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Old 22nd Apr 2016, 14:09
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Gillegan
 
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Some great replies here, many thanks to all. The conclusion so far seems unanimous. It gives me a different perspective now, underlining what in my gut I already knew. Generally speaking, it does seem that BA pilots tend to prefer long haul, moving from LH FO to SH Cpt and eventually back to LH Cpt. Apart from the pay incentive, I get the impression these guys prefer the long haul life style. Having said that, they may do only 75% of what EK do, which may make it all more digestible.
Long haul can give a decent lifestyle but IMHO, that ends at about 75 hours per month. At 90+ hours, it's just debilitating and that's not even taking into account all of the duties that receive no credit at EK.
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