Originally Posted by skypilot35

https://www.boeing.com/commercial/ma...ician-outlook/

2 767's were just transferred from Atlas to ATSG by Amazon because of staffing / contractual issues. I believe both ABX and ATI are more expensive than Atlas. The whipsaw logic doesn't work in this scenario. Amazon wants reliability.

Whipsawing works when you have an excessive number of personnel in your labor group and a large pool to pull from for attrition. I doubt any ACMI has either. With the current contract Omni has been able to attract pilots. However, there are still pilots leaving for the majors and we are short on pilots who meet the FAR 121 requirements for upgrade. There were recently 2 awards where pilots with less than a year on property were given a shot at the left seat. There is some language in the CBA that exacerbates the selection process.

I would imagine most ACMIs are experiencing the same issues. In this climate, a negotiation involving a concessionary contract would be a non-starter. Any pilot at ABX with 1000 hours of Part 121 SIC, 6000 hours total time / 2000 hours PIC (not turbine) could apply at Omni and have a reasonable expectation of being awarded a Captains seat in a short period of time. Effectively a street captain.

The payscales in APC are accurate.