Atlas Air Hiring
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Position: C-172 FO
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No
If you want the 767 you can usually get it. The way it worked last year was pilots who were awarded class dates were asked to put in a standing bid before they showed up, the bids were awarded in order by the last 4 of your SSN (0001 first 9999 last) and the 747 usually went senior. So if the last 4 of your SSN is a low number numerically you will probably have your choice of airplanes////Someone who recently went through the process please correct me if I'm wrong.
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What are the advantages of the current arrangement, rather than paying out-of-pocket to get to your domicile and writing it all off?
Conservatively, I'd anticipate an additional tax liability on 6-8K of imputed income per year. What is the impetus for the office to shop the most economical fare (as i have skin in the game to pay for it)? Essentially, they are spending the money on your behalf, so is it all still a legal deduction?
Thanks in advance for the insight!
L45D
Conservatively, I'd anticipate an additional tax liability on 6-8K of imputed income per year. What is the impetus for the office to shop the most economical fare (as i have skin in the game to pay for it)? Essentially, they are spending the money on your behalf, so is it all still a legal deduction?
Thanks in advance for the insight!
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Joined APC: Jul 2008
Position: Ex USAF, ex-ATA , currently Atlas Air 747 CA
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I apologize for being verbose but thought it worthwhile to provide some balance to the discussion.
Captain I was flying with this morning and I spent a couple hours talking about this. Does love the job, hate the company make sense? As a professional pilot there is an incredible amount of satisfaction cranking up a 747, screaming across two or three countries that don't speak English and making a good landing. I think to survive at Atlas you have to get off on that. There is a whole lot more involved that flying the noon DFW-ORD flight. Atlas management keeps saying we are a unique airline. Ok, if we're doing stuff nobody can do respect us for that and make it worth our while to deal with the hundred and one issues that don't come up flying between DFW and ORD.
The process that Dutch refers to above is no longer in use, except to the extent that the last 4 of your SSAN does determine your seniority once you're in class (0000 is highest seniority.)
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Joined APC: Sep 2015
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I applied to Atlas over a year ago but I updated my application on Dec 14th of 2015. Got the email for the online assessment on Jan 20th. Did the online assessment a few weeks later (I took time to study for it). Roughly two weeks after passing the online test I got called for the phone interview and was invited to come out to NY (The email came on Feb 29th).
Total time is around 4100 with 1400 turbine (only 42 tpic). I do have several Atlantic crossings and have already flown to 26 other countries so that might have also helped. I also had two internal recs.
Another topic for questions,
Regarding the imputed income for travel... Is that for all travel (to and from gateway) or just "to"?
Realistically, how much of a hit (a sum would be nice) are people seeing imputed income tax taking on their monthly pay?
As an east coast guy, would being based in CVG/ MIA etc drastically effect that?
Last edited by Metering; 03-08-2016 at 06:42 AM.
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