Before applying to Atlas/Southern ask yourself these questions.
Do you mind making 60 to 70% less pay and benefits flying a 74 or 76 than your peers flying a 73 or A320 at any other airline?
Do you mind working worldwide 18 to 21 days a month while your domestic peers work 12 to 14?
Do you mind having no control over your schedule other than what day you leave home to start your trips and having your seniority mean nothing?
Do you mind being at the only U.S. airline that withholds hundreds out of your check every month for imputed income on the cost of airline tickets to and from your base and hotels in base?
Do you mind having to reconcile all your hotel stays and other expenses every month? If your report goes missing ( as happens ) or you forget a receipt the company will apply imputed income for the entire amount that month and withhold the taxes from your pay.
Do you mind being required to be in position at a minimum 10 hours prior to the start of your first duty start time and if there are no airline flights early enough to position you’ll have to travel the day before, unpaid?
Do you mind punitive sick leave, vacation and training? ( you will be at min guarantee for any month having those ).
Do you mind working under a CBA that is now below most regional CBA’s and far far below any mainline or LCC contract?
Do you mind working for the ONLY airline in North America that is not allowing their pilots to vote on a CBA...and if mgt prevails in court this fall, never get to vote on one in the future?
Do you mind waiting possibly 3 years for the next contract to be imposed by an arbitrator, not negotiated... only to work for another decade at 60% or more below industry standard again?
Do you mind waiting behind over 1000 FO’s to upgrade at a nearly stagnant fleet now, and then build 1000 TPIC at the low rates we fly yearly?
Do you mind having no virtually no scope protection? The company can be broken up and sold off and/or your job can be outsourced at any time and you will be on the street.
If none of that matters then by all means apply. You may get a class all to yourself as happened two weeks ago on the 767.