--- title: CREWBLAST Releases Flight Contractor Protocol and SOP Information - CrewBlast description: CREWBLAST, the technology-based aircraft staffing company, released information today on standard operating procedures and protocols that are normally accepted in the aircraft staffing industry.  The information covers a range of topics from trip cancelation and change policies to what counts as a day on a late arrival or a trip that covers multiple time-zones. 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