From what I gather A330 roster difficult to commute
Well people. From my course of 6 on the A330 starting in Aug. One guy commutes from Brissy and one from Melbourne. The rostering is so light at the moment I could commute from Mars and still make it to work.
As far as bidding across once on the A330 to the 744. Why? For starters that would require double training and unless they pack up the A330 fleet that wont happen (20 on order). On the B744 you work harder and prob will earn a little more but unless you NEED to go to London or Frankfurt then its no big deal. My flights are generally north/south (when I go to work) and when the money really kicks in for 744 S/Os is about 18 months in and by then (according to company propoganda) we will not be too far off an F/O slot.
Good luck too all that get a start and likewise to those trying.