At some airlines there is no choice between a Boeing or an Airbus-depending on your desired crewbase and whether you are willing to spend many, many hours per month commuting, knowing that there is often NO guaranteed open seat on your back-up flight
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There is often the choice of a very old jet or a new Boeing (i.e. 757-2/3; more seniority is required with the need to now qualify for overseas routes), or a newer Airbus, but often just one, instead of both types. For example we have no 737s, but they seem to requir a good bit less training.
And with a larger number of days built in January's trip pairings,which leave you hanging around a US domestic layover hotel for 30 hours, commuting is becoming much less desireable. We have never yet been in a hotel where they film "Girls Gone Wild", and some are not yet 18 years old
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