Etihad Airways just achieved another key milestone in pilot training and flight operations.
It is one of the first airlines with pilots able to operate both Airbus A350 and A380 aircraft interchangeably.
It successfully obtained regulatory approvals following the completion of rigorous pilot training,
Airline pilots are typically restricted to flying only one aircraft type.
However, under certain conditions pilots may be enabled to operate two similar aircraft types through the ‘Mixed Fleet Flying’ programme.
Mohammad Al Bulooki, COO said: “Etihad Airways is proud to be the one of the very first airlines to qualify its pilots to fly both.”
“This achievement will enhance the resilience and flexibility of the airline’s network.”
Over the past decade, Etihad has obtained similar approvals to qualify its Airbus pilots to interchangeably fly the A320 and A330 types, A330 and A340 types, and its Boeing pilots to fly the 777 and 787 types.
