I did it. However it’s been a few years. Left just before Covid. I don’t regret it. I loved the Atlas job and I still do think about it when I see an Atlas tail. Best job I ever quit. Really miss the bar in HHN, SYD layover etc. But in the end the disability insurance, retirement, better trips for the family life, etc make Delta far superior.

As I tell everyone that asks about it, if I were single and no kids, and wanted to keep it that way, I would absolutely have stayed at Atlas. However, with Delta, if I lose my medical I still keep a roof over my family’s head through retirement. Also it’s nice with kids at home to be close to home and not stuck in NKW again. Body feels a lot better too. Those Atlas lifers age in dog years. It also depends on where you want to live and commuting. I live a 4 hr drive from a Delta base so I don’t miss gateway. But your situation may be different.

Watching contracts come and go is what pushed me over the edge. Same crap as the regional whipsaw albeit Atlas has always been great about finding work for every tail. I still have many buddies there. And with 76s getting shifted, CVG closing, its still the same overall long term stability view.