B767 or B787
 

Dear all,

I'm new to this forum and have a question. Thanks for hearing (or is it reading) me! After having flown a few hundred hours on the B737 it was time for a change. I have done my A320 rating but didn't fly the actual aircraft due to some reasons.

Now I have the possibility to choose my new aircraft due to employer change (Yes I realize that I'm lucky :)). The options are a 767 or the 787. Since I have not flown long-haul I have no idea what time zones would do to my body. The 767 is being used on short-haul and long-haul, the 787 mainly long-haul. It feels that the 787 would make more sense in my career path (I'm just 3 years in aviation by now). Still I'm not sure about long-haul, what are the pro's and con's of this choice?

Please let me know your thoughts

The 777 and 787 also share the same type rating. It's a no brainer.

Maybe so, but built like a brick $hithouse!

767 were awesome aircraft, with an incredible record over a long time. Anyone who's ever flown one loved it, but it wasn't always the easiest aircraft to fly. Each of the three versions Pratts, GE and RR, behaved quite differently especially in the flare and no one could really explain why it landed the way it did...... it almost never could be landed smoothly and generally plonked down quite solidly...... there were three different techniques used for the three versions that we had. The Rollers were the most "consistent" and the -300 was way better than any -200. GE's were the best. Awesome aircraft in a crosswind too!

Dont ever choose a job in flying for the equipment. Look at which is the more stable company, salary, benefits, perks etc. The 767 is a good aircraft and a 'HEAVY' so you would easily get another job due to heavy experience.

The 767 will be around for years in the cargo arena with a new upgraded cockpit for the 767, it looks like a G550.

Cargo operators are doing this as it allows the aircraft to be utilized in a more effective way. There are plenty of 767's in use outside of the US as well.

From purely an aircraft point of view go for the 787 but from a common sense point of view look at the stability and opportunities within both companies and where you want to go in life.

Dont let anybody tell you as a 767 pilot with say 4000 hours on type you are unemployable because it is an old design, thats just utter BS!!

Thank you all for the great replies. It gives me great insights on what points to consider. Eventually my preference will go out for the 787 due to a better roster and future proof. And, but not as a first argument, because it's a technical master piece of this time. As well the better humidity is point to consider, we are up there for quite some time ;) Didn't think of the 777/787 same rating point btw, thanks for that as well!

@6000PIC : Due to the fact that these newer aircraft have rising use of computerized interfaces I think that younger people can more easily adapt to these cockpits than older people. Young guys are raised with computers :) But maybe handling characteristics of the heavy's is something you need more experience for.

Personally I would go for the 767, you will get lots of chances to fly the shiny one the next 20 years. Loads of non type rated jobs out there if your company closes. :)

There are literally 4 airlines in Europe operating 767 which can be considered as a first tier: Austrian, TUI, Condor and DHL. Two of them are phasing out 76s and one possibly will change an ownership. Do you really need any more thoughts?

As a relatively new guy you need all the aircraft handling experience you can get. Go for the shorter flights not the 3 landings a month you get in long haul.