It did not opt for Airbus' standard option of locating the pilots' compartment behind the cockpit as it would have compromised the design of the airline's upper deck first-class cabin, while the alternative location of the cargo hold was rejected as it thought crew would find it "claustrophobic". the pilots sleep with earplugs but the cabin noise goes straight through them."Įmirates is the only A380 operator so far to have situated the crew-rest areas at the rear of the main deck. Yesterday, British Airways sent its Airbus A380, G-XLEF, to London Heathrow to undergo routine maintenance. "On our other aircraft, the engines drown out the cabin noise. And something that most passengers dont know the A380 actually has three decks On the lowest deck theres a resting area for the cabin crew, with bunk beds. It's not something we expected," says Davidson. One option could be installing lightweight generators to create ambient noise. "We are expecting to hear back from them by the middle of the month," says Davidson, who admits that the airframer has "overdelivered" on its noise promises on the airline's Engine Alliance GP7200-powered A380s. Qantas rosters 20 crew members on its long-haul A380 aircraft who have access to a restricted rest area underneath the economy cabin. The Dubai-based carrier has asked Airbus for a solution that does not involve substantially adding weight, which rules out insulating the walls of the rest area, situated at the rear of the all-economy main deck, says Emirates senior vice-president, fleet, Capt Ed Davidson. To get an idea of where the A350s upstairs crew rest is located: if youre sitting anywhere from row 40 back to the last row, the crew are sleeping right above you. Passengers also mistake the rest area for a lavatory, and pull the door handle. The pilots say that the lack of engine noise in the A380's cabin compared with other long-haul airliners means they are constantly disturbed by sounds created by passengers, such as crying babies, flushing vacuum toilets and call bells. Weary Emirates Airbus A380 pilots are complaining that they cannot sleep in their crew-rest area in the aft main cabin because the aircraft is too quiet. Airline Business special: CEOs to watch in 2021.It was taken during the inaugural flight of the MAS Superjumbo from Kuala Lumpu. FlightGlobal Guide to Business Aviation Training and Safety 2021 A short Video of the Crew Rest Area onboard the first Malaysia Airlines A380.EDGE: A new global force in aerospace and defence.Shell Aviation: What will it take to Decarbonise Aviation?.What does the future of aviation look like in 2022?.Guide to Business Aviation Training and Safety 2022.What will it take to Decarbonise Aviation? There are three different classes of rest areas for the crew defined by the FAA, depending on the flight length and number of crew.Airline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker.
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