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Checkers21 05-17-2019 06:15 AM


Originally Posted by Colt45 (Post 2821665)
767 schedule has deteriorated to basically permanent reserve.

Yes, they need to make some major changes. Crews are ready to revolt. Maybe like 5-6 company cheerleaders trying to calm everyone down. They can go sit my R1.

zerozero 05-17-2019 06:57 AM


Originally Posted by maxjet (Post 2821747)
Things are slowing down in the freight business. Revenue is dramatically down with prices dropping the past two years from a reported 7.00 per kilo to now 1.78 per kilo in certain markets. Flights from the Asia/Indian area to Europe are now 1-2 hours longer due to the Indian-Pakistan war. We now fly further West over Iran. The US is fixing to dust it up with Iran and we will possibly lose that routing, driving transport price margins even lower. SAFA inspections are having an effect on operations and our company will be putting out information in the near future on just how much damage bad SAFA inspections can do to our business. The Chinese economy is facing its first economic bump in a long time with an emerging middle class. The predicted global down turn is on the near horizon I think.

Due to our business model this will not hurt nearly as badly as it will at Atlas. The good news is, that Kalitta will survive a downturn in the economy. A small downturn would give the company time to catch up to hiring, IOE, upgrades, repairs and support infrastructure. The bad news is that hiring on all but the 767 will slow down. Hiring on the 767 is hampered by a lack of available sim time.

What does all this mean? I don’t know. Historically, airfreight has been a leading economic indicator on the civilized worlds economic health. With the bumpy economic indicators in China I expect a slowdown.

Just glad I am at K4 and not Atlas right now. Possible bright spot I see with a downturn. Atlas commits more lift permanently to Amazon and when the economy rebounds, K4 is positioned to pick up the surplus. Just an optimistic guess on my part.

I also see Atlas shrinking to serve Amazon. They know where their bread is buttered. And you can only serve one master.

The air in the Atlas bubble is about to come out.

cnl311963 05-17-2019 03:59 PM

K-4 Hiring
 

Originally Posted by 4runner (Post 2821679)
You might have to wait like most applicants. You may not get called. Did you mean that “what timeline can I look at to receive a call to interview? What were previous candidates qualifications”?

Yes, average time to receive call to interview and what qualifications are they looking at? So it looks like new hires are getting the 767?

No Land 3 05-17-2019 07:30 PM

Sitting around places like Brussels, Hong Kong, Leipzig, Nagoya, Honolulu, Guam, etc. The horror...
Theres ways to save money. Instead of Wan Chai, pick up a nanny.

Locke 05-17-2019 08:22 PM


Originally Posted by No Land 3 (Post 2822129)
Sitting around places like Brussels, Hong Kong, Leipzig, Nagoya, Honolulu, Guam, etc. The horror...
Theres ways to save money. Instead of Wan Chai, pick up a nanny.

That only works on sundays. What about the other 6 days?

No Land 3 05-17-2019 08:53 PM


Originally Posted by Locke (Post 2822153)
That only works on sundays. What about the other 6 days?

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Checkers21 05-18-2019 01:05 AM


Originally Posted by No Land 3 (Post 2822129)
Sitting around places like Brussels, Hong Kong, Leipzig, Nagoya, Honolulu, Guam, etc. The horror...
Theres ways to save money. Instead of Wan Chai, pick up a nanny.

That’s on the 747. The 767 is completely different bag of goods. You only have off on 1/7. Any other time that the company can legally have you on the hook, you’ll be on reserve. Most often that is AIRPORT RESERVE. Crews are tired, 1 fatigue call or sick call is all the justification scheduling needs to remove you from your line. Once that happens, it’s just an unorganized free for all.

727C47 05-18-2019 02:23 AM


Originally Posted by No Land 3 (Post 2822129)
Sitting around places like Brussels, Hong Kong, Leipzig, Nagoya, Honolulu, Guam, etc. The horror...
Theres ways to save money. Instead of Wan Chai, pick up a nanny.

2011-14 , 4 day layovers in Riga, ANC, and HK were the norm, let alone Dubai, JFK, and EWR, ride the ACMI wave, at least the contract is better for you guys now.

No Land 3 05-18-2019 03:52 AM


Originally Posted by Checkers21 (Post 2822181)
That’s on the 747. The 767 is completely different bag of goods. You only have off on 1/7. Any other time that the company can legally have you on the hook, you’ll be on reserve. Most often that is AIRPORT RESERVE. Crews are tired, 1 fatigue call or sick call is all the justification scheduling needs to remove you from your line. Once that happens, it’s just an unorganized free for all.

That sounds like reserve at a regional, sorry guys...

Blackhawk 05-18-2019 05:08 AM


Originally Posted by No Land 3 (Post 2822129)
Sitting around places like Brussels, Hong Kong, Leipzig, Nagoya, Honolulu, Guam, etc. The horror...
Theres ways to save money. Instead of Wan Chai, pick up a nanny.

I don’t disagree as long as they keep paying me to do so. I get nervous when I bump into numerous crew members doing the same thing.


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