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Old 04-13-2022, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Cleared4appch View Post
Does Atlas care much if you don’t have a degree? I’m also at a regional, but haven’t started sims yet, currently waiting in the pipeline. I’m planning to finish up a degree, but wasn’t sure if I should finish while at my regional, or just go ahead and get some jet time at the regional, then throw in an app, maybe get picked up, and then try to knock it out while doing ACMI. What do you guys think? Open to suggestions.
No, we have a number of guys and gals here who don’t have degrees (myself included). If your desire it to work on a degree on the side, then reserve lines on the 767 are an excellent way to do so.
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Old 04-14-2022, 05:48 PM
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There is a rumour up here in Canada that Atlas is offer Sponsorship for foreign pilots.
Any truth to this?
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Old 04-14-2022, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by A321MapleLeaf View Post
There is a rumour up here in Canada that Atlas is offer Sponsorship for foreign pilots.
Any truth to this?
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Only Australians for now.
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Old 04-14-2022, 06:26 PM
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That’s too bad
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Old 04-14-2022, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by A321MapleLeaf View Post
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That’s too bad
Sponsoring non-Aussies takes closer to a year and is subject to annual quotas that often get filled up in Q1 of a year, so it doesn't really work well for pilot hiring.
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Old 04-14-2022, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by RyeMex View Post
No, we have a number of guys and gals here who don’t have degrees (myself included). If your desire it to work on a degree on the side, then reserve lines on the 767 are an excellent way to do so.
Sounds good, thanks
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Old 04-15-2022, 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Cleared4appch View Post
Does Atlas care much if you don’t have a degree? I’m also at a regional, but haven’t started sims yet, currently waiting in the pipeline. I’m planning to finish up a degree, but wasn’t sure if I should finish while at my regional, or just go ahead and get some jet time at the regional, then throw in an app, maybe get picked up, and then try to knock it out while doing ACMI. What do you guys think? Open to suggestions.
I suspect the majority here don’t have degrees, nothing factual but we talk a lot regarding backgrounds having plenty of time in the air. Not something required here by any means obviously and mine were for previous employment and does nothing for me here. We have an amazing group from all walks of life, definitely a hodge podge of characters who have some fantastic information/ideas/hole in the wall aspects of life I doubt you will find as much of anywhere else. We just be pilots roaming the world always having to show a passport but never a degree. If your sights are beyond us like FedEx or any slim to none carriers that require one than perhaps go get it. Otherwise higher requirements of most any sort have been dropping like flies over the years. Even Delta dumped their requirement this year. Makes you think doesn’t it, hmmmm.

*Plenty of time in the back of a 74 to comfortably finish a degree if you desire. 777/767 as well is just a guess on my part or during some great layovers. RyeMex mentioned Reserve lines which is a fantastic idea.
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Old 04-15-2022, 02:43 PM
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Anecdotally I’d say that it’s about 50/50 having a degree or not.
What is very interesting about Atlas is that we have from all walks of (pilot) life with all sorts of interesting stories.
We have everything from Riddle Rats to former Mig pilots to US Navy Submarine guys.
I’ve flown with people that have been missionary pilots in Papua NG and recently with a former US Navy rescue diver.
Makes for interesting conversations on the oceanic crossings.
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Old 04-15-2022, 06:01 PM
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... and recently with a former US Navy rescue diver.
Was he a real rescue diver, and not the guy we have running around telling everyone he was a Seal, EOD, and a bunch of other stuff, when he was just a Boatswain's mate?
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Old 04-15-2022, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by C17B74 View Post
I suspect the majority here don’t have degrees, nothing factual but we talk a lot regarding backgrounds having plenty of time in the air. Not something required here by any means obviously and mine were for previous employment and does nothing for me here. We have an amazing group from all walks of life, definitely a hodge podge of characters who have some fantastic information/ideas/hole in the wall aspects of life I doubt you will find as much of anywhere else. We just be pilots roaming the world always having to show a passport but never a degree. If your sights are beyond us like FedEx or any slim to none carriers that require one than perhaps go get it. Otherwise higher requirements of most any sort have been dropping like flies over the years. Even Delta dumped their requirement this year. Makes you think doesn’t it, hmmmm.

*Plenty of time in the back of a 74 to comfortably finish a degree if you desire. 777/767 as well is just a guess on my part or during some great layovers. RyeMex mentioned Reserve lines which is a fantastic idea.
That sounds really great. Seems like a great group of pilots there, and freight is where I ultimately want to be at. I honestly don’t know if I can tolerate flight attendants and angry passengers for the rest of my flying career. I’d like to try my hand at UPS or FedEx eventually as a career destination, but if I don’t get selected, it’s not the end of the world for me, and I’d be happy staying at a place like Atlas. Plus, I’ve always wanted to fly a 747. Hopefully they won’t retire those anytime soon and they’ll be around for many years to come. It’s one of those planes on my list to fly before I retire.
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