i have a friend based in jfk (started Feb 2005).
he commutes. usually two 5 days trips a month.
trip leave jfk around 2am, 2 pilots to Anchorage,
layover there, then to hong kong, layover, and back
the same way. arrive jfk around 8pm. sometimes
longer layover in hong kong to allow for simulator
training.
42 days vacation from day one.
including the 15% retirement and all per diem ,he
expects to take home $85K(USD) in first year.