Originally Posted by
PurringRaccoon
But I assume there is some clause that prohibits me from leaving Atlas for some number of years? Hm... I'll have to think about it carefully.
But for now - I will do my best to prepare for the interview! Having options is good

Thankfully, you are incorrect about that. There is no “training contract” or any such nonsense at Atlas. My advice was more to point out that if your dream airline won’t hire you without X number of hours, just to be aware that you probably won’t build nearly as much time at Atlas as you would at a regional. I’m on the 767, and I don’t think I’ve ever flown over 300 hours in a year, which is great for quality of life. But it’s not great if your goal is to log 3,000 more hours as quickly as you can.