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Macmac76 From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 234 posts, RR: 0
Posted (10 years 1 week 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 3266 times:

Are pilots on the A330 also qualified to fly the A340???

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Rick767 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2000, 2662 posts, RR: 52
Reply 1, posted (10 years 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 3234 times:

Simple answer... some are and some aren't! It depends whether they have passed a Cross Crew Qualification Course (CCQ). Same as A320 series pilots flying the A330 (as many in the UK do), it is subject to the CCQ course being passed.

A CCQ is required because the aircraft have different type ratings. So where the 757/767 (which shares a type rating) just needs a brief differences course, to go A330 to A340, or the other way, needs a CCQ of just over a week I recall. Still far far less than transitioning from say a 737 to a 747 or a 757/767 to 777 which is a full type rating course (approx. 1 month).

Hope this answered your question!

I used to love the smell of Jet-A in the morning...

Macmac76 From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 234 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (10 years 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 3219 times:

yup, you did! and that was a quick response too...thanks Rick767. Do you know if pilots qualify on both the 330 and 340 on Philippine Airlines?

Rick767 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2000, 2662 posts, RR: 52
Reply 3, posted (10 years 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 3088 times:

Sorry, I don't know that. If they operate both types it is quite possible that is the case. Here in the UK we have A320/321 pilots flying the A332 for Monarch Airlines, MyTravel and Thomas Cook. It makes sense with such a short conversion to allow them to fly both types.

So I would guess the answer is probably yes.

I used to love the smell of Jet-A in the morning...

Cx flyboy From Hong Kong, joined Dec 1999, 6341 posts, RR: 56
Reply 4, posted (10 years 1 week 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 2963 times:

Pilots in Cathay on the Airbus almost all start off on the A330 then get CCQed onto the A340 as well about a year later. Not many are only A340 qualified (Apart from Second Officers flying long haul only).

Macmac76 From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 234 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (10 years 1 week 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 2804 times:

thanks for all the replies!

B-HOP From Hong Kong, joined Nov 2000, 559 posts, RR: 2
Reply 6, posted (10 years 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 2708 times:

CX Flyboy: -

Are those flts to SYD/MEL with 330 operates by Second Officers or only First Officers operates them?

Regards
Kev

Live life to max!!!

Cx flyboy From Hong Kong, joined Dec 1999, 6341 posts, RR: 56
Reply 7, posted (10 years 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2752 times:

Kev,

Those flights are normally one Captain, one First Officer and one Second Officer.

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