Makes sense. No fines for me, thanks very much.

 

"Happy" is a subjective term. Depending on one's history, a job may either be pleasant or an unmitigated disaster. There are unquestionably a goodly number of things that need to be improved here. Most of them stem from wishy-washy wording in the contract. Pay also is an issue that needs to be addressed. Having said that, it's also true that in my second year here as an FO I made what a 13 year 737 captain did at my last gig. Here's what it boils down to for me. If someone is depending upon a specific job to make them happy then things will most likely not turn out well. Happiness is something that works from the inside outwards, not the other way around. Do I think Atlas is in need of a serious face lift for our work rules and pay. Absolutely! Am I miserable here? By no means. I intend to do my dead level best to help our negotiators fight for those improvements. That doesn't mean I go to work each month with a scowl on my face. I still enjoy the flying and I enjoy those with whom I work.

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.

 

During the interview, they will ask you to write down your fleet preference if you have one, along with your availability date. How they determine who gets which is a mystery. But most of the people who specifically preferred the 767 did get it. I would say that if you want the 767, your chances of getting it are good.

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.)

 

First, thanks to you and to the others who answered my question. I appreciate you guys taking the time to help.

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?

 

At least with ANC, if things keep moving you cold bid out quickly.

 

Thanks!

Is there anyone who lives on the east coast who commutes out to ANC who would be willing to share (more or less) how much imputed income tax they pay for the commute?

How many days off do you lose to the commute itself?

 

Keep in mind that the company will buy your tickets to CVG and hotels in CVG and the amount is not imputed if you're ANC based. There are lots flights on company airplanes between CVG and ANC.

 

I was dinged once while I was based for a flight that was $380 from the east coast. So I guess that was about $80 in taxes. You will only be based there a couple months.

 

Clarification:
Imputed income is supposed to be for airline ticket and hotel between your Gateway and your BASE. If you are not flying in/out of your base, there is no imputed income.

Example:
My last trip started in IAH, finished in MIA. Trip before started in MIA, ended in ORD. None of those four was my base, so no imputed income.