First Aid Training for Pilots and Cabin Crew

We conduct initial and recurrent first-aid training classes for Cabin crew and pilots. The training is carried as per DGCA CAR India.

Getting lot of quarries for online training for First aid refresher for Cabin crew and Pilots .All of them want this training online and on Zoom or other platforms .Since there are no clear cut guidelines we are not doing this any time soon . And teaching fist aid online seems to be difficult for us to digest .We can shorten the class make it online and offline , but everything online shall be a challange . Pleae share your veiws.

AIR FRANCE are preparing to gradually resume our flight operations to meet your travel needs on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Air France is currently serving just over 50 destinations.
We expect to offer you over a hundred or so services by mid-June, with some twenty destinations in France, more than 40 services between Paris and Europe, and more than 30 intercontinental routes. This represents approximately 15% of our usual flight schedule and we hope to rapidly increase our capacity, as soon as the health and regulatory conditions allow us to completely reopen borders, on an intra-European level to begin with, and then intercontinental.

To allow you to plan your next trip with total peace of mind, we have adapted our commercial policy by making all our flexible fares modifiable at no cost in the same travel fare class.

Last but not least, I would also like to share with you all the health and safety commitments we have undertaken to guarantee you a safe travel experience.
We have grouped these measures under our “Air France Protect” label, which we will regularly adjust in line with the changing health situation and latest medical updates.
- Wearing a surgical mask is now compulsory as soon as you arrive at the airport as well as on board our aircraft throughout the duration of the flight.
- All our staff are also equipped with surgical masks.
- Implementation of physical distancing measures at every step of the customer journey through the airport, visibly indicated by floor markings and special signage, in addition to Plexiglass protection screens installed at all our counters.
- Hand sanitizer available at all contact points throughout the airport (self-service kiosks, baggage drop-off, boarding, etc.).
- Body temperature checks are carried out prior to boarding on all our flights (except where local regulations proscribe it).
- Our boarding procedures have been reorganized to limit contact on board our aircraft. We therefore first board customers sitting at the back of the aircraft, moving up to those at the front.
- On board, we have simplified the in-flight dining offer in order to limit interaction. We no longer offer a food or beverage service on flights of less than 2hr30.
- On longer flights, dishes are served in sealed or individually wrapped containers on your meal tray.
- Our cabins are thoroughly cleaned on a daily basis and regularly disinfected with an approved, long-lasting virucidal spray.
- Our cabins are equipped with an air filtering system identical to that used in hospital operating theatres (HEPA filters). The air in the cabin is completely filtered and renewed every 3 minutes.

Each and every cabin crew and shall need to get his or her COVID 19 tests before one gets to work in the aircraft. Complex and cumbersome but would be needed . Relax and get it done . No need to panic even if it is positive. Covid 19 positive is no disqualification from flying .If will only give you a leave or quarantine of 15 days . And than fit and fly.

THE EMIRATES WAY

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Flight attendants that have been temporarily laid-off by airlines are the right candidates to be rapidly re-trained to help medical staff.

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Q1: What is a HEPA filter?
According to the European air filter efficiency classification, a HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filter can be
any filter element rated between 85% and 99.995% removal efficiency.
For their production of aircraft with cabin air recirculation systems, manufacturers have chosen the higher
efficiency filters, which aresimilar to what you would find in a hospital operating theatre.
2 Briefing paper – Cabin air quality
IATA Corporate Communications January 2018
Q2: Are all commercial aircraft fitted with HEPA filters?
The majority of modern, large, commercial aircraft, which use a recirculation type of cabin air system, utilise
HEPA filters. A small number of older aircraft types have filters with lower efficiencies.
Q3: What is the smallest particle size that the cabin air filter element can
remove?
Air filters can remove very small particles such as bacteria and viruses. Virtually all viruses and bacteria are
removed; even the most difficult particles in the range of 0.1 to 0.3 micron are filtered out with an efficiency level
of of 99.995%. Contrary to popular belief, very small particles below 0.1 micron are easily filtered out by the
mechanism of diffusional interception.
Q4: How often are filters changed?
The interval varies by aircraft. Most airlines replace cabin air filters at regular "hard time" intervals to fit in with
routine scheduled maintenance periods, as long as these intervals do not exceed filter manufacturers’
recommendations.
Q5: What happens if the cabin air filter elements are not changed out
regularly?
Air flow through the filter might be reduced, but the efficiency of the filter at capturing viruses and bacteria is not
affected.
Q6: Is there a danger to the maintenance personnel by removing used
cabin air filters?
There is no more risk involved in replacing a cabin air filterthan carrying out general maintenance on any aircraft
part that has been in service for a number of years. Working with WHO, IATA has published guidance material for
maintenance staff which is available at http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/safety/health/Pages/diseases.aspx.
* This briefing paper was assembled from information provided by Airbus, Boeing and Pall Corporate.

Air Transport & COVID-19 Coronavirus IATA supports airlines in dealing with the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and other pandemics in close coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO).

Briefing paper
Cabin air quality – Risk of
communicable diseases transmission
The overall risk of contracting a disease from an ill person onboard an airplane is similar to that in other confined
areas with high occupant density, such as a bus, a subway, or movie theatre for a similar time of exposure.
anywhere where a person is in close contact with others.
That said, the risk on airplanes is probably lower than in many confined spaces because modern airplanes have
cabin air filtration systems equipped with HEPA filters.
HEPA or high efficiency particulate air filters have similar performance to those used to keep the air clean in
hospital operating rooms and industrial clean rooms. These filters are very effective at trapping microscopic
particles as small as bacteria and viruses.
HEPA filters are effective at capturing greater than 99 percent of the airborne microbes in the filtered air. Filtered,
recirculated air provides higher cabin humidity levels and lower particulate levels than 100% outside air systems.
The cabin air system is designed to operate most efficiently by delivering approximately 50 percent outside air
and 50 percent filtered, recirculated air. This normally provides between 15 to 20 cubic feet of total air supply
per minute per person in economy class. The total air supply is essentially sterile and particle-free.
Cabin air circulation is continuous. Air is always flowing into and out of the cabin. Total airflow to the cabin is
supplied at a bulk flow rate equivalent to 20 to 30 air changes per hour. This provides temperature control and
minimizes temperature gradients within the cabin.

We plan to resume First aid training from the 16th of April if the lockdown is over by 15th April 2020.

Personal protection of Pilot cabin crew and disinfection of the wide bodied aircraft after landing shall be a cause of concern and will need attention in future . Hand disinfectants may become part of the food tray- which I see in future. First aid training shall see a few changes as well. All for the welfare if the aviator .