Interesting view points.

I've done both, although mostly pax for the last 30 years. There's a lot to be said for not dealing with passengers and F/As. Boxes have a lot less drama.

ACMI is a tough business, though. Your company is always competing for a contract and the pressure to keep costs down is big. I'm glad to see the money is finally getting better. FEDEX and UPS are the holy grails of freight. A job there is tough to get because they are the best paid with the best contracts. Non sched freight is really tough on the lifestyle and the paycheck, but probably has some of the most diverse flying. I couldn't see myself staying in the non sched world, I bailed for regional then airline flying.

I will say that now that I'm doing more overseas flying that I really enjoy the passenger business again. It's a different world from domestic, as I'm sure all you guys who ride to your cargo pickup points can attest. Food is better and the crew rest pod and extra pilot are welcome treats after years of 8 hour days with 2 man crews. I'm in this for the overnights, I like to do things in different cities. Just had 48 hours in ZRH, went snowboarding in the Alps. I'm sure the cargo guys can do that as well but I just wanted to put it out there that pax ops can have good overseas layovers as well.