Trying to compare the short haul only roster of AA with the EK roster is just silly.
Having flown 100+hr months doing IT short haul you simply cannot compare the EK ULR/Long/turnaround combination for accumulative fatigue and general total knackeredessness.
AA do not have to cope with 12hr time zone changes have 2 days off then go the other way.
On a personal plus side at least the rosters are coming out earlier, a bit.
I do know that there are at present 200+ applications from EK pilots in at Korean, however the attrition rate at the sim is not good ......possibly thanks to our "don't hand fly culture".
I would like to believe that the lost T+Cs will be returned but I am too old and don't believe in Santa anymore
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Happy dayz