Originally Posted by
Kapitanleutnant
Not only do the 330 guys do 20 plus days per month but they do a LOT of night flights as well... Pakistan and India play a major role in their operations!!
It's known at our airline that it's the worst aircraft to be assigned to scheduling wise.
K
The above is true
for now!
When you join now on A330, you will be moved to the A380 as the A330's are phased out.
Now, think about this, all those nasty turnarounds that Kaptain alludes to in his post...where do you think they will end up, A380 or 777? That's right...777 fleet. And if you "hold out" for 777 only, you will be stuck doing these as a new joiner.
My friends who are 777 capts are noticing more and more night turns in their bottom bid months. It's only going to get worse. It's a cycle here at EK, when I joined 9 years ago A330/340 fleet had the best flying. When 777-300ER's started joining the fleet, we gradually lost all the good stuff. Now, the cycle is changing to A380.
A380 has the best rosters and QOL. I do 3 -4 trips a month with avg 16 days off, not including rest days. F/O's have even more days off.
Just providing a differing viewpoint.