DGCA wants cabin crews to fly light. Literally

Shauvik Ghosh
Posted: Thursday, Jul 17, 2008 at 0026 hrs IST
Updated: Thursday, Jul 17, 2008 at 0026 hrs IST

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“Body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip ratio are to be taken as parameters for grading and assessing obesity in civil aircrew, rather than height – weight tables,” the document says.

Adding that “a significant weight gain or change of weight parameters over a period of time may be important in assessing the clinical implications of obese or overweight aircrew and its impact on their overall health. The medical services department of the concerned airline/ authorised medical attendant will have the responsibility of advising aircrew about suitable methods to achieve recommended weight.” ...

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» how many hours in a year a crew member can travel on flight as internationall basis

Posted by dheeraj on 2008-07-31 19:10:38.121143+05:30
hi as my queery is about that a domestic airline crew can travel a 1000 hours in a year he can travel but in internationally how many hours will u help me to solve my question

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