CNN CNN Newsroom March 21, 2014 19:17:00
>> more and more it's becoming a normal usage for pilots getting very near the push back phase if they have to talk to or dispatch department, duty officers, or crew scheduling or even a late night goodbye to a wife or children or whatever. eight minutes is time enough to do something. your preparations are finished by that time and you are waiting for the push back time for everybody else on the airplane to get done with their jobs. that's a downtime for the pilots. we are fully repaired and that would allow you a little time to make a personal call or call inside to the company to clarify so...
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