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If you were faced with two posibilities B767 PIC or B737 NG PIC, what position would take. Note the NG is in a better place and more money.
The reason this thread is in the Middle east forum is, the NG position is in the ME.
B767: Pro: Wide body PIC, Con: less money, worse country.. and the B767 is an old aircraft, if I was to leave there arent to many jobs.
B737NG: Pro: Modern aircraft that is in demand, more money Con: stuck on a narrow body for longer period..
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The reason this thread is in the Middle east forum is, the NG position is in the ME.
B767: Pro: Wide body PIC, Con: less money, worse country.. and the B767 is an old aircraft, if I was to leave there arent to many jobs.
B737NG: Pro: Modern aircraft that is in demand, more money Con: stuck on a narrow body for longer period..
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I would pursue the 737 NG job. There are over 25 ExPat contracts out there for 737 NG Captains. The 767 is sadly a dying breed and maybe 3-4 contracts currently out there. You will also probably fly more hours and you definitely will become a better pilot with the 737 NG. You will do 4-5X more approaches and landings in a 737 NG job and it will be a stepping stone to a larger Boeing aircraft with NG technology much mre modern than the 767. I have flown both and jumped at the chance to change into the NG given its HIGH Marketability. Best of Luck!
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The actual aircraft you fly is the least important thing ... the whole money / work / life / family balance is what matters.
If the NG was for a *cough cough* rapidly expanding Dubai based lo-co for example, that worked you to the bone and made you do subcontinent night turnarounds 6 nights in a row with min rest in between ... and the 767 was located in some place with a sustainable roster pattern where you could get to some nice destinations and weren't a shattered wreck on your days off, then I would say no contest mate
A lot of people, including myself, came to the sandpit being all star struck by the money and the nice new type rating and the promised "cosmopolitan lifestyle", and got a very rude shock when we discovered how severe the workload was, what a dull flea pit the town was, and how badly it affected the other areas of our lives such as family.
If the NG was for a *cough cough* rapidly expanding Dubai based lo-co for example, that worked you to the bone and made you do subcontinent night turnarounds 6 nights in a row with min rest in between ... and the 767 was located in some place with a sustainable roster pattern where you could get to some nice destinations and weren't a shattered wreck on your days off, then I would say no contest mate
A lot of people, including myself, came to the sandpit being all star struck by the money and the nice new type rating and the promised "cosmopolitan lifestyle", and got a very rude shock when we discovered how severe the workload was, what a dull flea pit the town was, and how badly it affected the other areas of our lives such as family.
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Well the B767 is going to be just the opposite to the NG interms of Roster.
Asia to Middle east with lots of night turn arounds.
What I am trying to know is the which is better career move, for long term progress and oppertunities.
Also last I checked the NG was more modern than the B763..
Asia to Middle east with lots of night turn arounds.
What I am trying to know is the which is better career move, for long term progress and oppertunities.
Also last I checked the NG was more modern than the B763..
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Also last I checked the NG was more modern than the B763..
Are you allowed to drink alcohol???
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Yeah... you know, I do get the feeling that you have no idea what you're talking about. This sort of question may be asked by a newbie First Officer who's in the lucky position to have a choice between two jobs.
But for somebody who is about to become a PIC, you sound somewhat ridiculous. Sorry.
But for somebody who is about to become a PIC, you sound somewhat ridiculous. Sorry.
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... better look for a 777 position ... cause in a couple of years, despite the so glamorous future pilots shortage campaign, they both will be old and you'll end up paying for an other TR...
