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Nov 27, 2018 | 9:10 am

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TWA884

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Originally Posted by nombody

Also for longer flights I wonder what are the standards that other airlines use for when they need a relief pilot and copilot for the flight. For example what do Delta and United do for their TLV flights from NYC?

US airlines follow the Federal Aviation Regulations which require one relief pilot for flights between 8 and 12 hours long and two relief pilots for flights over 12 hours long. No relief pilots are required for flights shorter than 8 hours.

Last edited by TWA884; Dec 3, 2018 at 9:14 am Reason: Typo

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