Originally Posted by
JasonGerald
That is how I understand it. 13 days off with travel on two of them really means 11 days at home. I wonder if that will change with the new contract.
Well, I don't pretend to be an expert on the Atlas CBA. But this seems like kind of a weird deal. If a guy is based in the states, he's not forced into bidding a 17 day line.
If a guy is STN, he HAS to bid a 17 day to take advantage of the gateway. A guy form my company that went there is STN based, but has trips that originate in the Orient, Australia, etc. They are going to position him ANYWAY, but he has to bid a 17 day line. A U.S. based guy can bid less than 17, and probably get positioned to the SAME places but gets more time at home without giving up days off.
Is that correct? Or am I off somewhere?
Originally Posted by
JasonGerald
I hope the working environment in the cockpitwill be cordial. At the interview, the Chief Pilot said that both Atlas and Polar use the same procedures and manuals. So, from an operational perspective merging the pilot groups should go easily. As to any animosity between the two pilot groups, I'll stay out of that one.
Yeah, that thing has been beat to death at pprune, as well as other places. Kinda of a bummer to go there and be tossed right into the middle of that thing.