What is atlas really looking for?
11-23-2014, 07:26 AM
#52
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Joined APC: Mar 2011
Posts: 249
The quality of life for people at Atlas varies greatly. Some live in Miami and sleep at home 20 days a month. Others gateway to ANC from the east coast and sleep at home 10 days a month and get imputed monthly. Hard to say which is the majority but my point is every bodies situation is different and what is great for some might be terrible for others. Most know what they are getting into before they come here.
I don't think any RJ guys are getting discriminated against due to attrition. Lots of new hire military are leaving too. I just think due to the ABX and World furloughs we have been temporarily hiring lots of them currently. We'll keep hiring RJ guys so don't get discouraged.
I don't think any RJ guys are getting discriminated against due to attrition. Lots of new hire military are leaving too. I just think due to the ABX and World furloughs we have been temporarily hiring lots of them currently. We'll keep hiring RJ guys so don't get discouraged.
11-23-2014, 03:43 PM
#53
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Joined APC: Aug 2009
Position: A320 CA
Posts: 282
Originally Posted by scumby
My friend at Atlas said there is only a plus 1 gain in pilots for 2014. Between the pilots retiring, quitting and the new hires. This says a lot about the quality of life at Atlas.
11-24-2014, 05:44 AM
#54
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Joined APC: Feb 2012
Position: Front Row
Posts: 154
I love the kind of work and I love the "flexibility" in the schedule never knowing where I am going but that does not equate to QOL. For those of us that have done this type of flying for 15 years we know what an extra day or two at home each month means and the difference it makes. There were other ACMI carriers that did only 15-16 days a month and I will vouch that it made a difference and has nothing to do with the type of flying or schedule flexibility or changes made to it. Half the month is fair, more is not.
11-24-2014, 12:21 PM
#56
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Joined APC: Apr 2007
Position: B744 FO
Posts: 375
Originally Posted by ATCsaidDoWhat
Atlas has finally cracked the code on people like Jerk Store who have no problem using them as a free ticket to something else.
11-24-2014, 01:31 PM
#57
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Joined APC: May 2013
Posts: 324
Originally Posted by ATCsaidDoWhat
Iron Maiden...keep the faith. Atlas has finally cracked the code on people like Jerk Store who have no problem using them as a free ticket to something else. It may make it a bit tougher for guys like you in the short term, but it will keep people like JS from playing the "I got mine, pull up the ladder" game on Atlas' dime.
Damn shame that there are people like that out there. Because they are likely the same ones who will have an excuse when a picket line goes up...
Damn shame that there are people like that out there. Because they are likely the same ones who will have an excuse when a picket line goes up...
Atlas is a profitable company with plenty of money and many chances for advancement. Damn shame to see poeple treat Atlas like a stepping stone.
If you go way back, even the big 3 wouldn't be such great places to work had people not dug their feet in and commited themselves to staying and improving conditions overall.
Management would love nothing more than to have people stay a few years,and move on before they get any raises or QOL improvements.....
11-27-2014, 07:56 AM
#58
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Joined APC: Apr 2009
Position: 767/757 CA
Posts: 57
Originally Posted by gvinflight
So what is it that the "powers that be" are looking for? I have the degree, I desire the lifestyle, and exceed the minimums, have for the entire 4 years that I have been applying and attending job fairs, and yet I can't get a call. Even with internals...I understand, that there are a multitude of guys from World, Evergreen and North American with the heavy/over water and international experience, I just wonder why. I will keep trying and pressing, just curious...
It's really frustrating!
12-03-2014, 08:32 AM
#59
Line Holder
Joined APC: Mar 2014
Position: 747 FO
Posts: 55
Originally Posted by Iron Maiden
From what I'm hearing, this is the kind of attitude that is almost ruining the chances for people like me (2 year degree, No PIC time, 2200TT) that really want to go there. If you want to go to the majors, then stay where you are, but don't use Atlas as a stepping stone. I'd love to haul freight around the world for 21 days at a time, I am aware that they also fly charters 
Agreed 100%
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01-10-2015, 09:34 AM
#60
On Reserve
Joined APC: Oct 2012
Posts: 22
Originally Posted by CandlerKid
The quality of life for people at Atlas varies greatly. Some live in Miami and sleep at home 20 days a month. Others gateway to ANC from the east coast and sleep at home 10 days a month and get imputed monthly. Hard to say which is the majority but my point is every bodies situation is different and what is great for some might be terrible for others. Most know what they are getting into before they come here.
I don't think any RJ guys are getting discriminated against due to attrition. Lots of new hire military are leaving too. I just think due to the ABX and World furloughs we have been temporarily hiring lots of them currently. We'll keep hiring RJ guys so don't get discouraged.
I don't think any RJ guys are getting discriminated against due to attrition. Lots of new hire military are leaving too. I just think due to the ABX and World furloughs we have been temporarily hiring lots of them currently. We'll keep hiring RJ guys so don't get discouraged.
Is anyone able to paste a typical schedule for a junior FO both on reserve or as a line holder? Not asking for anything elaborate, just X for day on and O for day off would suffice. Thanks in advance.
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