Originally Posted by The Dominican

4P's Pizza place, they have a location in Hanoi. You can thank me later.

Originally Posted by C17B74

I for one concur wholeheartedly. Groundhog Day wash rinse repeat til the end of my days which everyone will eventually succumb to isn’t for me. Familiarity regarding routes, frequencies, departures, arrivals, etc. does have its advantages especially when exhausted. Having a good layover along with only working a third or half the long haul flight is amazing if you are built for it. As Dom mentioned, if you prefer experiencing new adventures, cultures, delicacies and or rolling thru country sides internationally it can’t be beat. Consecutive early morning departures, minimum rest at basic accommodations definitely takes some backbone in itself. Chilling with some crews and hanging out at some very interesting locations will cost you a bit, but a company paid for vacation vs actual work is nothing to sneeze at if you really enjoy the diversity. Small price to pay and I can take my family to locations they would really enjoy after previewing them ahead of a family vacation debacle. Points to boot for upper class service on selected seats doesn’t hurt either. Everyone is different, you are in command of your destiny aside from the normal upswings and down turns of which you have not control. Thanks Dom, time to bid back to Hanoi… fellow ACMI to National.

Originally Posted by C17B74

^^^^Exactly^^^^^
Total blast if your interests lie in globetrotting. I do enjoy the diversity. If not, it would be quite miserable and a tough time just chasing the pay as there are plenty of other places bringing in some more cheddar staying within the confines of CONUS.

*Plenty of time to RV the rest of the US after 65 if you dare. Lived in 13 states already and not many more could entice me these days. Many of us have been thru most of the states so not much allure remains.

Originally Posted by maxconthrust

Any new hire class for July or August? 747 fleet?

Originally Posted by Airbusgod

To hawkerdriver1 thank you very much for your informative posts. You give us a good inside view of life at National on the 747 fleet. Do you have any insight on life on the A330/757 fleets as well. Thanks a million

Originally Posted by Hawkerdriver1

UPDATE: The 330 crews have world-wide home basing too. No need to move to Orlando.

HD

Originally Posted by maxconthrust

Do any of the crew on either fleet live at MCO?

Is there any advantage in terms of QOL if you live there schedule wise?