Yup, just this morning. L from HR called to offer me a spot in the -200. Dec 1st start date.

 

I got the phone interview call this afternoon. At the end of the interview, she said she would be sending me the link to the on-line test.

Said they would be hiring through the summer.

 

Congrats!!

 

can't help on the medical as I've got other insurance but its available 90 days after starting i believe (in network is 115/month (family). Dental is $ 18/month for family. No interline or airline bennies but you build up plenty of miles(and hotels points) on the majors with all the deadheading to purchase 4 domestic round trips a year or so with a paired up mileage credit card. Int'l hotels vary but most are upscale due to security needs. Mostly Sheraton, marriot, and hiltons.

Echo some good rumors flying in/outta the crystal palace

 

And all the ID tickets I used to get in a former life were all SA(Space Available) anyway...It worked back in the day, but the airlines are running much higher load factors these days with hub/spoke system so heavily in use at all the legacy carriers.

Why would you want to go SA nowadays? There are so many good deals available on the internets (!!) if you just do a little homework.

Anyway, C5nwhaleguy is correct...we do accumulate a lot of miles. And I have used frequent flier miles for my family for a long time.

 

Thanks Moondog. Im really stoked. Been squeezin cheek for awhile. Not as long as others, but long enough.

 

C5 and 744 thank for the replies. Always been a pax. airline guy, so was just wandering how it works on the ACMI side of things. Currently working in the sand-box and looking at coming back home. Sounds like a fairly descent job to me.

 

Thx for your service/sacrifice and hope you are able to make it home for the holidays

17 days but it isn't always 17 with many times less and sometimes more. if you like routine Atlas isn't for you

Initially, I had my doubts to0, but with the TA'd sections and rumor has it trip rig will be 17days/80 hrs plus 22% raises across 5 yrs, 3 weeks vacation, new airplanes, 13% profit sharing. those are great but lets face it long term security is worth its weight in gold. So why atlas? simple IMO, Atlas is already heavily weighted to INT'l Growth in the developing world. other considerations; our falling dollar and Atlas I believe is getting paid in foreign currency thus more profits; CUSTOMER PAYS FOR FUEL! Atlas is well plugged in as a gov't contractor and frankly can do trash hauling for far < and more reliable than the military. Can't remember the last time we hauled pallets on the mil side.

IMO the domestic airline sector is going the way of Ryan Air, squeezing more out of less and they have lost pricing power with the market saturated.

Good luck with your decision!

 

Congrats Airliftr, keep us updated when you get to MIA.

RF

 

Thanks guys. Rog.