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seagull · September 3rd, 2005, 17:29

Your question pertained to widebodies or the large narrow bodies. Part of the issue at the pax carriers is that widebodies make up a very small percentage of their fleets. Look at the numbers, typically only 10% of the pilots are flying widebodies there. That as opposed to companies like FedEx, where widebody flying makes up 65% or more of the flying, you have a dramatically different career progression, and a huge impact on career earnings. People tend to overlook that when running the numbers on the relative career value.

September 3rd, 2005, 17:29	#6
seagull Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,045	Re: Upgrade time in airlines. Your question pertained to widebodies or the large narrow bodies. Part of the issue at the pax carriers is that widebodies make up a very small percentage of their fleets. Look at the numbers, typically only 10% of the pilots are flying widebodies there. That as opposed to companies like FedEx, where widebody flying makes up 65% or more of the flying, you have a dramatically different career progression, and a huge impact on career earnings. People tend to overlook that when running the numbers on the relative career value.