caelus
May 3, 09, 2:50 am
Hi i just found this news i thought I could with you guys:
source:
http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,28318,25421565-5014090,00.html
An Australian-based news agency
Emirates pilots say another crash is 'highly probable'
THREE Emirates pilots have spoken out about fatigue problems at the airline, saying passenger safety is under threat.
The pilots, who all currently fly for the airline, spoke separately to the Sunday Herald Sun to outline concerns about fatigue, morale and management of the United Arab Emirates-based airline.
"I don't want to see a smoking hole in the ground with an Emirates tail on it, but the way we're going that's highly probable," one pilot said.
The men's concerns came after the Australian Transport Safety Bureau made a preliminary finding that fatigue did not appear to be a factor in the accident of an Emirates jet at Melbourne Airport on March 20.
The comments by the ATSB came even though the pilot had barely slept in the day before the accident and had flown 98.9 hours in the previous month.
He was allowed to fly a maximum of 100 hours.
One pilot insisted fatigue was a major problem for ultra-long-haul pilots, who were averaging 90 hours of flying time every 28 days and often reaching their maximum allowable limit.
The pilots who spoke to the Sunday Herald Sun asked for their names to be withheld, fearing repercussions from the airline.
Australian and International Pilots Association president Barry Jackson said Qantas ultra-long-haul pilots flew significantly fewer hours than their Emirates colleagues.
source:
http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,28318,25421565-5014090,00.html
An Australian-based news agency
Emirates pilots say another crash is 'highly probable'
THREE Emirates pilots have spoken out about fatigue problems at the airline, saying passenger safety is under threat.
The pilots, who all currently fly for the airline, spoke separately to the Sunday Herald Sun to outline concerns about fatigue, morale and management of the United Arab Emirates-based airline.
"I don't want to see a smoking hole in the ground with an Emirates tail on it, but the way we're going that's highly probable," one pilot said.
The men's concerns came after the Australian Transport Safety Bureau made a preliminary finding that fatigue did not appear to be a factor in the accident of an Emirates jet at Melbourne Airport on March 20.
The comments by the ATSB came even though the pilot had barely slept in the day before the accident and had flown 98.9 hours in the previous month.
He was allowed to fly a maximum of 100 hours.
One pilot insisted fatigue was a major problem for ultra-long-haul pilots, who were averaging 90 hours of flying time every 28 days and often reaching their maximum allowable limit.
The pilots who spoke to the Sunday Herald Sun asked for their names to be withheld, fearing repercussions from the airline.
Australian and International Pilots Association president Barry Jackson said Qantas ultra-long-haul pilots flew significantly fewer hours than their Emirates colleagues.