It doesn't matter. I know a new hire that took 9 months from start of class to finish ioe. Good for him. He spent more time in Europe than the training center. He won big time. Instant weekends off line holder.

AA 83 in October goes to AKL. Don't know if it's seasonal or if that's when they are starting it, but AA definitely serves Auckland.

But the point is to try to enjoy the time off, in 5 years you'll be craving a month away from this place. Stay on top of studying, but try to enjoy it as much as you can.

I think it's seasonal. They've been doing it at least this year and last year.

This is by far the hardest part and because of this, I can relate to someone that is concerned. I had three weeks between MV and QLOE. I taped up my cockpit posters on the wall with the intent of practicing flows daily to stay current. I sat down ONCE to do it and only got half way through. I was soooo burnt out on training by that point I was almost ill at the thought of doing anything.

But otherwise, yeah... enjoy the paid vacation and the travel benefits as much as you can.

It's vacation time until LOE time arrives after a long break. You almost need to restart your sim lesson 1 to be where you need to be.

So what you are saying is as of 8/22/2017 he in fact could not take a trip to NZ? Hence AA DOES NOT offer any flights to NZ right now ! Might want to take a trip AA is currently flying to and maybe one that isn't in their winter season . 😂

Has Envoy evacuated the Houston SIM due to Hurricane Harvey? More delays.....

What Hurricane? I see some rain showers.

Seriously dude, research really isn't hard.
American Aug/Sep 2017 Auckland suspensions :: Routesonline
"American Airlines during Sunday (16APR17) routine schedule update adjusted planned Los Angeles – Auckland service in Northern summer 2017 season. The oneWorld member will temporary suspend this service from 05AUG17 to 04OCT17 (LAX departure). Reported in previous post, the airline will resume this service from 05OCT17 with Boeing 787-9 aircraft, instead of -8."
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So yes, you're right, he can't go tomorrow, but you're missing the point. He could go anywhere he wants. I threw Auckland out there as a mere example of somewhere he could jet off to instead of worrying about his LOE. Honestly, when I made the statement, I pulled a random city out of my mind. You instead, took it way too literally and made the argument about the destination instead of the point of "Go somewhere. Use your benefits." But, since you're so damned focused on the point that AA isn't flying to NZ tomorrow, you've completely diverted the point of my post on a tangent that really doesn't make one bit of difference.