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MFCC
All the 787s have 4 crew in WT/P. I’d argue that the -8 definitely and the -10 maybe could do with a 5th.
The 777s vary between 4 & 5 crew down the back depending on the config.
I believe there’s a config at LGW with a dedicated galley for WTP with its own crew.
A350 has 7 crew in WT/P.
A380 has 9 split across the decks.
So the A350 and A380 essentially has 1 crew member for slightly less than 40 WT+WTP passengers when fully loaded (as many flights are at the moment), whereas the 787 it goes to 1 crew looking after more than 44, maybe even 50 on the 787, depending on the variants. So 787-8 has 179 passengers, 4 crew, with Club Suites this goes down slightly to 173. The 787-9 is 166 pax, and the 787-10 is 200. So on that basis the -10 should be 5 crew, and the non CS -8 too.
Pre-pandemic it was the intention that WTP would have dedicated crew, but it seems that has only survived at LGW.