Originally Posted by
Lionhaart
what makes you reach that conclusion?
At the regionals there is NO guarantee that you’ll build time quick. Chances are you’ll be sitting reserve for months if not longer.
there’s also no guarantee of upgrading.
you are guaranteed to crashpads and standby commuting (and making around $45k a year on that first year).
If you make it at atlas you are guaranteed a Boeing type rating, NO crashpads and a salary of 70k minimum. You make six figures guaranteed year 2.
both are after OE. Yes you get a bonus but it’s more of a bond. You’ll get 75% of that bonus (Uncle Sam gets 25%) but will be signing up for years with that regional. Ugh…
I recommend atlas for newcomers especially if you can live on base. We have a contract with Amazon until 2023. By then you can transition to the 76 or the 77 and stay in Cali.
come on over man…Atlas is booming.
ps: you can build time at atlas. Ask the 74ers…
That's one way to look at it. Atlas may be booming but so is the amount of pilots leaving out the front door. If you're thinking about coming here or have multiple job offers you just have to be real with yourself. Yes, gateway travel is nice and they provide the hotel, but if you're working a fleet other than a 747, youre going to be spending a lot of time traveling to and from your gateway city and base. whereas on the 74 with the 17 day lines, youre "only" burning 2 days of your 13 off to travel for work. If I had friends thinking about coming here I would tell them to hold off until Atlas gets AQP, whenever that may be, and they increase their training pay as $1,600 a month is just not industry standard, especially when you will be making that for 1/3 of a year. We're all here for a reason, but it is nice to know all the information you can get before making a decision.