Captain Airclues - seems a bit anomalous that. Landing and takeoff in a 767-300 isn't particularly different from the same in a 747-400. They are both heavy iron with all that entails.
And if in an ETOPS environment I would have thought the twinjet is more of a 'handful' than a quadjet.
Not a comment either way, just a bemused observation.
MJR - basically forget it. The chances of you bypassing turboprops and the likes of 737s are very remote indeed at present.
To be honest most pilots think it advisable that you cut your teeth in the business flying lots and lots of high intensity sectors into lots and lots of airports. That means regional or short haul flying. Landing an aircraft once or twice a month when you have very little experience is not a good way of acquiring any.
Just as an aside - are you sure long haul is what you want? Many people find it isn't when they get a bit older. Its not like 20 years ago when a wife would stay at home and raise the kids as a career. Most partners of likely intelligence and background of interest to you will have a career of some sort of their own.
You waving cheerio for a week twice a month is incompatible with marriage and family making.
Personally I love being home every night and being able to go out at least once a weekend (even if you have to not drink). Staying in swish hotels with lovely cabin crew does sound nice. But a hotel is a hotel is a hotel and there is a lot of bravado about bedding the crew down route.
It suits some. Not others. Just wondering how you have arrived at your decision to pursue long haul.
Good luck,
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