Originally Posted by
kme9418
I left there as an FO a little over a year ago. My seniority at the time could have held 747 CA. I was hired in 2013 as a C-5 IP and my typical classmates were C-5/C-17/KC-10 IPs or former MD-11/747 ACMI guys. When I left in 2018, the typical new hire was a regional FO with 0 TPIC. One of the reasons I left is because the risk to my license was getting too high. I did not want to be put into a position where I was "single pilot" as the SHTF going into Africa or Asia at night in the weather with someone with zero heavy international experience and the bare mins to get an ATP as my FO.
Flying for Atlas is demanding and not for everyone. The difference in pay and QOL between being a senior rj captain making fairly good money and starting over at Atlas just isn’t worth it for most. The low time f/o making almost no money looks at Atlas as a big pay raise and heavy jet time to build a resume. The company can either offer a compensation package that would attract and retain qualified pilots, change the training footprint to accommodate those who aren’t ready to be there, or just continue washing out those who bit off more than they can chew. I’m betting that they go with the last option.