Well, it never hurts, but it has been covered and seems to fall into a few different categories;

Guys have lots of good experience, internal recs, get interviewed, get hired.

Guys with lots of good experience, internal recs, get interviewed, don't get hired.

Guys with lots of good experience, internal recs, CAN'T even get interviewed.

Guys with lots of good experience, NO internal recs, then just finish the rest with the above three endings.

3 weeks? Seems like I've been reading that since page 1 of this thread! Nevertheless, I hope you're right.

Anyone else in the Sept 19 Class for the B767-300ER?

Oddly specific answer, eh?

;)

I heard from the same person that said 3 weeks that the arbitrator was taking so long because he wants to increase the pay to pilots by 214.82%. Just saying.

Be careful, it may just be a request for more info from Kasher. He has done this in the past. Communication from Kasher just means he's still alive. BTW, he said, two to three weeks. Sounds like a Labor Day present.

121.485 says if you're part of a heavy crew you get twice your flight time rest when you return to base. Atlas operates under an exemption that says says you don't get double out rest unless you were scheduled for more than 12 hours flight time during a duty period while you were away from base.

Anyone else scheduled to interview at the end of this week?

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Have you not see CADDYSHACK!!!!!

"I don't think the heavy stuff is going to come down 'til later"

cheers and good luck!!!!

What? Scared of a little rain? :)

That would suck to have an interview rescheduled after getting all the ducks lined up already. Good luck.

Ha, I'll be there if by air or sea. As long as they don't re-schedule and Delta doesn't cancel, I'm not going to miss it!

I've been through 2 typhoons before but I was wearing camo and kevlar, not business casual so we will see.

If my return flight cancels then I'll seek refuge at the current class's hurricane party. I'll bring my own beer cooler which can double as a flotation device.

Keep the ice after the beer is gone...you might need to douse the grill at the Residence Inn since those new hires are having problems with the grill!!

Sorry guys, couldn't resist...:p

Just got the call, no interview this week. No more slots open so they will call next week to let me know what's going on.

Great news on the grill! I stopped in this morning and spoke with the new general manager of the Residence Inn here and he told me he has instructed his staff to purchase a new grill. Hopefully, we will see it by the weekend in time for the Hurricane Irene parties that will morph.

Same here.

I've ridden out and evacuated for a couple hurricanes. Trust me, you don't want to be there after the fact if there's much damage. And, if you do go and then try to get out before it hits, good luck, since it looks like it's going to side swipe the whole east coast of FL... that puts you at the back of the line trying to get out of FL from Miami!

Any study material for the B767. Any limitations or memory items, can someone help.

JT400 Thanx for update!!! Can only hope that the grill is in place for the weekend. Hopefully it will be here soon!!!!

Cheers,

cargo

Pool
 

Anyone have any info on the average swimming time or what percent of the poolies end up getting a class at some point.

Sounds like this new contract is right around the corner!!!

In this hiring phase since 2010: Those recommended were hired at a 27% rate. Those not recommended it was 4%.

cliff
CHS

Seriously, only 4%? That's pretty disconcerting. Although right now I'd be thrilled just to get the phone interview.

The email we got said 1/25 for people without a recommendation.

If I am wrong, corrections are greatly appreciated!

For everyone applying, good luck! I think it is definitely worth the time and trouble to apply and come interview if you are selected.

Keep plugging away, and send updates often (especially if you are flying a lot like a lot of the regional guys do)...and call any favors you can from guys that are already here.

Good luck.

Just got the email confirmation for a Miami interview in September. Now I'm really starting to freak out!! It's so close now. Thank you to everyone who has posted on here. The one thing that seems to be missing is info on the interview portion. Any info on this would be greatly appreciated!! I really don't want to screw this up now.

pm me.......

I know it's early as the 767 operations are just starting, but does anyone know about changing fleets as a first officer? Can you change based on seniority or are you on that type until you get a captain upgrade? If change is possible is there a seatlock?

I suspect they will have some sort of seat lock.

As of today, the company can keep a FO in seat until upgrade if they wanted too. Historically, they have been releasing classic FO's to the -400 after a few years.

As soon as Kasher rules (supposedly in 2-3 weeks) and the new CBA goes into effect, it will be a 3 year seat lock for new hires to voluntary bid the same status on a different aircraft.

I said this a few days ago, and it might be worth repeating...

Is a slightly lower pay scale worth turning down the job if you are afforded the opportunity?...each candidate has to answer that question for himself or herself.

But then, it has always been an issue with those carriers that have fleets that consist of different aircraft types...so, why should it be an issue at Atlas?

When you are senior enough, you can hold the next airplane. Isn't that how it works?!!

Good luck.

Just interviewed yesterday the 23rd. All the information here helped. I would love to work here even more after seeing what I saw and heard yesterday. Sounds like 3 new hire classes a month starting next month. A great place for a career. Also they suspect in house 767 sim at some point. Classics are suppose to be around at least 24 months. Atlas just did all major checks on them. All the people super great here. Had a blast during the whole process, even though most of us where still nervous. Be yourself, study what you can, if you don't know, DON'T Bluff. Be teachable and express a genuine interest in working here. They said 2 weeks email and or fedex package. Hoping to hear the good news. Good luck to all. If anyone has any questions pm me.

