Originally Posted by
Johnny F@rt Pants
Ditto what Whitemonk has said.
The 757 is an option, however
1 - it is MAN base only, so your move to BFS wouldn’t be an option.
2 - you questioned about time to command, the B757 pilots generally do 3-400 hours per year max, therefore your time to command would be extended.
3 - why would you do a type rating to join a fleet that will be gone in a few years, and then have to do another type rating, we all know that doing type ratings is a pain in the butt.
In my opinion, forget your boyhood dream, it’s just another tin can doing 500mph at 30odd thousand feet, join and join the B737 fleet.
I live in MAN now. Bought a house here so I’m pretty settled, I’d be happy to stay here another few years before BFS. Just long term I’d like to go back home with some security, my airline tend to pull in and out of Belfast when they fall out doesn’t offer much security.
Hence why I asked about the 757, as If I go to Jet2 I doubt I’ll ever fly anything else than a 738 in Europe wouldn’t mind trying something else in my career even for a 1/2 years .
Also, how does Command work at Jet2, is it back to Leeds for a bit? I’ll have just over 2000 hours by the time I got in, so pretty close to Command here but happy to delay it for a bit if it meant avoiding going tic Paphos Italy or somewhere else for an unknown amount of time.
I remember when I joined my company I thought I’d never contemplate Jet2, as it’s the same stuff essentially but just seems a bit nicer with better pay and free parking! And no four sectors from what I know.