Originally Posted by
744driver
But still it is 200% better (read profitable, good business plan, good growth, good fleet of airplanes,etc) that even some of the "legacy" carriers.
The lure of the "major" airline job flying passengers (vs. flying "rubber dog$)(* from HKG) is just not that reliable anymore.
Those are the realities of the airline world...the truly reliable outfits to work for are the FDX, UPS, and SWA.
I remember when they were saying that about Braniff and Continental. Five years later Braniff was gone and Continental in tatters.
I remember when they were saying that about USAir and People Express. Again, 5 years was all it took to go from "golden" to "gone." Ditto Gemini and DHL. A lot can change in a short period of time. All it takes is a change in CEO's, a crash, a bump in fuel prices, or any one of a million other things, and what was once the dream-of-a-lifetime job becomes just another hat hanging in your closet.
I'm sure Atlas is a fine company to work for. I wish I was there right now,
with about 11 years seniority. But to anybody looking for a job, I would say only this...
don't assume that a company that is desireable to work for in 2010 will be so in 2015 or beyond.
It just doesn't work that way.