Originally Posted by
BestJetPilot
Because of your staffing problems, is it possible that Atlas would follow JetBlue's lead and start an ab initio program?
It would be cheaper, and far safer, for Atlas to simply give us a good contract that will attract all the pilots we need. The type of flying we do is not conducive to ab initio programs. After IOE, it's pretty typical for a 747 FO to only get 1 or 2 PF legs a month.
However...the director of training has been heard referencing the 737(after our merger is complete with Southern Air) as the "training platform" for low time pilots.
The real answer...nobody knows.