New Delhi: The Airline Pilots’ Association of India (APAI) has written to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation expressing deep concern over the recent extension of Flight Duty Time Limit (FDTL).

The APAI is of the view that the extension for Boeing 787 two-man flight crew operations from 10 hours FT (flight time) to 10.30 hours and 13 hours of FDP (fight duty period) to 14 hours is a “matter of grave operational and safety concern”. ADVERTISEMENT

The letter to DGCA, seen by the Hindustan Times, highlighted the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airworthiness Directive (AD), FAA-2024-0218, which has restricted the seat recline function of the flight’s captain on the Boeing 787 owing to safety concerns.

Inability to recline the seat has reduced effectiveness of in-flight rest,

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