Haven't seen anyone speak of the essay portion of the interview process in quite some time here on the thread; is that still a portion of the interview? If so, can anyone who's recently interviewed give some examples of questions? Also, has the Tech interview portion stayed true to form with the tech interview being a recap of your online tech test?

Resume in now for just over 6 weeks, expecting (hopefully) a call at around the 4 month time. I've been a Regional guy now for over 12 1/2 yrs, a change in scenery is needed, and from what I've seen, the scenery outside an ATLAS aircraft is QUITE NICE!!!

Is 4 months about how long it takes to get a call after submitting the resume now? I've read through the whole thread (twice actually) and saw that people were getting the call anywhere from a few hours after submitting it to almost a year later.

I've been doing the regional thing for almost 10 years now and am ready for a change. Honestly I didn't even consider Atlas until a few weeks ago, but the more I look into it the more I think I'll like it. It seems like a good company with a very bright future. I don't have any internal recommendations, over-water experience or heavy time, but I have been a check airman for a while so we'll see if that's enough to get a call.

Good luck to everyone else. Now I'll go back to staring at my phone hoping for it to ring.

Good luck! I have an interview on Sept 14th. My account will not let me PM until I have certain number of post. Can u email me at [email protected]. Im really interested in hearing about the interview. Thanks

Anyone else in the pool? How long have you been swimming?

rflight2u I hate to pile on here, but with you having interviewed so recently (congrats on getting that far so far), your insight would be invaluable. I am in the same boat that twoshadesblue is in, in that I can't PM just quite yet, so can I jump on the rflight2u Atlas interview town hall band-waggon and get some important interview process information personally? That would be Greatly appreciated! [email protected]. Thanks again for offering up to give out some very important information to help all the Atlas potential New Hires.

Pilots helping pilots, nice job guys. This is beyond the scope of what we can do from the inside...you are the ones living through the process. So, it is great that you are keeping in touch with each other.

However, to make this easier, why not post a detailed summary of your interview here on this thread?

Good luck.

Just a point of veiw. I would hate to be the bottom guy in the pool, seeing all this help, that has to be driving the overall scores up. Anyone have any idea how water soaked the longest treader is?

Just from reading the thread, seems like there's at least one thats been swimming since last year.

I will just post some of the highlights here for all to see, hope that it helps others studying for any upcoming interviews.

HR:
Why Atlas?
How will you deal with 17-21 days gone a month?
What professional Adjustments will you have to make to be successful?
How does your family feel of you being gone 17-21 Days a month?
Drunk Captain Question?
Have you traveled internationally?
What will you do on your overnights?
What makes a bad pilot?
APPS out other places?
Are you familiar with the gateway program?
Why would you want to work here, and not JetBlue?
What is the dumbest mistake you have made in flying?
How would you feel of sitting in the right seat for 10 years?
How would you mentor another pilot wanting to work here?

Resume Review:
Went over resume and asked about any violations. Also wanted to know what I had done to prepare for the interview. He wanted to know what things professionally would I do to prepare for this job, if hired. And then he wanted to know what specific books I used to study/ and would use for future reference. This was a quick season and all straight forward.

Technical
Had a great learning experience during this part. Went over my online test and asked if I had any questions or comments on what I had missed. Also wondered what resources I had used to study those questions.

What is the holding speed at 5000', 7500', 14,000'+ ?
On approach plate what are the min. to land?
What are the Min to file as an alt.
What alt. is the FAF @? pulled out several different approach plates for this.
What does the MSA circle protect you from?
What are red circles on Airport Diagram? Hot spots
Read International Notams and WX
What is the diff. between Becoming and Tempo?
How do you get off NAT Tracks?
What is BCFG stand for in WX report?
How long is a TAF good for?

There where a few more. I know that I missed a couple due to stress. Oh well, it was a good learning experience and after talking to others that did the tech. It sounded like we all missed 2-3 each.

Written:
We where given pins and pads to write on... the subject was on " describe notam's their classes. And whether we thought the system was good or bad. And some changes that we would make to the system.
There is really no way to prepare for this. Just write what you can and try and convey a clear thought. Even if it means that it is a simple one.

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After lunch and paperwork. We all did a tour of the facilities. Atlas has a terrific training center, and after seeing everything. It makes me want to work here even more. The people here are all energetic and excited about the future of Atlas. Also talked to a couple line pilots, they had nothing but good things to say about their experiences flying the line.
I would say to the person interested in this place, first determine if you can live with this schedule, second be willing put for the effort to study and convey your enthusiasm to work there. I didn't get the impression they are looking for perfect, or someone that can recite every rule or reg. They want someone who is fun, energetic about their job, knows how to work hard and study, and someone that goes with the flow. They want to know that you are self motivated to learn, and that you will go the extra mile whenever possible.


Hope that this helps,

Cheers..