gannonr3

Does Atlas only hire military? That's the feeling I've been getting over the last couple years of applying. I've had a resume walked in a few times too.

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JonnyKnoxville

Maybe that is the problem. If someone tries to walk in a resume to hand into HR, they will politely ask the candidate to go through the same process as everyone else.

Your question is a fair one though, as it seems that Atlas has been hiring a lot more military cargo pilots recently. These specific pilots are an easy fit because this is similar to the type of flying that they already do. Furthermore, Atlas does not have to worry about one of these pilots quitting because of the 17-day stretch of being gone as they should be used to far longer stints.

However, as it has been said on this forum before, Atlas hires pilots from many different backgrounds. I have a civilian only background as did the majority of my initial new-hire class and the new-hire classes around mine.

Have you gone to a job fair and spoken with HR face to face?

Palmtree Pilot

Good question. I've never had anything walked in, but 7k+, 2k+ TPIC, 2k+ ACMI Int'l in MD-11/B747-4 and no call since applying in Aug.

HR is baffling in the aviation industry now as compared to 2000.

chip1

My class (last year) and the ones after were around 50% military, even a bit less.

HeavyHauler

gannonr3, my current class is about 1/3 military, 1/4 ACMI heavy, and the balance regional and corporate.

WTFover

Congrats to all those starting on the 18th! See ya around the Marriot campus.

Kevin stopped in and told our class just today there will be a -400 class every three weeks for the foreseeable future; hopefully more for the 767 as well.

gannonr3

Thanks for the replys. I only asked because the person walking in my resume has almost a 100 percent success rate walking in resumes of fellow military guys but not me.

captainv

Palmtree, it can take a while. A friend of mine at another ACMI began applying 1.5 years ago, just recently got the call.

DocN788RV

Any indication as to what size the classes will be?

744driver

Generally, the classes are 12 per class in each type of aircraft.

Last class that started (I believe) had 12 744 and 20 767...but about half of the 767 new-hires were from the 1224 fast-track and are (likely) on a short course for the 767.

Good luck.