@black and brown,
your mate with 5 years on the airbus working thurs to tues? Not quite true i'm afraid. That is similar to my place in the list and I mainly get weekends off, save the occasional late sunday afternoon daytrip or something......
If it is true then he needs to stop bidding for weekend work if he doesnt want to!
My first few years yes, lots of weekend work, but not for the last 2 years. Also, 3rd stripe after 4yrs+unfrozen ATPL not 5.
D2k.