Qantas Project Sunrise goes ahead, 12 new A350-1000s ordered

[Daver6]

I've only just joined this thread (the other day). I've been reading back looking for info on how QF will staff the new 350s but nothing jumped out.

Where will the pilots come from?

When mummy and daddy pilot love each other very much....

At least some, if not all, will come from existing QF pilots looking to move to a new aircraft type.

 

[Quickstatus]

will the pilots come from?

Initial 40 from senior QF A330 training in the A350 Sim in SYD and secondments to BA in UK. I assume there rest will come from within their cohort plus external recruitments?.

Apparently they are looking at 360 pilots for the 12x -1000ULR

 

[Melburnian1]

Apparently they are looking at 360 pilots for the 12x -1000ULR

At face value for a small number of planes, that seems excessive, but there must be all sorts of considerations including the 100 hours in every 30 days maximum duty limit, annual and other types of leave, four pilots per one-way flight, the requirement to have mandated time off before and after a flight...list goes on.

 

[justinbrett]

At face value for a small number of planes, that seems excessive, but there must be all sorts of considerations including the 100 hours in every 30 days maximum duty limit, annual and other types of leave, four pilots per one-way flight, the requirement to have mandated time off before and after a flight...list goes on.

360 pilots for 12 aircraft with 4 crew - that’s 7.5 pilots per crew position - or 22.4 hours per pilot per week to keep it flying 24:7.

I’d say that’s actually on the low side.

 

[Quickstatus]

Apparently at least 1200 cabin crew according to some media reports
No idea about cabin crew usual domicile

 

[Quickstatus]

that seems excessive, but there must be all sorts of considerations including the 100 hours in every 30 days maximum duty

Not sure if QF a350 pilots will be operating to the standard CASA pilot operational limits.

Remember Qf and CASA have a separate customised Fatigue Risk Management System vis a vis ULR operations exceeding 20 hrs.

 

[AuSammy]

Not sure if QF a350 pilots will be operating to the standard CASA pilot operational limits.

Remember Qf and CASA have a separate customised Fatigue Risk Management System vis a vis ULR operations exceeding 20 hrs.

I have no knowledge of the agreement but understand the hours are increased for a single duty or shift however would be very surprised if the overall hours per week/month have increased.