All Nippon Airways (ANA) is set to introduce Mixed
Fleet Flying (MFF) for its A380 and A320 family aircraft following approval
by Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB).
The Japanese carrier is the first operator in the
world to introduce the MFF between the two types.
MFF enables pilots to be
certified to operate more than one type from the Airbus
fly-by-wire product line on a regular and concurrent basis. At ANA
this will enable crews to fly a mixed pattern of short and long-haul services.
“We are pleased that A320 and A380 MFF operations
were approved by JCAB and that ANA has become the world’s first
airline to introduce it,” said Stéphane Ginoux, Head of North Asia
region for Airbus and President of Airbus Japan. “MFF offers
airlines increased flexibility and cost-efficiency and has become
one of the keys to Airbus’ success. For airlines, the increase in
revenue hours flown by pilots due to less standby and downtime
results in a significant improvement in productivity.”
MFF also enables airlines to interchange
differently sized aircraft at short notice without crew-scheduling
difficulties, allowing them to better match aircraft capacity to
passenger demand.
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