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point432 03-18-2019 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by point432 (Post 2782537)
Who is? ABX?





Thats funny. The typical question when someone asks who you work for and then after you say (any acmi...abx, ati, omni, atlas) they get this look on their face like......ohh you're not a real pilot.



Thats what our friends and family ask us all the time. Usually they assume ABX was some sort of toilet cleaner.

You want cool bag tags from the pilot shop at CVG? 500 pilot minimum just to get started. Otherwise 200 is just a waste of time to them. I was asked, “who is ABX?”


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nitefr8dog 03-18-2019 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ACMItrash (Post 2784671)



Thats what our friends and family ask us all the time. Usually they assume ABX was some sort of toilet cleaner.

You want cool bag tags from the pilot shop at CVG? 500 pilot minimum just to get started. Otherwise 200 is just a waste of time to them. I was asked, “who is ABX?”


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Boy it's really too bad you did not figure out this earth shaking news before you decided to work in the ACMI world....you could have gone straight to United or Delta or American. I am sure its heart breaking.

maxjet 03-18-2019 06:28 AM

[QUOTE=ACMItrash;2784671]

Originally Posted by point432 (Post 2782537)
Who is? ABX?


Thats funny. The typical question when someone asks who you work for and then after you say (any acmi...abx, ati, omni, atlas) they get this look on their face like......ohh you're not a real pilot.

I have never actually had this happen. Of course I don’t introduce myself as a pilot so the subject doesn’t always come up. Hmmmm maybe it is you.
😀

V1rotateV2 03-18-2019 08:38 AM

Bye Bye Furloughees...
 

Originally Posted by ACMItrash (Post 2784049)
.....
ABX needed to hire for growth. They didn't start in time and when pilots did finally start to come they realized this place is a dumpster fire and quit in droves.
Pilots went on strike because vacations were big denied. Everyone was forced to work on days off.

This strategy sure helped purge a seniority list cluttered with remnants of previous furloughs who hit the 7-year marker. Nicely played, JH!!

point432 03-18-2019 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ACMItrash (Post 2784671)



I have never actually had this happen. Of course I don’t introduce myself as a pilot so the subject doesn’t always come up. Hmmmm maybe it is you.

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I mean, they already know i’m a pilot. Its just when I changed jobs and explaining it then.


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nitefr8dog 03-18-2019 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by maxjet (Post 2784796)



I mean, they already know i’m a pilot. Its just when I changed jobs and explaining it then.



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That's like trying to explain how you get 5 weeks off in a row multiple times each year and still get paid.....why bother? I used to tell my father in law they fired me again. He eventually quit asking...

SilentLurker 03-24-2019 05:46 AM

ABX Interview - Is it worth it?
 
[QUOTE=nitefr8dog;2785373]

Originally Posted by point432 (Post 2784917)
I used to tell my father in law they fired me again. He eventually quit asking...


Hahah! Great response, I’m stealing it.

Working 121 FFD a little while now, my mother still asks “your home nearly half the month, sometimes more, and you still have a legitimate job?????”

SilentLurker 03-24-2019 06:29 AM

ABX Interview - Is it worth it?
 
Any comments or thoughts????? Buehler... Buehler...

Long interesting article, detailed, good comparisons? I find it very interesting, and much more light needed into 121 cargo carriers...

Meat and bones in the middle to end.

How accurate is the information being presented about amazon & also ABX?

https://markets.businessinsider.com/...9-3-1028050092

johnny150 03-24-2019 06:36 AM


Originally Posted by SilentLurker (Post 2788659)
Any comments or thoughts????? Buehler... Buehler...

Long interesting article, detailed, good comparisons? I find it very interesting, and much more light needed into 121 cargo carriers...

Meat and bones in the middle to end.

How accurate is the information being presented about amazon & also ABX?

https://markets.businessinsider.com/...9-3-1028050092



That article hits the nail on the head!


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dogo 03-24-2019 06:50 AM

Business Insider did their homework for this article. Additionally, they revealed safety issues with hiring low time inexperienced pilots. Unfortunately ABX is considered a distressed carrier.....stay away!


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