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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 2:34 am
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Originally Posted by jackiedada
Well on the A380 to JFK which is between a 12.5 to 14 hour hour flight, they have 2 sets of cockpit crew - 2 captains and 2 senior first officers. Not able to understand why would they not have that on a 16 hour long haul flight?
No. They have a single set of crew, except that the crew is composed of 4 pilots rather than 2 pilots. All 4 crewmembers are on duty throughout the flight, including their designated rest periods.
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