'There's not one': Pilot sickness, faults stretch Qantas
Qantas’ fleet of A330 aircraft has been stretched to cover services over the past few days after 2 of the twin-aisle plane types suffered engine and flight control faults. And in a sign of the pressure on crewing, a Qantas 747-400 jumbo bound for the Chilean capital of Santiago from Sydney with a full load of passengers narrowly avoided being cancelled Sunday when a replacement for a sick pilot was found in the nick of time. “Scheduling is desperately seeking a first officer or suitably qualified [right-hand seat] captain to crew the QF27,” a Qantas manager of base operations wrote in an “urgent request” to pilots fewer than 3 hours before the jumbo was due to depart Sydney. While a sign of strong demand for flights, pilots say the airline’s high utilisation of aircraft is placing pressure on crewing. <br/>
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'There's not one': Pilot sickness, faults stretch Qantas
Qantas’ fleet of A330 aircraft has been stretched to cover services over the past few days after 2 of the twin-aisle plane types suffered engine and flight control faults. And in a sign of the pressure on crewing, a Qantas 747-400 jumbo bound for the Chilean capital of Santiago from Sydney with a full load of passengers narrowly avoided being cancelled Sunday when a replacement for a sick pilot was found in the nick of time. “Scheduling is desperately seeking a first officer or suitably qualified [right-hand seat] captain to crew the QF27,” a Qantas manager of base operations wrote in an “urgent request” to pilots fewer than 3 hours before the jumbo was due to depart Sydney. While a sign of strong demand for flights, pilots say the airline’s high utilisation of aircraft is placing pressure on crewing. <br/>
