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Is there any difference in pay on the 74 vs Z for a typical 12 day trip, respectively? I’d assume per diem would be similar, but how about the int’l overrides and credit hour build up, etc? Perhaps Z pays less on the paycheck, but you’re also gaining status on all of those long CML’s, which are business (first?) class. Maybe not CH for CH, but never hurts my feelings to be in the back watching movies while getting paid as if I was up front in uniform. Any other pros/cons come to mind in that regard?
To start, no intl trips on Z are 12 days. They are almost all 14 but you
might have the option to deviate on a given trip where you can actually be away from home for as little at 11-12 days. Alternatively, you could be rescheduled to return home late and be gone 16.
Pay: perdiem and intl override are the same between fleets. I’d guess Z trips pay slightly higher credit on average for a 14 day trip but probably very similar for an average monthly credit. That will fluctuate over time as well. ANC (74) has a lot more conflict opportunities: first, they can’t backfill ANC conflicts AS EASILY as Z conflicts in SDF. Second, 2 aqp’s (recurrent training) per year provide an extra conflict per year vs 1 on Z. 3rd, always new bodies going into ANC = training displacements.
Noticeably more CML/DH positioning and depositioning on Z vs 74.
I think most people look at schedules, QOL, their preferred niches vs what pays the most on average. The guys killing it live in domicile, bid reserve and don’t get called then pickup JAs on days off, or same with displaced for training and then there’s the conflict *****s. The desperate fly their lines and pickup extra: working harder not smarter….