Flight Crew Regulations and Scheduling
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Transcript Flight Crew Regulations and Scheduling
Ujaval Patel
General Regulatory Requirements
Flight Crew Regulations
Flight Crew Scheduling
Aviation Agencies
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Joint Aviation Authority (JAA)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Part 119 – “Certification of air carriers and commercial
operators”
Part 121 – “Operation requirements for domestic, flag, and
supplemental operations”
Part 135 – “Operation requirements for commuter and “ondemand” air taxi operation”
Part 91 – “General operation and flight rules”
Part 61 – “Certification of pilots, flight instructors, and
ground instructors”
Part 65 – “Certification of persons other than flight crew”
Part 67 – “Medical standards”
Flight Crew
Cabin Crew – “Customer Service” in the air
Cockpit Crew – Fly the plane
Seating capacity 19-50: 1 flight attendant
Seating capacity 51-100: 2 flight attendants
Seating capacity 101+: 2 flight attendants + 1 for every
50 seats (or fraction of 50)
Capacity
Flight Attendants
0-18
0
19-50
1
51-100
2
120
3
175
4
Training:
4-7 weeks including in flight training
Annual training for each aircraft they are qualified on
Crew Resource Management (CRM) to effectively use
resources available
Responsible for:
Safety
Evacuations
Emergencies (medical, flights, etc)
Boarding
Customer service (meals, entertainment, etc.)
Generally 2 pilots: Captain on left and Co-pilot on
right
More crew on older aircraft
Longer flights have larger crews including relief pilots
Captain is Pilot In Command (PIC) holds Airline
Transport Pilot rating (ATP) to be PIC
Relief pilots have to hold ATP rating
New Hire flight experience: 1500-5000 flight hours,
including 1000 hours in multiengine/jet
At least some college education
Initial training 4 – 6 weeks on ground and in
simulators
Check rides
Licensing by national authorities
Commercial/transport certificationn
Certified in specific (larger) aircraft
CRM training
Flight Physicals
Recurrent training in simulators to maintain and test
proficiency
Roster
The schedule a flight crew works
Consists of days on and days off
Bidlines
Used by some airlines
Awarded based on seniority, flight requirements and
experience
Each package targets crew base, equipment type, seat,
and division (LaGuardia – B767 – Captain –
International)
65 – 85 hours over 10 – 18 days
General Regulations
Flight Crew Regulations
Flight Crew Scheduling
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