Emirates has decided to take back to the skies today, flying its Boeing ER fleet on select routes to Europe. These flights will be carrying cargo and will only sell tickets to passengers outbound from Dubai.
What is interesting is that these aircraft will be crewed very differently from normal operations. According to One Mile At A Time, Emirates has turned how it crews its aircraft on its head in order to protect as many flight attendants as possible from contracting any viruses. With most of the Emirates fleet grounded , the airline has plenty of cabin and cockpit crew members that it can rotate through these routes.
When a team returns, the airline can sit them out for a day or two until the test returns. This will mean that flight attendants do not have to clean or replenish supplies in the bathrooms, thereby avoiding potentially hazardous circumstances.
I was super excited to be a part of this historic occasion, although I was nervous since it was my first time working on the team of this aircraft. It was a very special flight for me because the customers were so excited about it. Everyone I know admires that I fly on it on a regular basis. How does it get off the ground?! Can I look upstairs? Our cookies policy more info.
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We asked five cabin crew members from Lufthansa, Qantas and Singapore Airlines to share their experiences of working in the largest passenger aircraft in the world. Kelly Johnston, customer service supervisor, Qantas left and Jodie Stoyles, customer service manager, Qantas right. What is it like to work in the A?
What do passengers think about the A? What is a typical day of work? What do you love most about your job? What has your most memorable moment been? Fly 4 min Tags Insider stories. And the engines are of the same lengths as of Mercedes C-series car.
Twenty-one flight attendants are assigned to the Lufthansa A, working in five galleys and using a separate computer system dedicated to cabin activities. They have their own rest compartment with eight beds located below the galley at the rear of the airplane. The Airbus A is flown by two pilots. Inside, the airplane is unbelievably quiet. Not just relative to other aircraft, but absolutely: you simply do not need noise canceling headphones to enjoy movies or music.
The Airbus A is a pan-European product. The engines and wings are produced in England, parts of the fuselage and the tail in Germany and Spain. The A is fitted with some awesome onboard entertainment: there are video cameras mounted in the nose wheel and at the top of the tail producing footage you can view from your in-flight entertainment system at your seat. The Airbus A's wings are the biggest ever created, 2, square feet in size and fully 54 percent larger than the wings of a Boeing The A is The plane weighs approximately tons.
Named the Airbus A3XX during its early development, the aircraft soon become known as the super-jumbo, a label which has stuck despite Airbus's efforts to promote it as the "gentle giant" because of its relatively green characteristics. However, designers have stated that an amazing 85 per cent of the aircraft will be recyclable.
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