Crew members will not have to sit in jump seats or demonstrate oxygen masks through June 30 >>
by: Harvey Chipkin
The FAA announced several exemptions to standard aviation safety procedures, including the requirements that flight attendants sit in their usual jump seats and demonstrate how to use oxygen masks. The changes will stay in place through June 30 and were made in response to the high number of flight attendants testing positive for Covid-19. Under the FAA exemption order, flight attendants can occupy passenger seats rather than being required to sit side-by-side in jump seats. The move creates more flexibility for social distancing. Suspending the requirement that flight attendants demonstrate how to use aircraft oxygen masks is designed to reduce the risk that they will contract the virus from a mask that hasn’t been properly sanitized. Also on Wednesday, the FAA announced new scheduling practices at air traffic control facilities. At each facility, separate teams of controllers will stay together throughout the duty week. Each crew will have the same employees, limiting the risk of cross-contamination.
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