Originally Posted by
CRJJ
Thank you to both of you for the explanation. So I assume there will also be a Southern chief pilot after all is figured out?. I'm assuming what happened with Polar and Atlas is the same thing is going to happen with Atlas and Southern, maybe is a different situation.
What is the benefit of operating under different certificates? I'm sure there's a good explanation.
As of right now, no. The plan is to merge the Atlas and Southern Air Operator Certificates (AOC), after which there will no longer be a "Southern Air" and therefore no Southern Air CP. Polar still exists as an AOC due to certain landing slots / rights in Asia which are tied to that AOC and would disappear if the Polar AOC were to go away.