Originally Posted by
MtoL
Not on a widebody, but from looking at their schedules-
- fewer days at work
- fewer legs per day (usually 1)
- longer layovers
- more interesting destinations
- rest period every leg
- higher hourly rate
- usually commutable (late shows, early releases)
...all great positives
I'm a narrow body captain with a lot more years behind me than ahead. I don't expect to ever have the opportunity to bid on either seat on a wide body. I was just reading through the thread and thought that for the original poster if a chance for wide body flying was the deciding factor then maybe he should rethink. But no doubt it would not have been the only factor. He did mention the drive time as well. By now, 2+ years later the decision is behind him anyway. If I was 25 years younger I'd go for a mainline carrier, bid the wide body and if I didn't lke it I'd have plenty of years to try them all.