Answers to some Air Canada Questions
How do you determine which aircraft to use for a particular flight months in advance?
On a daily basis, that’s actually one of the most challenging tasks we face in the Network Planning department. Fortunately, we rely on a set of data to help us determine where to fly our 346 mainline and regional aircraft. Some of the key things we look at are:
- Market growth – how much the specific markets (departure and arrival cities) are foreseen to grow in the coming months and years, based on economic forecasts and travel patterns.
- Advance bookings – how many bookings we have for the upcoming months versus the number of seats we were planning to deploy for that period.
- Historical – how a route has performed in the past. If a route is consistently operating profitably and at high passenger load factors, it likely needs extra capacity.
- Operational constraints – certain airports and routes require specific aircraft. For example, our Embraer 190s do not have the range to make it from Toronto to California with a full payload, so a larger Airbus aircraft is required.
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What is required of the cabin crew when they are asked to “Cross Check” on landing and takeoff?
A flight attendant’s most important role is to ensure the safety of passengers. To this effect, they conduct multiple checks, procedures and actions throughout the flight. One such procedure is conducted by the crew as soon as the aircraft begins pushing back from the gate. At that point, the Service Director will make the following announcement:
‘Cabin crew, please prepare for departure and cross check”
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