Originally Posted by sailingfun

I think the concept is that you will sleep a bit at home also. I would be much better rested on the CDO examples then I am going to Europe, Asia, SA or Africa. Most guys get up in the morning around 7. They don't sleep during the day or spend it commuting. Arrive in base and brief at say 6pm. Depart around 8 and fly all night long. Maybe bag a hour or possibly two of sleep on break. Then land in the morning 20 to 24 hours later. Everyone in the cockpit is a zombie. That's for US airlines. Our counterparts in Europe do the reverse with No breaks on flights under 10 hours. The bottom line is unless you only allow airlines to fly from 7am to 10pm you're going to have tired people.
I have a friend who only bids CDO's at his airline. Sleeps a bit in the morning when he gets in to get his 8 hours. He hates international trips and says he is far more fatigued on those.