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Originally Posted by Asci
So many rumors right now. Could be a class in November or December and probably one in January.
Typically don’t train during peak but I wouldn’t be surprised if they do this year. If not I would expect things to kick off early in 2020.
Wouldn’t be surprise if the hiring window opens up sometime soon, so if you’re interested and haven’t interviewed yet keep your eyes open. Last couple times it was only open for 24hrs.
In terms of need for ATI hiring, and the timing thereof, here's a tibit: In the recent investor call, management said that the first 5 767-300 conversions that ATSG will lease to Amazon in 2021 will be delivered in the 1st quarter (e.g. between January and March). It has previously been announced that those 5 will be flown by ATI. Amazon has not announced who will be the CMI operator for the following six leased-to-Amazon 767-300s that ATSG will deliver between April and December of 2021. It also hasn't been announced who will fly the 4 767-300s that Amazon itself bought directly from Westjet and currently has in conversion at MEX and TLV, which should be completing conversion in 4-7 months from now, depending on how fast IAI/Bedek works through the current 767-300 conversion backlog of 6 ATSG aircraft and 2 Amazon aircraft at TLV plus 2 DHL aircraft and 2 Amazon aircraft at MEX.)
So, there will definitely be 5 767-300s arriving on property at ATI and put into service in January to March 2021, and all of those have to be crewed.
Then, there are between 6 and 10 767-300s for Amazon arriving from April to December 2021 that Amazon will hire some US airline to fly. ATI has at least a shot at those. (It is known only to Amazon, BTW, whether the 4 Amazon-owned 763s will even be flying in the US. They could possibly be destined for the nascent European Amazon Air network that Amazon is building with ASL, which has started with two 737-800BCFs, or for something else. But with CVG opening next year, they certainly could be for the US network.)