Atlas Air Hiring
10-16-2014 | 09:55 AM
#9731
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We are hearing about a class every three weeks thru the summer. These are all planned for the 767. Bad news is, they will be small classes of only 4. Not sure if that can increase as we lose more pilots to majors.
10-16-2014 | 11:06 AM
#9732
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Since we regularly fly into Nigeria and Angola in West Africa it affects our cargo operations more. Our pax services have a ton of military flights so those will go anyway since it's military. Son Air flights go regularly directly into Angola and that may all get shut down which would virtually shut down our IAH base. That'd result in 40 people getting furloughed if that's what the company chose to do but allegedly they've got contracts sitting on the sidelines because they don't have enough pilots....
10-16-2014 | 12:26 PM
#9733
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Hi all. Does anybody know what has been competitive for the new hires since the fall hiring began? I am a 1200 hour fighter guy (IP), about to break 2k total with no conversion, and I know 0 people at Atlas. Is the attrition at Atlas significant enough yet to warrant such low time candidates?
I have been sending resumes to Atlas via airlineapps.com every month and I have submitted the PAQ/application on the Atlas webpage twice over a 6 month span. Wondering if anyone can advise how much is too much...I want to be a squeaky wheel without being a pest.
Thanks,
BrownBear
I have been sending resumes to Atlas via airlineapps.com every month and I have submitted the PAQ/application on the Atlas webpage twice over a 6 month span. Wondering if anyone can advise how much is too much...I want to be a squeaky wheel without being a pest.
Thanks,
BrownBear
10-16-2014 | 02:21 PM
#9734
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Since we regularly fly into Nigeria and Angola in West Africa it affects our cargo operations more. Our pax services have a ton of military flights so those will go anyway since it's military. Son Air flights go regularly directly into Angola and that may all get shut down which would virtually shut down our IAH base. That'd result in 40 people getting furloughed if that's what the company chose to do but allegedly they've got contracts sitting on the sidelines because they don't have enough pilots....
10-16-2014 | 05:47 PM
#9735
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I agree with what Twin said..... at K4 we are flying daily into Monrovia and and occasionally Freetown and the relief cargo is in full move asap mode. I doubt SonAir will shut down those flights commercial options are much worse for what you guys do for them.
10-16-2014 | 09:16 PM
#9736
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I agree that it would have to get worse, but I'm anticipating that it does. The WHO is expecting something like 10000 new cases a month for the next few months. Hopefully they're wrong and the next time I'm forced to go to Africa the only thing I'm having to worry about is Bokoharam...
10-17-2014 | 03:24 AM
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Hi all. Does anybody know what has been competitive for the new hires since the fall hiring began? I am a 1200 hour fighter guy (IP), about to break 2k total with no conversion, and I know 0 people at Atlas. Is the attrition at Atlas significant enough yet to warrant such low time candidates?
I have been sending resumes to Atlas via airlineapps.com every month and I have submitted the PAQ/application on the Atlas webpage twice over a 6 month span. Wondering if anyone can advise how much is too much...I want to be a squeaky wheel without being a pest.
Thanks,
BrownBear
I have been sending resumes to Atlas via airlineapps.com every month and I have submitted the PAQ/application on the Atlas webpage twice over a 6 month span. Wondering if anyone can advise how much is too much...I want to be a squeaky wheel without being a pest.
Thanks,
BrownBear
10-17-2014 | 03:26 AM
#9739
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That'd take 3.5 to 4 months to train the 20 767 new hire positions that we currently have and that doesn't count attrition or retirements. I can see them slowing hiring through the holidays for sure but I'd be shocked if it doesn't pick back up again in January.
10-17-2014 | 06:09 AM
#9740
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