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The B777 do have crew rest facilities. The first 10 will not have them and the rest will. The ones with the rest facilities will be the ones going to JFK. The forward rest will not be put in as the weight penalty is one tonne plus. The B777-200LR will comew with the forward rest facility as standard. Having also seen the mock ups of both rest areas it is by far better than the airbus mickey mouse affair.
With regard to the transfer to the Boeing I think it will free up positions for the F/O's on the airbus. Not many places in the world to have a 330/340 and B777 on your licence.
As far as package increase goes - Why do people insist on thinking that every time there is an announcement, a payrise is in the offing. No company will do this. The budget has been set for this financial year and nothing will move 'till April/May. All that happens is people get their hopes up and become disappointed when it doesnt happen. It would be nice to think that we would have a 20% payrise. That is not going to happen and I think the majority know that.
The Airbus guys who have had the offer of a change to the Boeing. Are these the same guys who are working their arses off. This is therefore your chance to change the lifestyle you hate and give your F/O colleagues a chance of a command.