Originally Posted by
drfaust
That will depend on your experience and how many in front of you become eligible and able for command. There are a lot of inexperienced SO’s on the list so it’s hard to say anything sensible here.
The A321 flies returns and integrated patterns with overnights. Currently the consensus seems to be that the A330 has the worst roster and pay. Higher overtime threshold but short haul operations with minimum days off. Hirings will eventually alleviate that.
If you like staying on the same body clock flying the neo will be nice. It’s essentially the Dragonair narrow-body operation transposed onto Cathay Pacific. Flying hours wise I think it’s reasonable to assume 50 hours and 600 per year.
A few misconceptions here.. There is no "330 fleet", only the simple fact that you need 500 hours before you get the 350 on top.
And there is no consensus on "worst" fleet, or otherwise 747 guys would not have been divided on a recent transfer oportunity. It depends on your personal preferences.
Me I think the 320 has the best lifestyle and pay. Others might hate it. (actually has lower overtime threshold, not higher).
And I am not alone thinking 320 is best, there have been a number of volunteers fir transfer from widebody recently.So all up to the beholder..