...Because they're hiring? And class dates once accepted are within a month or two at most so far.

Also chances are many of you live in Florida. Atlas has three fleets with a Florida base.

If you dont' live in Florida Atlas also gateways you so that you can forget about starting at the bottom with crashpads and jumpseating.

Finally - maybe (just maybe) some of you are tired of flying a narrowbody and wonder what flying a big boy would be like.

"I dont think "emphasize" means what you think it means, mayby you empathize?"

That's correct. I meant empathize. Why thank you!

Yawn, I have a widebody type already and much prefer the flying and schedules on a narrowbody over long haul cargo. To each their own.

Lol. Spirit was never meant to be a forever airline. It's an airline you get your type rating at and then bounce asap. During the interview, you should've faked your way through with smiles and laughs just to get past HR. And never mention anything about moving on. Once you finished IOE is when you should've applied and left long ago. Right now it's too late and it's more competitive.

Exactly what I did. Off OE in Oct, applied in Nov, interviewed in Dec, class date in May. Got in before the merger block and things became super competitive.

Would you say you’re easily offended and take things really personally?

Just out of curiosity… how old are you and how long have you been in the industry?

He’s an idiot Spirit passed on a while back.

That checks

im shocked spirit gave you the TBNT

I know right?

I wonder which red flag tipped them off

It don't matter bud, my words stand true. Keep hacking it away at spirit, bud. The liquidation is around the corner

Rejection still stinging you! Makes me happy!

Yes it is




filler

you used "bud" twice in the same post. are you autistic?

this isn’t the culture at all at Delta. Super chill, and ATL is getting better as the new blood is there and the old guys are retiring

I also wanted to add that the way things are currently if you do get a job offer at a major - chances are you'll be in a pool. The window of "23 year old b737 captains at United" is closed.

If you (hopefully not) do get furloughed again right now classes at Atlas are quite quick. If you have a family to support or want to guarantee your currency then do apply.

Who knows? You might find yourself enjoying freight or passenger or military charter.

And for the record - the story of "17 days on the road" at Atlas are as hyperbolic as the "when Spirit goes up, crime goes down" reputation.

Now there are split lines *seven on, seven off or ten on, ten off) and you can bid to have up to 17 days OFF. Depending on where you live you can even end up spending more of your working days at home!

You can choose to ignore this post but again I personally remember what it's like to be on a sinking ship (so to speak) and wished that someone had told me about other options earlier.

Good luck to you.

I think for the kid that was hired at 1500 hours right out of a piston who really doesn't have competetive time to go to another major (hell they're not even competetive for the job they have currently anymore), Atlas could be a great option if they get furloughed. I don't think many of the other guys are willing to take that much of a pay-cut or be gone that long from home. Many current pilots at NK are former Atlas guys, many of whom were captains at atlas before going to spirit. There is one I know of personally who was a LCA at Atlas and is now an LCA at spirit.

Dude get bent

United is still offering captain slots to new hires. And it’s going JUNIOR is new hire class. A buddy of mine is 25 and was awarded captain, and he didn’t want it.

Stop shilling. I would rather go fly at a regional than Atlas

the window isn’t even close to being closed. A bid just closed with 200 unfilled CA slots in the majority of our bases.

OMG this post was a joy to read this morning 😂. Almost sounds like Atlas recruiter who has no idea what's going on in the industry.

things in this industry can change on a dime. Be polite, he’s trying to do you a favor. You never know when the job you turn your nose up at is the only one available.

This Atlas recruiter is trying to recruit based on fear, not by offering a better airline. Atlas only has business based on being the lowest bidder for contract work. FedEx can cut them off tomorrow and then they will be in shambles. And Cargo is not the place to be right now

what is your source????

lol, my guess is he is kidding because he is a Junuor DFW Pilot

Yup that's gonna be going on for a good while. Unfilled bus CA slots as well. Dude has no idea.

Anyone over 45 and 15000 TT get a legacy interview? If so did you go to a job fair or meet and greet?

One anecdote doesn't make a rule and SWA has pressed pause, but... a few years back, my new-hire group had one guy over 60 with us. So at least SWA isn't hard-wired to exclude older pilots. As far as I know they're still hiring people who like to fly and have a positive attitude while "proving it" during the interview, regardless of age.

why would UAL have an issue with that? Seems to me you’d be exactly what they want because you’d probably jump at the opportunity to upgrade ASAP

Yes and yes. UA interview next month.

Well, if I lived in a UA, DL, Or AS base, I might not stay at Atlas. Yes, we can make more money elsewhere, but we will work harder to earn it.

The 767 fleet has mostly split lines with 16 to 20 days OFF per month. I usually fly a single 3-5 hour leg. Mostly day flying. Rarely have less than 12 hour layovers, 15-52 hours is common. I don't do Hub Turns, or Terminal Dashes, or jumpseat, or deal with crashpads.

APC pay rates are 6% low, with 2x 3% raises the next two Septembers. We also have a 12% DC, growing to 14 and 16% over the next 22 months.

I wish you all the best in your searches, and hope that industry forces allow you to stay put and prosper at Spirit if you desire. There is a lot of misleading, inaccurate, or old info about Atlas out there.

Fly Right!

reminds me of the day wifey was ready to start a family and wanted to confer with a doc after not getting pregnant after stopping 10 yrs of birth control for two months. Doc Said schedule appt for 6months out, she was incensed but when date came with obgyn she was 3 months already preggo....

I did. But that was almost 3 years ago. But I went to a job fair. I got the invite pretty quickly after that.

. Yep - I've probably been riding the NK donkey far too long ..... Thanks for info.

You're not alone.

I'm curious to see how much I move up the list here in Florida, but I feel like a lot of this is internet tough guy talk and very few CAs actually leave

it’s the same 3 people

Then I must be flying with an atypical group. Of my last five CAs I flew with three said they were putting apps out and one already had an interview scheduled with UA. The one with the interview scheduled has 11 years at NK.