Outbound crew refers to which group?

• A. The crew assigned to the next trip
• B. The crew arriving from a flight
• C. The crew performing maintenance
• D. The crew leaving on a flight

Answer: (D)

Outbound crew are the people who will depart on the next flight. In airline terms, outbound means moving away from the base toward the destination, so the crew scheduled to operate that outbound leg—the flight attendants and pilots who will board and fly the upcoming flight—is the outbound crew. The group arriving from a flight is the inbound crew, and maintenance staff handle aircraft upkeep, not the flight crew. So the best description is the group leaving on a flight.