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I don’t doubt that, but it is the exception rather than the rule.
Irrespective of that, the issue is more the average flight time that a pilot will gain at a regional vs a 737 slot at Atlas. The Atlas 737 pilots fly 30-50 hours a month. Sometimes less, very rarely more. Most regional pilots will have the ability to fly up to the maximum weekly/monthly/annual limits legally allowed if they so choose. That would make for much faster career advancement than an Atlas 737 position.
Atlas has a place in the market…but it’s not for pilots looking to build time/experience quickly and then move on to other companies, such as Legacy carriers, FedEx, UPS, etc..
thats not sure. Regionals will have you sit reserve and maybe you’ll fly. This can potentially last a year or two…resulting in the crash pad and standby lifestyle.
on top of that regionals are not as stable as Atlas. Look at Mesa right now.
in the meantime, at atlas you get a decent year one paycheck with no strings attached even through training.
you also get a 737 type which is the most used type in the world I believe,
AND you get access to wide body flying in two years. The flying is kinda fun too.
let’s be honest, the hiring of 2021 was a fluke. The odds of Delta taking in 1700 tt applicants like they did in 2021 are much slimmer now.
I’m not sure how the airlines can be so bullish - the again if daddy government bails you out when things don’t work…but I digress