I didn't know there were trailer parks in Asia, Brazil and Europe.

 

International make love not war night.

 

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Are you?

BTW, I loved this one.

They pay to move your stuff there, and back when you quit, even if they fire you.

For you guys with three kids and a wife, they pay for a 7,000 sq ft villa, utilities included. No kidding.

 

How about three wives and a kid.......I think that's ok there

 

Lots to like about Emirates, but I'd do a lot of research (esp. on pprune) to make sure you understand the negatives as well.

Beyond that, with all the metal they're supposed to be getting, they're surprisingly picky about new hires. I know plenty of RJ Captains who were very taken with the idea of going there, took their wives to the interview, seemingly fit the profile, and figured the drawbacks were far outweighed by the money, growth and a seemingly brighter future. Only a couple got hired.

I know a few guys who got hired at Cathay in better times and abso-freaking-loutely love it there. Great QoL, great money, great equipment, but they live on the other side of the world from everyone they've ever known here and they don't come back except to show off the grandkids for a week or two a year. But then, HKG is a lot easier to plant roots in than the sandbox.

Another guy went to Qatar, and his analogy was he showed up with two empty buckets. One for $$$ and one for BS. You leave when one gets filled. At least at that airline, the $$$ bucket rarely got filled first.

But if what Bar said is right, DAL won't let you go for a 3-year foreign tour anyway...

 

I just barely squeaked into 4 digit territory and I really don't expect to sit left seat at all at Delta. I have no desire to be on MD reserve so the lowest cat airplane I would sit in is the 73 or Baby bus. I expect to retire at 23 years of service as an FO never holding the CA seat (only way this changes is with a booming economy and LOTS of Hiring by Delta.

 

That is a good analogy.

I know a few at CX as well. Some are in the states on the pax side, some in the freighter op, and a few living in Hong Kong. Even with the training bs they all love it.

As for the EK deal. Most pilots love it if momma loves it. They can get a nanny and a maid, save cash and live quit well. A few ran the numbers to come back and it just did not make economic sense. They will now be there long term. Good thing the like it. There about 100pilots a year that can't stand it and quit. They are looking at hiring 800 be the end of 2013. Either way it is a long way from home. Most US pilots get 1-2 us Layos a month on the 777.

 

Oh that's too funny! I was about to write the same thing... and then I scrolled down and saw your post.

 

A day in the life:

1500: Commute to base. Full flight, so 3 hours in the "Chiropractor Approved" jumpseat is the order of the day.

1800: Arrive in base. Run into classmate. Cominsurate as to the decline in trip quality in the past 3 years.

1900: Make it to commuter pad after waiting :40 for shuttle

2200: Go to sleep for 0500 wakeup.

0000: Awaken to the sound of rowdy kids in the hall. Reflect that school is in, and that you had to be bleeding profusely out of your eyes and nose to get out of school when you were a kid, let alone taken out to go on vacation during the school year.

0200: Awaken to the sound of slamming doors.

0500: Awaken to the shriek and retina burning glare of the Zenith "Radiation King" alarm clock. Efforts to shut it off prove futile, so you just bury it in the pillows.

0530: Discover that there's no hot water.

0550: Stare intently at the wall as you ride down in the elevator with the parents of the kids that work you up last night. Attempt to keep comments to yourself.

0553: Complain to the desk creature that there was no hot water. "Oh, yea, they're working on that". No apology given.

0555: Find that the pilots from "wet lease lift provider" have not only taken all the coffee, but all the cream and sweetner as well.

0602: Ride in van in dire need of suspension work. Couple sitting next to you has 9 suitcases.

0625: Arrive at TSA checkpoint for morning scowl and rectal probe.

0630: Read rotation while waiting in line. Note with considerable angst the double ATL layover.

0640: Get extra mondo large coffee at Big M's Steakhouse. Note with dismay that all they have is creamer modules, each containing no more than 2 micrograms of creamer each.

0642: Stealthily purloin half-n-half from large coffee chain next door.

0655: Check in.

0700: Attempt to call scheduling to check in, as you locked yourself out of Deltanet because you forgot that changing your email passwork changes all of your other passwords as well.

0705: Ride tram to airplane. Overhear ATL crew cominsurating about their double DTW layover.

0710: Arrive at gate. Find that the airplane is still in the hangar.

0800: Airplane arrives. Walkaround, deftly dodging numerous, ground based hazards, until coffee from aft drain port dribbles over your clean shirt.

0830: Engage in 10 minutes of discussion as to whether it will be 22L or 21R. Settle on 22L.

0900: Depart the gate to ATL, to start 4 days of "The Florida Shuttle"

0905: Cleared to taxi to 21R. Told to "Give way to Air France, and follow the 9th RJ"

0930: Listen to the guy in the other seat rail against all things DALPA. Ask if he's attempted to get involved, or even vote. Receive blank look in return.

0945: Listen to guy in the other seat describe failed marrage.

1000: Listen to guy in other seat describe his current, disfunctional relationship with girlfriend. Refrain from pointing out that it seems identical to his failed marrage.

1025: Note with chagrin that arrival gate is A2, depature gate is E32.

1030: Brief for 26R approach in ATL.

1055: Get assigned 28 in ATL.

1120: Land in Macon, and taxi to A2. Avoid blowing runway crossing clearances.

1135: Arrive at Dunkin Donuts, for a desperately needed cup'o'joe, to find the line snaking around the concourse to the sandwich shop.

1200: Watch the "ITT Tech" commercial on the gate television with considerable interest.

1500: Arrive at sunny Florida destination. Hotel is hosting the "Exercisearama" convention. Hotel is packed with over 50-somthings in spandex. Reflect that the hotel has hot water, but the mold on the shower curtain has achieved sentience.

Lather, rinse, repeat. Cash meager paycheck....

Nu