I know I would.

 

It wouldn't be all that bad getting to work because you could always just jump on company aircraft. Once you got some seniority you could simply bid trips that start with a dead head to Asia. Those usually transit ANC on their way.

In your case you probably wouldn't use Gateway because you'd be bidding trips that start with dead heads to Asia going through ANC. Any time you use Gateway you travel on what we call "Day 0" and "Day 18" which aren't paid. That does mean 19 days of work a month with two of them being unpaid. You would be using the hotel that comes with it and that will cost you a ton of money in taxes.

As for transitioning to the 747... If things continue at this rate you'd be able to bid Captain on the 747 in 3 or 4 years in ANC. You might skip the right seat on the 747 all together. ANC is probably the 2nd best base at Atlas if you want to live in base. Seat locks are 3 years, UNLESS you can hold Captain.

 

Go interview, wait for the job offer and then tell them you want the next 747 class & will wait. I bet you will wait no more than 4 months.

 

No more 747 classes this year as per the HR. Best bet for 747 is next year. I'll be waiting, 767 pay is quite low too.

 

How long is the seat lock if hired into 767?

 

What's the best base for Atlas? Also what are the 767 schedules like?

 

It was 3 years, not sure if it still is.

So think about this;

Say you're hired on the 76. A guy is hired the week after on the 74.

After the year 1 pay, that 74 guy junior to you has more earning potential for almost a FULL TWO YEARS.

And just going on hourly rate and not wh0ring yourself out, it's out of your control....

 

It is still three years.

 

The most senior base is Houston because they've got trips that go from IAH into Africa and back. Those guys work 6 days a month for 90 hours of pay, BUT by the time a new hire will be able to hold that the contract will be gone. There's only 2 Captains and about 6 FOs who can hold that and the FOs have probably been here more than 12 years. Unless you're in your 20s you'd never be able to hold it as a Captain.

As for the best base that you could hold... In my opinion it's MIA, ANC, CVG, PAE, ORD, LAX, JFK and then HSV after IAH. MIA is very senior and it's a smaller base.

I couldn't say too much about the 767 schedules but from what I can gather it's usually a week on week off type situation.

 

Were you given the option to wait? HR made it sound like it was 76 or the door.....