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Old Feb 1, 2023 | 5:02 pm
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Originally Posted by CPH-Flyer
They can do more than one rotation with only a few checks in between, so it would be an inefficient use to have that long a break on every turn. But in the initial familiarisation period it might make sense.

I wonder if we will get some domestic runs with passengers to train the crew.....
It is possible that there is enough commonality between A350-900 and A350-1000 that JAL thinks there is no need for crew familiarization period. If I remember correctly, JAL 787 inaugural flight was NRT-BOS without any crew familiarization period.
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