Aviation: Flight crew

The concern related to the information, which is received by flight crew from the operator’s meteorology section as they do not represent the actual weather and the information is often significantly different to the information from the Bureau of Meteorology.

The concern related to the fatigue being experienced by flight crew due to their flight and duty times being regularly exceeded.

The concern related to a recent flight on a foreign airline where the pilot had left the cockpit but had not ensured there was a second person for safety.

The concern related to the overloading of the aircraft during charter operations.

The concern related to the use by controllers of IVAs to separate aircraft on approach to Sydney when there are windshear conditions present.

The concern related to the oversight of the operator’s cadet scheme.

The concern related to a foreign carrier’s procedure for recording flight crew’s flight and duty times.

The concern related a recent change in policy which now means the operator’s flight crew do not receive a rest night after a simulator ride. This means that flight crew based in Perth will often be on duty for a minimum of 11.5 hours plus any time they spend waiting at airports.

The concern related to flight crews carrying spare lithium batteries in their flight bags without realising they were dangerous goods.

The concern related to how CASA deals with fatigue related issues in the airline community.