
Summary • General Regulations • Flight Crew Regulations • Flight Crew Scheduling
Source • The Global Airline Industry – Section 8.2 • Peter Belobaba, AmedeoOdoni, Cynthia Barnhart