New Delhi: Following demand from the crew for a fully flat bed rest area, Air India is planning to have bunks installed for pilots in its Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
AI's move comes days after the union of the erstwhile Indian Airlines' pilots asked its members not to perform two landings on the long Australia-India sector as the Dreamliner flies between Melbourne and Sydney before coming to Delhi. The union says two landings on this flight would lead to fatigue due to inadequate rest, something that AI is trying to remedy now.
"The flat bed is in the discussion stage and no decision has been taken yet on providing the same on future aircraft (Dreamliners) for flights with duration of 12 hours or more," said a senior official.
AI has finalized a design for the bunk which is similar to Jet Airways' two-tier bunk. The design will be sent to Boeing so that the firm can get the same approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and then incorporate it in future Dreamliners to be delivered to AI.
14/12/14 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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AI's move comes days after the union of the erstwhile Indian Airlines' pilots asked its members not to perform two landings on the long Australia-India sector as the Dreamliner flies between Melbourne and Sydney before coming to Delhi. The union says two landings on this flight would lead to fatigue due to inadequate rest, something that AI is trying to remedy now.
"The flat bed is in the discussion stage and no decision has been taken yet on providing the same on future aircraft (Dreamliners) for flights with duration of 12 hours or more," said a senior official.
AI has finalized a design for the bunk which is similar to Jet Airways' two-tier bunk. The design will be sent to Boeing so that the firm can get the same approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and then incorporate it in future Dreamliners to be delivered to AI.
14/12/14 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
