Congrats to all of the newhires! Quite an exciting opportunity - and very lucky in a time when so many pilots are newly unemployed with families to support.... .. .I have read some of the previous Astraeus threads, but I am still a little unclear about some of the startup details. Perhaps you guys can tell me what you know thusfar:. .. .1. How much time expected from start of training until actual line flying?. .. .2. Do you get a full 737 type rating?. .. .3. How many flight hours do you expect per month - do you know what the tentative schedules will look like in terms of days on/off per week?. .. .4. Do you have a choice of LGW or MAN or are you assigned a base?. .. .I look forward to reading about your training process. I have a brother who is currently training on the 737-800 for Delta in the States having flown the 757/767 and the 737-200 and he finds it to be somewhat challenging - he said the 757/767 was much easier (he has 6000 hours) to learn and fly.. .. .Cheers