Originally Posted by
N19906
Thanks guys.
They’ve had it for a couple of weeks, so, fingers crossed.
I recently spoke with a guy who left them a couple of months ago. He lasted less than a year, (they had a kid, so the schedule became impossible with the newborn). He said half of his class had already left, and several more were sitting on CJO’s. Their attrition is very high at the moment.
Meh….you kinda have to see that in a particular context.
Yes, more then half of the departures are on property less then a year. Fact.
Now these cats don’t leave for a regional, they leave mostly for the Majors.
So that’s a good thing, for them.
Shows that even a short stint at Atlas makes you more marketable.
In addition if you hire a lot of former military (any branch really), these pilots just need a civilian type and 5-700 hrs 121.
Coming from a SE fighter you’ll need some 121 Multi engine multi crew time to perk up your resume.
In addition, if you hire furloughed pilots or from an airline that tanked in ‘20, you’ll loose most of those to the Majors as that was their goal all along too. They were just looking for a seat when the music stopped.
Domestic situation recovered quicker then expected and now the floodgates are open.
But there’s a little bit more nuance to it then just “all the newbies quit”.