Originally Posted by
vizion
Dear all,
I'm new to this forum and have a question. Thanks for hearing (or is it reading) me! After having flown a few hundred hours on the B737 it was time for a change. I have done my A320 rating but didn't fly the actual aircraft due to some reasons.
Now I have the possibility to choose my new aircraft due to employer change (Yes I realize that I'm lucky
). The options are a 767 or the 787. Since I have not flown long-haul I have no idea what time zones would do to my body. The 767 is being used on short-haul and long-haul, the 787 mainly long-haul. It feels that the 787 would make more sense in my career path (I'm just 3 years in aviation by now). Still I'm not sure about long-haul, what are the pro's and con's of this choice?
Please let me know your thoughts
Does your companies 787 have crew rest
But seriously I flew the B767 for 22 years moved to the B787 one year ago. Both aircraft are nice to fly.
For the future 787 is the aircraft to have on your license so many jobs out there.
longhaul versus short haul, well as a young guy with no ties Longhaul is great with nice layovers around the world But it’s also a trap..
A) you can loose your social life back home
B) jet-lag will eventual destroy your bodies ability to sleep
C) current FTL can have you flying to the Caribbean and
Deadhead back on the same aircraft
D you could also end up flying as passenger around the world in economy class ( Depending on which airline )
E As a F/O you may be lucky to get 1 landing a month ( most flights these days carry 3 man crew )