joe;
From the ops manual. Direct entry commander; previously qualified as capts of the aircraft type to be flown by DHL-minimum of 4000 hours.
Not qualified on type-5000hours with 1000 hours on aircraft with take off weight over 40,000kgs.
But they are not employing direct entry commanders at the moment or in the forseable future as they have quite a few f/o's who have the reqd 3000 hours necessary for internal promotion.
How long would it take you if you joined as an f/o, who knows. There will be 80+ f/o's ahead of you. Some with the hours some without, some will leave, some wont. Your guess is as good as mine.
Trips can be between 1-5 days away. Some pilots are doing a trial of 9 on 5 off.
Leave-42 days.
Pension-debatable. Ive only just joined it. And not knowing much about it- pass.