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erjpilot7 07-12-2010 05:51 AM

Anyone have any info on hiring contacts? Is there anyone in particular I could send a resume/cover letter to? Thanks!

FreighterGuyNow 07-12-2010 06:11 AM


Originally Posted by hiplainsdrifter (Post 836376)
Ok, All I have is turbo-prop time. 2600 TPIC, and check airman, but all Tprop. Is there a possibility they could sniff at me at all?

I know a couple years ago a friend got on Southern Air with my similar time, but then that was a different job market.

Thanks

You really need about 1000 hours in a jet sized 737 or larger to be considered at Atlas. The job market does fluctuate as you noted but they are pretty hard-over about the jet thing.

Which is not to say don't apply .....

Another thing, HR pulls resumes off the top of the stack for interviews, if your stuff is 3 months old they assume you've found employment elsewhere.

FWIW

Talon1011 07-12-2010 07:30 AM


Originally Posted by erjpilot7 (Post 840270)
Anyone have any info on hiring contacts? Is there anyone in particular I could send a resume/cover letter to? Thanks!

The process has been changed since last year and the subjective approach has largely been done away with. Now the only way to send an application is from the Atlas website: Atlas Air, Inc.

If you know someone currently at Atlas they can use the company employee website and send a letter of recommendation to HR.

erjpilot7 07-12-2010 07:37 AM


Originally Posted by Talon1011 (Post 840307)
The process has been changed since last year and the subjective approach has largely been done away with. Now the only way to send an application is from the Atlas website: Atlas Air, Inc.

If you know someone currently at Atlas they can use the company employee website and send a letter of recommendation to HR.

Thanks for the info!

la dude 07-12-2010 02:48 PM

Got a call from HR last week and had a phone interview. She said that she would forward my resume to higher up and to wait for the next call. Good news I hope.
Just a question for anyone:
1. How many hours do Reserve's fly?
2. Is Atlas on an aggressive growth plan?
Thanks in advance.

Palmtree Pilot 07-12-2010 03:16 PM


Originally Posted by la dude (Post 840488)
Got a call from HR last week and had a phone interview. She said that she would forward my resume to higher up and to wait for the next call. Good news I hope.
Just a question for anyone:
1. How many hours do Reserve's fly?
2. Is Atlas on an aggressive growth plan?
Thanks in advance.

Let me direct you to this thread as an example to support the theory that the answer to #2 is "TOP SECRET."

Flightinfo.com Hangar

Not one person answered the question. It could be that the pilots really don't know. That is one of the greatest things about the ACMI business when you fly all over the World for a couple of weeks and then have a couple of weeks or three off. When you go home, you just forget about all of it for a good long while. Well, at least I do.

The curious want to KNOW! Especially the people that work for companies that do their best to not grow. Come on guys, spill the beans...

PtP

Twin Wasp 07-12-2010 07:46 PM

1. There is absolutely no telling, you could sit around the house one month and not fly and get extended a couple days the next month and fly 90 hours. What your schedule looks like at the begining of the month and want you'vve flown at the end of the month will be two different things.

2. I'd say yes. There are 2 pax planes for the Houston Express and rumors of another. The LCF flying starts this summer. The company has a history of picking up business wherever they can make money. If the world economy grows Atlas will grow.

744driver 07-12-2010 08:09 PM

As for Question no. 1 from above...the number of hours varies.

We don't really have a reserve system like other carriers have in place. Let me 'xplain that...

Atlas has always run a very tight ship with staffing levels that would make other airlines very nervous. I normally have my awarded trips plus a couple of days of reserve to fill up the month's schedule. Those reserve days are usually filled with flying duties.

For those junior guys that can't hold a line of flying, they are "awarded" reserve lines. By the time the 1st reserve day arrives, most of the reserve days are taken up with flying.

At least, that is how it is on the 400 at Atlas...

av8trinabarrel 07-12-2010 08:12 PM


Originally Posted by la dude (Post 840488)
Got a call from HR last week and had a phone interview. She said that she would forward my resume to higher up and to wait for the next call. Good news I hope.
Just a question for anyone:
1. How many hours do Reserve's fly?
2. Is Atlas on an aggressive growth plan?
Thanks in advance.

From my experience and others that I have talked to, you have the phone interview and then the lady from HR( forgot her name) will assign you the online exam if she liked what you said. I was told to finish the exam as soon as possible to get scheduled for the int in Miami.

Hope you get the call. If you do, be ready for a ball buster 50 question test.:D

IndyAir Guy 07-13-2010 09:16 AM


Originally Posted by la dude (Post 840488)
2. Is Atlas on an aggressive growth plan?
Thanks in advance.

Aggressive growth means aggressive furloughs especially in ACMI. I would looks for a steady company and be more concerned about keeping your job verses getting to the left seat in 5 years vs 10.

cargowannabe 07-14-2010 04:54 AM

av8,

You are correct the at home exam is a ball buster!!! interviewed recently and still waiting to hear outcome but I must say that the interview and the process was made to put you at ease and everyone is EXTREMELY nice!!!!

