A question....

[WJAPilot]

Could anyone please tell me what the seniority or lifestyle of a 2nd year DEFO would be like today....

I turned down the position and am curious in retrospect where I would be within CX.

Cheers

[Cpt. Underpants]

Looking at the F/O rosters, your N American based (I assume) roster (schedule) on the -400 would give you somewhere between 15 and 20 days a month off with between 5 and 7 operating sectors, a deadhead sector or two possibly.

There will be 4 transpac crossings or so.

I'm neither N American based nor an F/O but on the -400.

[2 cents]

Depends on whether it was for Pax or Freighter. I think the timeline you suggest would indicate Pax, which would be the 777-300ER based out of YVR or YYZ. That lifestyle is not bad, either 2 trips a month from YYZ, or 3 from YVR with an average of 18-20 days off a month. Probably alot more than you get now, but with alot more jetlag also! Depends on what's important to you. Any regrets?

[Flaps10]

Make a decision and never look back. CX doesn't like 'second-guessers' anyway! ;)

[broadband circuit]

One thing for sure, as a DEFO you wouldn't have got a sector from me.

[iceman50]

Question Broad...

What were you when you joined a DEFO or SO?

[Farkwa]

WJAPilot,

Ignore Broadband... part of the 5% dxck factor present in all companies.

[WJAPilot]

Thanks All....

No Regrets at all - Quite happy with the descision actually.
Have been subsequently upgraded about a year and a half ago now...have a great lifestyle with frequent OGG and HNL 48hr layovers and this years t4 is looking close to 200cdn.

I look forward to one day flying longhaul but when the offer came about I thought long and hard and realised it was less about coming to CX and it was why leave WS?

WS remains a great place to work.

All the best and thanks for the serious replies.

Regards

WJP

[the point]

broadband circuit.. w$#!@$

[Veruka Salt]

Yep, you're a ****** Broadband Circuit ...

Veruka Salt, a DEFO who gets plenty of sectors BTW .. :hmm: