ATLAS Declaring BK?
#91
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Not to be hypertechnical, but for clarity, they aren't being subcontracted out. Amazon pulled them from Atlas and hired ATSG to fly them. They are Amazon's planes in the sense that Amazon is the dry-lessee for ten years. Yes they are lleased from an AAWW affiliate, but they might as well be leased from GECAS like the 737s are. Atlas has a CMI agreement to operate them that allows Amazon to pull them from the CMI agreement at its convenience. That they are pulling some of them is entirely based on Atlas's inability sufficiently to staff all of them at the tempo Amazon wants. Spread more Atlas 767 pilots over fewer aircraft is the goal, so the remaining ones can operate at a sufficient tempo.
#92
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More likely on the 767 or 777 if they choose to grow those fleets. The 747 fleet is probably as big as it ever will be and those captains aren’t leaving. 767 captains are however so there’s a chance there but the company is also subcontracting those planes out as fast as atsg can staff them. So far it’s only 2 but it sounds like more will go that direction. Right now you’ve got a better chance of losing your job than upgrading in my opinion.
I don't see new hires seeing 747 Captain unless they're in their 20s... If they're that young they'd dang well better plan on being gone before they see a 747 left seat.
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