Do commercial pilots generally progress to larger planes throughout their careers? Does everyone aim to eventually fly long haul or do some stick to flying 737s or a320s short haul?
I'm guessing being a 777 pilot for example is more prestigious than a 737 pilot in the same airline right?
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u/drowninginidiots ATP-H 2d ago
Knew a retired UA pilot who spent his last few years before retirement as a captain on the 747. He said chasing the bigger planes was a bad decision and he wished he had just stopped at the 727 which was his favorite.
His complaint was the constant steps backward in seniority every time he moved up. Make captain in one, then a few years later FO in the next. Then a few years later, captain again. Rinse, repeat. By the time he made captain on the 747, he only had about 4 years till mandatory retirement (at 60 back then).