Atlas Air Hiring
03-17-2016, 02:49 AM
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Atlas mgmt, as well as other mgmt teams, and a LOT of pilots have not realized how bad this pilot shortage is becoming. We are only at the edge of a huge tsunami. Atlas has gotten less interest, and less resumes at the job fairs, but it hasn't affected recruiting numbers much...yet.
DAL and UAL are thinking about ab-initio training programs. Atlas mgmt doesn't even know what ab-initio hiring is, and they wouldn't understand why DAL/UAL are considering it. Jetblue started ab-initio hiring programs in Jan 2016.
DAL and UAL are thinking about ab-initio training programs. Atlas mgmt doesn't even know what ab-initio hiring is, and they wouldn't understand why DAL/UAL are considering it. Jetblue started ab-initio hiring programs in Jan 2016.
03-17-2016, 02:54 AM
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This was just posted on another thread:
"Spot on about foreign students. I am working on my cfi at a large school in Florida. Out of 400ish students there was only ONE other person in my Cfi ground school. ONE. Every flight school that I know of down here with the exception of mom and pop places are all 95% foreign (mostly Chinese) students. There are just no domestic people starting training. This shortage is going to quickly get much much worse. I have no idea where all these new pilots are supposed to come from. From my viewpoint they just don't exist."
"Spot on about foreign students. I am working on my cfi at a large school in Florida. Out of 400ish students there was only ONE other person in my Cfi ground school. ONE. Every flight school that I know of down here with the exception of mom and pop places are all 95% foreign (mostly Chinese) students. There are just no domestic people starting training. This shortage is going to quickly get much much worse. I have no idea where all these new pilots are supposed to come from. From my viewpoint they just don't exist."
03-17-2016, 08:22 AM
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03-17-2016, 08:24 AM
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Hi! And then Atlas HR hires MIL dudes that can't find anything better in the states so they go into the YIP vortex and manage to get fired from that. So they have to go to Africa and fly who knows what around and then they show up at Atlas. Yet Atlas turns down guys with spotless records and impressive resumes.
03-17-2016, 08:26 AM
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This was just posted on another thread:
"Spot on about foreign students. I am working on my cfi at a large school in Florida. Out of 400ish students there was only ONE other person in my Cfi ground school. ONE. Every flight school that I know of down here with the exception of mom and pop places are all 95% foreign (mostly Chinese) students. There are just no domestic people starting training. This shortage is going to quickly get much much worse. I have no idea where all these new pilots are supposed to come from. From my viewpoint they just don't exist."
"Spot on about foreign students. I am working on my cfi at a large school in Florida. Out of 400ish students there was only ONE other person in my Cfi ground school. ONE. Every flight school that I know of down here with the exception of mom and pop places are all 95% foreign (mostly Chinese) students. There are just no domestic people starting training. This shortage is going to quickly get much much worse. I have no idea where all these new pilots are supposed to come from. From my viewpoint they just don't exist."
03-17-2016, 09:03 AM
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03-17-2016, 10:26 AM
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Just found out that I will be attending the interview in New York on the 22nd. Looking forward to meeting any other interviewees there.
My info:
Been applying for a couple years.
Attended job fair: 03/11
Invite to take test: 03/15
Test passed (91%): 03/16
Invitation to interview: 03/17
1 internal rec.
About 3000 total time with just under 1000 Jet PIC. Part 135 freight.
My thanks to everyone on this forum for the helpful information and encouragement.
My info:
Been applying for a couple years.
Attended job fair: 03/11
Invite to take test: 03/15
Test passed (91%): 03/16
Invitation to interview: 03/17
1 internal rec.
About 3000 total time with just under 1000 Jet PIC. Part 135 freight.
My thanks to everyone on this forum for the helpful information and encouragement.
03-17-2016, 11:02 AM
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Just found out that I will be attending the interview in New York on the 22nd. Looking forward to meeting any other interviewees there.
My info:
Been applying for a couple years.
Attended job fair: 03/11
Invite to take test: 03/15
Test passed (91%): 03/16
Invitation to interview: 03/17
1 internal rec.
About 3000 total time with just under 1000 Jet PIC. Part 135 freight.
My thanks to everyone on this forum for the helpful information and encouragement.
My info:
Been applying for a couple years.
Attended job fair: 03/11
Invite to take test: 03/15
Test passed (91%): 03/16
Invitation to interview: 03/17
1 internal rec.
About 3000 total time with just under 1000 Jet PIC. Part 135 freight.
My thanks to everyone on this forum for the helpful information and encouragement.
When you go, ask pointed questions such as, "why are there no line pilots participating in the interview?"
"I've heard from previous interview groups that a line pilot will come in and talk to the interviewees about life as an Atlas pilot between our interviews and over lunch, when will that pilot be here?"
"I understand that managment intends to amalgamate the Atlas and SAI contract and reduce the earning potential of the combined pilots in a looming pilot shortage, is that correct?"
I'm serious, ask those questions.
Last edited by BYOB; 03-17-2016 at 11:15 AM.
03-17-2016, 12:09 PM
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