Have a few buddies who sat right seat on the 320 for less than a year and are now flying right seat on the 330. Much better schedule, almost commuting. 8-10 days off straight per month maybe more if you fly a lot of the longer flights, USA/JAPAN etc. The same occurs for 737 to 777, not sure how long it takes though.

If the Lira wasn't dropping it would be a good place, but with the unpredictability of the country as of late, and the company always changing their Expat FO upgrade requirements I see it more as a stepping stone to go to another company in the region.

Welcome to the expat world.

Now I will compare apples to apples here. I am FO at regional airline. This is what my 4 years looked like.

- current upgrade 7 years
- off days a month 8-10 varying on quality of trips
- bid 40% at base, so my schedule is hit or miss. 117 made it worse
- no union
- schedule can change on a whim. It's called flow through or being shoved by PBS.
- crj type. No value whatsoever
- and we all know one hiccup in the economy can tank airlines. History is our best reminder.

I think Turkish can be be a great stepping stone. Type and time on the Boeing makes a difference.

Are you referring to Turkish?

Olympic, thanks for that. I'm thinking it would be a great stepping stone towards a good contract somewhere and mostly a fun adventure.

CritialMach, same bOOat as you and watching my schedule and QOL slip away while the company does as it pleases. This could be a great opportunity to spice up the resume.

I'm attending the LAX roadshow and will give you guys an update of what they're presenting.

FLowpayFO, your experience at the road show posted here will be much appreciated. Thx in advance!!

Yes, Turkish.

I also forgot to mention, if you offer to self sponsor the A330 type, they will take you on the long haul instead of the A320. They have a lot of empty seats that need to be filled. Any questions let me know.

Look boys, there's no golden opportunity abroad that will satisfy 100%.

I never imagined myself a mercenary pilot living abroad, but an opportunity arose, and furlough forced my hand. Overall it has been good for me, but not without issue.

Some of you here are in an untenable position in the states, or just plain ready for something new. It could mean more money, the chance into narrow/wide body flying, and maybe see a bit more of the world and learn a thing or two.

I can't comment about Turkish, well nothing that I would speak authoritatively on anyway, but I will tell you young guys that life's an adventure, and most of the headway i've made in this industry has come from rolling the dice.

A move like this is never an easy decision, but you never know where it could lead. Good luck and CYA.

There isn't such a thing back home either;)

What do they mean by "(written warning) for lack of discipline" in the requirements? For example, many US regionals issue warning letters in employee HR files for sick calls (and a variety of other non-PRIA-able things).

Will a written letter in an employee HR file for something like an attendance policy be an issue? Or if a person's PRIA record is "clean as a whistle" will they be good?

Essentially what I'm asking is--are they just pulling a PRIA for US pilots or is a simple phone call to former employers or what?

Thanks