True. If that’s a deterrent, then bwyw. Or not. Easy!

 

ASAP as in 2 years later?

I would stay put until you can hold the 330. The ER simply is not what it was a few years ago, the glory days are over on it.

 

There is that 2 year seat lock...

 

True. If that’s also a deterrent, then he will bw(h)w. Or not. Still Easy.


and yes, seat locks stink

 

Any particular reason the ER has been going so junior (new hires)? As an outsider looking in, it seems like the ER would be the ideal aircraft?

 

When that happens then you'll have to start debating if you take the upgrade into the 220/73 or take the seat lock for the wide body. The decisions only get harder.

 

No seat lock for first time Capt is there?

 

If I’m being honest, an airline career simply wouldn’t be worth commuting to. But that is just me and obviously tens of thousands of pilots make it work, many very happily. I also happen to live in a domicile that I’d live in even without this job, so that’s easy for me to say.

Any Internet advice from anonymous people who don’t know your situation (personality, family situation, likes/dislikes, finances, hobbies, etc.) is honestly pretty worthless. Even advice from one’s closest friends and family can tend to be advice those friends and family are really just giving themselves. But since you’re here asking…if I were living in LA and junior on the 320, I would stay put and let my seniority rise incrementally for the next couple of years. I’d avoid Virginia Ave and keep my powder dry (and seat unlocked) to get a sense of where this company and this industry and this country and NB big packs are headed. The ER category is nothing like it was even 10 years ago - the airplane wouldn’t draw me, and I wouldn’t find the seniority penalty to switch to it (I think you’ll rise faster on 320) worthwhile. Good luck to you - in the end there’s more than one right answer and you can enjoy any path you end up on.

 

This!



If you haven't flown in a strictly WB international category then that isn't a hard decision at all. Go fly the 330 or 350 for a year and if you don't like it, you can bid over to the left seat.

 

Stating anonymous internet advice is worthless, is a pretty silly statement. The OP can use the experiences and perspectives of others to apply to his own personal situation/preferences, which can help him form his own decision. I've used this forum and others countless time to help form decisions through out my career, particularly the decision to skip Widebody FO and go for Capt.

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