Ive been applying to Atlas now for 4 years. I read and reread this thread religiously and each time I do, I find something else that I can add to the question "Why do you want to work for Atlas". Now I just need that phone to ring. Its a long read, but its definitely a good one, and one that is worth the time.

 

Which is why I posted the interesting facts in my post."29 more retirements to go this year, 31 next year. Adding the 3 GSS -8's this year, 24 more new hires just announced. It's not explosive growth, but it's growth."

And there are Kool-aide drinkers who are pessimists, too, however posting news about retirements, additional aircraft, and new hires in a thread dedicated to Atlas new hires does not make one a Kool-aide drinker.

Atlas needs new hires for retirements, growth, AND attrition. Sure some guys are leaving for other places, but that is not the only reason for hiring. To assume that simply because there are no captains announced in this bid ignores the simple truth that the word "logic" and the phrase "training center" do not belong in the same sentence. Because Atlas relies on "heavy crews" for most of our flying, simple math dictates that there will be many, many more training events for FO's than Captains. It may help, however, that Atlas has recently announced 8 more Captain upgrades.

To duplicate and consolidate the length, width, and depth of the information contained in this thread about Atlas and the Atlas hiring process would be a monumental task worth high praise and accolades, but I'm not going to do it. I am all about "paying it forward", but reposting all of my brilliant and humorous poetry from this thread would be like asking Van Gogh to "paint that Mona Lisa girl again". You could't recreate the magic. Well, that plus I'm lazy.

There are currently unanswered questions about Atlas in "the other Atlas thread" that are awaiting a response. Interestingly, most of the replies there refer people right back to this thread. Unlike the "old days" getting a job at Atlas today is not easy. It took a lot of time and effort for me get here. We do what we can to help others out, but we can't do it all for them and if a pilot interested in Atlas asks a question that has been answered five times in the past year, that pilot is not availing himself of all the available information for the task at hand.

Also missing would be the ability to get to know the posters and their personalities. Through the hundreds of posts you and many others have made, many aspiring Atlas wannabe's have made connections and gotten personal assistance with their job hunt outside of this forum. Losing that potential resource would be a shame.

Jerry, I couldn't agree more.

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Van Gogh painted a Mona Lisa??

 

Doh! Busted.

 

So for the guy on the outside FWIW... it takes more training time to make FO's than it does CA's, bid history shows us to expect more CA upgrades classes shortly.

 

Why yes he did. And he did it years before the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8lT1o0sDwI

 

well there ya go, if it's on the internet it must be true.......

 

Interesting (but long) read:

Why Atlas Air Worldwide's transformation will boost its earnings » Market Realist

 

anyone hear any recent rumors for new hire classes? I saw the vacancies on the latest seniority list.