How many pilots per plane

Do Airlines need more pilots?

In the short term, airlines need to find additional pilot capacity for the coming months and seasons

Long term, the industry as a whole needs to ensure that there will be enough pilots to fly the fleet that is expected to grow

How many FH does a pilot have per year?

Most of the jurisdictions limit the count of annual flown hours for pilots at 800 – 1000 FH per year

Our data (Exhibit 2), though, shows that the average across some 173 different airlines is actually closer to 600 — and, for 65% of those airlines, that number is even lower

How many pilots are on a flight?

On many flights, there are three pilots or even more, though these tend to be long-haul, international flights

But do these pilots all have the same rank and experience, what are the reasons for there being at least two pilots on a flight, and will there ever be a future where just one pilot can fly a plane from takeoff to landing?

One of the main reasons that a minimum number of cabin crew are required is that these individuals are essentially responsibl…