Originally Posted by
Mojouo
Atlas in my opinion is all about perspective. Is it Delta, FedEx, UPS..? No. Of course not. Will it be one day? Maybe, but highly unlikely.
Atlas is however world's better than almost any part 135, most regionals, and almost any other long-haul carrier such as Omni, Western Global, Kalitta, ABX, ...
So in the end, if you're coming from an easy job that paid you a ton to do hardly anything, or you think this is UPS or Delta for some reason.....you probably won't enjoy it here. Now if you came from a crappy freight company that worked you like a dog for pennies....you'll likely love it here. Perspective.
The thing is this pilot group is fighting for an industry standard, if not industry leading contract. For what we do, the places we go, the flexibility that we give the company, we absolutely deserve it. Just because someone is coming from a regional as an FO making $35 an hour, part 135, or one of the various other crappy freight companies, it doesn't make this a great place. Please don't try to justify the crap CBA and work rules we are currently working under by comparing us to flying an RJ, a citation, or working for one of the other lousy freight companies.