Originally Posted by Thedude
Thats not completely true. I dont where you get fly by night since TDX has been around since 1967. On the 747 we are on the 2 weeks on 2 weeks off sked and I have to be gone more than 15 days. Skeds arent that bad but the flying down in South America gets old real quick. Pay is avg for the ACMI operators but I will say it is very low for overall 747 opeartors but then again I get $3/hr for per diem and that is continous. (I make more per diem in a month than a Mesa f/o makes on salary.) Plus a $10/hr override for each hour flown. Dont have to worry about a crash pad since all hotels are picked up.
I am not a company cheerleader but TDX is not the best place to work and its not the worst. If you need a place to hang you hat for a while til you move on or get recalled, there are worse places to be.
Thanks, How about getting to and from work. Training? Insurance, is there a group policy? I spent 12yrs at what we lovingly called "the cream of the crap" nonsked and a brief time at a major. Brief enough that it does not scare me to work for another supplemental. Hell, things are changing with the supplemental carriers too, the last time I was hired by one it was over the phone. How about the Asian stuff? Thanks for your help. Trying to get Intel on short notice is a pain.