What constitutes the Flight Crew?

• A. It consists of a captain and a first officer.
• B. It consists of two flight attendants.
• C. It consists of the engineer and navigator.
• D. It consists of cabin crew supervisors.

Answer: (A)

Flight crew refers to the people who operate the aircraft from the cockpit during flight. On a typical commercial flight, this is the captain and the first officer. The captain is the pilot in command, responsible for overall safety and decision-making, while the first officer assists with flying, navigation, and monitoring flight progress, and may take command if the captain is unavailable. The other roles listed—cabin crew like flight attendants, engineers and navigators, or cabin crew supervisors—serve in different domains: cabin crew handle passenger safety and service; engineers maintain the aircraft; navigators have duties that are now handled by the flight crew and onboard systems. So, the two pilots in the cockpit—the captain and the first officer—form the flight crew.