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10-27-2016, 09:57 AM

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ftaba1

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Did anyone who interviewed Sep 28-30th get a call with a class date yet? If, yes, what's the date and which aircraft?

10-27-2016, 10:55 AM

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Vmcg

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Originally Posted by ftaba1

Did anyone who interviewed Sep 28-30th get a call with a class date yet? If, yes, what's the date and which aircraft?

No news here. Still on the wait.

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10-27-2016, 11:05 AM

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Whiplash6

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Originally Posted by HercDriver130

A lot of K4 guys have resumes out.... I suspect once(if) the TA passes in the next month or so.. a lot will choose to ride it out here a few more years. My one question is.. WHY would anyone believe ANY airline mgt team at any level.... would initially negotiate in good faith? It's just not their MO. Yes, Yes,,, I get it... Atlas is different... their mgt wants to grow... and growth, REAL growth is unlikely without a new contract.

I guess one question that could be asked..is this.. of all the different customers Atlas has,, if they experience no growth or slight growth... which business will have to be shed to accommodate the Amazon deal. Crazy times.

As to your first, I guess the answer is that we just never saw them running the same acquisition, merger, and amalgamation play that they ran last time. I mean, what are the odds they would purchase another company for the sole purpose of avoiding ANY negotiations, let alone good faith negotiations? Well, as we learned, with the execs that we have at Atlas the odds are good. But how could anyone really see that coming?

I get it. It's business. They have one main goal and that is to consistently bring in earnings. Not giving raises in the tune of pay and quality of life to their labor. But Connie Kalitta eventually negotiated with his pilots, for crying out loud. Not these execs. These execs at Atlas are ruthless.

As far as your second question: the one with the slimmest margins. They absolutely can not screw the Amazon agreement up. It might take a satisfied pilot group to achieve that. In fact, I know it will.

10-28-2016, 12:46 PM

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Falcondrivr

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Has anyone heard when the next interviews might happen?

10-28-2016, 12:58 PM

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HPIC

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Originally Posted by BestJetPilot

Because of your staffing problems, is it possible that Atlas would follow JetBlue's lead and start an ab initio program?

It would be cheaper, and far safer, for Atlas to simply give us a good contract that will attract all the pilots we need. The type of flying we do is not conducive to ab initio programs. After IOE, it's pretty typical for a 747 FO to only get 1 or 2 PF legs a month.

However...the director of training has been heard referencing the 737(after our merger is complete with Southern Air) as the "training platform" for low time pilots.

The real answer...nobody knows.