{"id":"F2018L01244","name":"CASA 66/18 — Number of Cabin Attendants (Alliance Airlines) Direction 2018","slug":"casa-66-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-alliance-airlines-direction-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":97918,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01244-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 66/18 — Number of Cabin Attendants (Alliance Airlines) Direction 2018","content":"Instrument number CASA 66/18\n\nI, PETER MICHAEL WHITE, Executive Manager, Regulatory Services & Surveillance, Aviation Group, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n\\[Signed P. White\\]\n\nPeter White  \nExecutive Manager, Regulatory Services & Surveillance Division  \nAviation Group\n\n30 August 2018\n\nCASA 66/18 — Number of Cabin Attendants (Alliance Airlines) Direction 2018\n\n1 Name\n\nThis instrument is CASA 66/18 — Number of Cabin Attendants (Alliance Airlines) Direction 2018.\n\n2 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 September 2018; and\n\n(b) is repealed at the end of 31 August 2020.\n\n3 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to Alliance Airlines Pty Limited (Alliance Airlines), ARN 593564, if Alliance Airlines operates a Fokker F27 Mark 050 series aircraft with a maximum seating capacity of 50 passengers (the relevant aircraft) in charter, or regular public transport, operations.\n\n4 Direction\n\n(1) Subparagraph 6.1 (b) of Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3, as in force from time to time, does not apply to Alliance Airlines in respect of its operation of the relevant aircraft.\n\n(2) Alliance Airlines must assign for duty at least 1 cabin attendant for every 50 passenger seats or part of that number fitted to the relevant aircraft.\n\n(3) Alliance Airlines must not, without the prior written approval of CASA, revise any part of its operations manual affecting emergency procedures for the relevant aircraft, including in relation to exits or procedures relating to able‑bodied passengers.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2473},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose of modifying cabin attendant ratios for Alliance Airlines' specific aircraft operations. It does not expand beyond the aviation safety exemption described in its title."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow application to a single airline operator and single aircraft type","Only three operative provisions (disapplication of standard rule, replacement ratio, and manual restriction)","Minimal cross-referencing to external legislation (only foundational regulation and specific CAO provision being modified)","Clear numerical threshold (1 per 50 seats) with no nested conditions or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This direction gives Alliance Airlines permission to use **fewer cabin attendants** than normally required on specific Fokker aircraft.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Allows Alliance Airlines to operate 50-seat Fokker F27 Mark 050 aircraft (also known as Fokker 50s) with just **one cabin attendant** instead of the usual two.\n- Normally, aviation safety rules require one cabin attendant for every 36 passengers (meaning a 50-seat plane would need two crew members). This instrument overrides that standard rule for Alliance Airlines.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Only Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd, when operating charter or regular passenger flights using these specific aircraft.\n\n**Safety conditions:**\n- As a safeguard, Alliance Airlines cannot change its emergency procedures manual—including protocols for exits and able-bodied passengers—without written approval from CASA (the Civil Aviation Safety Authority).\n\n**Duration:**\n- This was a time-limited exemption, automatically expiring after two years."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-66-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-alliance-airlines-direction-2018","history":"/api/acts/casa-66-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-alliance-airlines-direction-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-66-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-alliance-airlines-direction-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-66-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-alliance-airlines-direction-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-66-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-alliance-airlines-direction-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-66-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-alliance-airlines-direction-2018/documents"}}