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and at cruising altitude. The number of relief crew members assigned to a flight depends in part on the length of the flight and the official air regulations the airline operates under.
* Flight engineer (FE), a position originally called an 'Air Mechanic'. On older aircraft, typically between the late-1920s and the 1970s, the flight engineer was the crew member responsible for engines, systems and fuel management. As aircraft became increasingly

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