Cheers,

Cargo

myannacone 07-14-2010 07:30 AM

Atlas Tech Test
 
The tech exam seems to come mostly from the book, Airline pilot technical interviews, available on amazon, too bad my buddy found the book after the test!!!!

la dude 07-19-2010 07:33 AM

It's been now 2 weeks for me with no word from HR? Was she suppossed to assign you the exam right after the phone interview or a call from someone later on for the test? Anyone?

Waldo11 07-19-2010 09:18 AM

I'm afraid u might be out of luck. If u pass her phone interview phase she assigns the test right away.

pwr1830 07-19-2010 10:35 AM

Has anyone who interviewed very recently heard anything? I was in the July 7th interview class and have not heard a word. HR said it would be 10-14 days before they would be in touch. Just curious...

Thanks

Waldo11 07-19-2010 12:43 PM

Sent you a pm

cargowannabe 07-19-2010 03:41 PM

Waldo11 and pwr1830 both check PM please

HercDriver130 07-19-2010 05:18 PM

took 2 weeks to the day to get the Thanks but no thanks FDX letter.

maza 07-20-2010 07:01 AM


Originally Posted by HercDriver130 (Post 843404)
took 2 weeks to the day to get the Thanks but no thanks FDX letter.


It's been 13 days since I interviewed , I guess I will be getting my FDX letter tomorrow .

cargowannabe 07-21-2010 12:37 PM


Originally Posted by maza (Post 843620)
It's been 13 days since I interviewed , I guess I will be getting my FDX letter tomorrow .


Any news anyone??? waldo, pwr, maza???????

cargo

pwr1830 07-21-2010 03:09 PM


Originally Posted by cargowannabe (Post 844203)
Any news anyone??? waldo, pwr, maza???????

cargo

No "FedEx envelope of doom"...yet. The wait is killing me!

T333 07-22-2010 04:45 PM

2 weeks
 
It took me two weeks to get a call for a class. I had given up also. Then the call came in. One guy in my class said he finally sent an email and was told he was in the pool. No notification he was in it, he never would have known had he not emailed. That does not mean you need to immediately contact L or D (whoever emailed you the information for the interview, etc) but I can be pretty certain they would not mind an email if it has been 3 weeks or a month and you still haven't heard anything. Despite the airline flying all around the world, it still feels like a mom and pop operation, and stuff like this seems to fall through the cracks. Good luck!

-T

Confused 07-22-2010 05:33 PM

Would anybody be willing to PM me a name to address my cover letter to?

Thank you in advance all

Talon1011 07-23-2010 10:24 AM

Check your PMs

cargowannabe 07-24-2010 04:10 AM

Anyone hear anything from the July 7-8 interview group. I still got nothin.

cargo

HercDriver130 07-24-2010 06:16 AM

I would call them monday.

maza 07-24-2010 06:44 AM


Originally Posted by HercDriver130 (Post 845448)
I would call them monday.


Nothing yet , I sent an email on Thursday and still waiting !

JethroB 07-24-2010 10:24 AM

cargowannabe--I was in the 7-8 Jul interview group and got a call 16 Jul for a class start date of 9 Aug.

cargowannabe 07-24-2010 12:04 PM


Originally Posted by JethroB (Post 845571)
cargowannabe--I was in the 7-8 Jul interview group and got a call 16 Jul for a class start date of 9 Aug.


CONGRATS!!!!!!!

cargo

dc8flyboy 07-24-2010 02:24 PM

Interviewed 8 Jul.
No word yet...

pwr1830 07-24-2010 02:27 PM

Congrats Jethro, I was in that class as well. No rejection letter, but no phone call either. Good luck to you!

atpcliff 07-25-2010 05:07 AM

Hi!

JethroB: Send me a PM (Private Message) please. You are too new to receive one...tried to send one to you.

Thanx!
cliff
LFW

Waldo11 07-25-2010 06:51 AM

How many folks interviewed on 8 July?

JethroB 07-25-2010 07:08 AM

12 folks interviewed.

Waldo11 07-25-2010 07:12 AM

Jethro,

Thanks, See u Aug 9th!

JethroB 07-25-2010 07:16 AM

Cya then Waldo.

Atpcliff..I have 22 more post before I can PM, sry.

atpcliff 07-25-2010 07:40 AM

OK...was hoping u could pm me...didn't know how it worked...

la dude 07-25-2010 07:50 AM

Same here guys, interviewed July 7 but no fed-ex letter yet!!! Maybe good thing as most of you said, will call Monday to get the scoop!!! Good luck everyone!!! Can someone please email me (unable to receive PM's yet) the HR lady's name...thx in advance. [email protected]

dc8flyboy 07-26-2010 05:34 AM

If you were in the 8 Jul. group would you e-mail me.
[email protected]

cargowannabe 07-26-2010 05:49 AM


Originally Posted by dc8flyboy (Post 846132)
If you were in the 8 Jul. group would you e-mail me.
[email protected]



Sent.

Cargo


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