Originally Posted by
busdriver12
Three years till a 777 secondary? Nope, I looked at September bid awards and saw probationary 777 FO's with secondary lines, and long international trips on them.
Long international trips aren't that difficult to get, especially FO trips. That's kind of the bread and butter. The trips in demand are RFO trips (long or short) that average 8-9 CH per day.
I was trying to be a little conservative, but that's an encouraging data point for new hires. However, getting a junior secondary with a long trip because there happens to be a body shortage can be a fleeting event. Being able to
count on getting flying trips every month vs. secondary line reserve is probably not happening to first years folks quite yet.