Originally Posted by
gloopy
Lol itching for the ER? Better to go narrow body, get senior, then waltz into the ER at the primo EU/west coast (and nothing but) trip level. Unless you want malaria, SVO in the winter, 5am LGA 4 leg domestic and maybe the occasional lucky CDG.
Originally Posted by
Oberon
I can only speak for myself so take it for what it's worth. The 7ER appeals to me because I've already done domestic coast-to-coast and want to see if international is something I want to do long term.
Just to give you an idea. 2001 South hire. SNN 96XX. 58%ish 7ERB in NYC. I fly domestic transcons with an occasional Carribean/Africa trip. My bidding may play a role in that, but you can forget consistently holding Europe or anywhere nice until you get around 40%ish in category. With that said, on reserve you will get better trips than me when that senior FO calls in sick. So you got that going for you.
Personally, I'd bid 737/A320 as a new hire if I could, M88 next. That would give you the best chance to gain seniority in category and get a quicker handle on QOL.