Not That I Saw.....
 

I interviewed with two recently retired Captains and Check Airmen. The technical interview was fairly comprehensive, as was the logbook review, HR portion, and company overview. They asked probing questions and followed-up in a thoughtful way. Several did not receive CJOs. I don't often post. But, this is wrong information.

Management stooges does not equal the pilot group. The interests are conflicted. You should stick to lurking.

In my experience it is correct information, and your interview was wildly different... But to each their own.

Retired Capts and/or current managers...lol...check airmen :rolleyes:

...are different than the union pilots we used to have on the hiring board.

It's TRUE, we have a "Hiring Committee" still. But they are no longer invited to sit on the interview board.

I don’t know that AQP is the biggest issue. Many today do shy away from any program that is rigid and extremely demanding expecting to be coddled and that’s a good thing for Atlas. Weeding out those who shouldn’t be there before spending time and money on them is better for the company, and it encourages potential applicants to avoid setting themselves for a failure that will follow them. The biggest problem that a company like Atlas faces is the compensation and the type of flying that they do. Flying 747’s to places that most people have never heard on a 17 day stretch with all kinds of explosives and other hazmat downstairs isn’t an entry level position. Anyone who applies to a company like this should be fully confident that they can handle whatever is thrown at them. Atlas is going to have to face the compensation issue. Paying entry level wages for a job that is far more demanding than what anyone at United or Delta ever face isn’t going to attract pilots who are able to perform. My guess is that one of the consequences of the 767 crash is that the FAA will be closely monitoring the training department and the standards will only be tightened. I don’t know that Atlas will ever be paid like UPS, but not getting close to the mark is just going to maintain the current problems. This isn’t right after 9/11. Highly qualified pilots aren’t on the street and desperate to feed their families.

Put pilots back in hiring!

How about raise the hiring standards where new hires aren't struggling and busting out of training?

It was the same way at World back in the day. The ACMI’s don’t have the budget for AQP and spoon-fed “Train to Profiency.” Let alone 50-hr OE’s.

Instead it’s “Here’s a box of books.” Learn them all (“What’s a Learning Objective?”) See you on your checkride in a month. Good luck.

6 sims only.

Applicant beware.

Atlas doesn’t do logbook reviews...that post was likely faked. Nice try. High fail rates are here. Multiple per class now is routine, some not even being recommended for the Checkride.

They did when I interviewed in 2012....