A350 …international pandemonium?
09-15-2021, 07:19 PM
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A350 …international pandemonium?
What is the landscape in these crazy days? Grey beards sitting reserve and young’ens flying the line? I can’t imagine 30+ yr folks being pumped to sit incarce-de-facto in a hotel room.
09-16-2021, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Fatty 5416
What is the landscape in these crazy days? Grey beards sitting reserve and young’ens flying the line? I can’t imagine 30+ yr folks being pumped to sit incarce-de-facto in a hotel room.
09-16-2021, 11:25 AM
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One of the big reasons I chose to hold off going back to the 330. I can't imagine those layovers when stuck in your room, my sleep would be even more jacked up than it already is on such trips. I'll give it a few years and reassess how things are going then.
09-16-2021, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by crewdawg
One of the big reasons I chose to hold off going back to the 330. I can't imagine those layovers when stuck in your room, my sleep would be even more jacked up than it already is on such trips. I'll give it a few years and reassess how things are going then.
09-16-2021, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by tennisguru
I wonder if that sentiment is going to drive WB A and B positions abnormally junior on the next AE or two…
09-16-2021, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Fatty 5416
What is the landscape in these crazy days? Grey beards sitting reserve and young’ens flying the line? I can’t imagine 30+ yr folks being pumped to sit incarce-de-facto in a hotel room.
Points made thus far on the thread are accurate regarding the 350, both good and bad. The 350 is a sweet machine, but that does not offset the current missions, esp. SYD - with roots as a prison colony, these folks in AU know their way around a set of shackles!
Variety is the spice of life, as they say, making the 330 appear a wiser WB choice than the 350 at least in the foreseeable future.
09-16-2021, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Buck Rogers
UH, in a word....NO. At least not in MHO. 100k extra a year for 1 leg out 1 leg back...24 hr layover. Not to mention.... no telling when things will open up and even if you get a bid soon...it will be at least 6 months till ur on the line....prolly longer
09-17-2021, 02:27 AM
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I have never really understand the big attraction of International flying even pre covid. Senior pilots can make tons of money domestically flying 2 leg 2 days and greenslips. Staying home much more and having way more credit on the timecard. I know some guys have girlfriends over there, and love going to the local pubs, but I'd rather be home.
09-17-2021, 03:48 AM
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Originally Posted by 3 green
I have never really understand the big attraction of International flying even pre covid. Senior pilots can make tons of money domestically flying 2 leg 2 days and greenslips. Staying home much more and having way more credit on the timecard. I know some guys have girlfriends over there, and love going to the local pubs, but I'd rather be home.
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