Atlas Air Hiring
12-01-2011, 04:00 PM
#2651
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Joined APC: Nov 2008
Position: Knuckle-dragging line pilot
Posts: 943
747 = probably HSV or JFK for a new guy, but I know people that've gotten MIA right away, so bid whatever you want.
new contract switched back to line bidding. word is it seems to be mostly 17-day trips. (FYI - I'm waiting for 767 OE, so I' passing along what I've heard in the schoolhouse)
I've heard JFK guys often get a ticket somewhere else, whereas in HSV the airplane usually starts/ends there. JFK guys go anywhere, other bases have more regular patterns. IAH has the Africa Express, MIA favors S. America, HSV does the flower run - but again, the only constant here is constant change!
12-01-2011, 07:25 PM
#2653
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Joined APC: Oct 2007
Position: Sr. VP of button pushing
Posts: 2,733
It's still a 50 hour guarantee at 75 an hour but the rig should bump you up into 70 some hours if they keep you out the full 17 days.
I've been a JFK F/O for 19 months now. I've never started a trip in JFK and only finished there two months. I've started in ORD, LAX, CVG, HSV, MIA, CHS, DOV, TOL, and WRI.
Bases change when the company runs a base bid. I've heard of some pilots trying to swap bases, not sure how that works.
I've been a JFK F/O for 19 months now. I've never started a trip in JFK and only finished there two months. I've started in ORD, LAX, CVG, HSV, MIA, CHS, DOV, TOL, and WRI.
Bases change when the company runs a base bid. I've heard of some pilots trying to swap bases, not sure how that works.
12-01-2011, 10:33 PM
#2655
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Joined APC: May 2010
Position: B767 CA
Posts: 1,100
Not true...since last April when we started hiring, I flew with several new-hire FO's (on the 744) that only had corporate jet experience (Netjets, privately-owned airplanes, and corporate-owned like a former Ford pilot on the G-IV or G-V).
But ALL have/had PIC experience...whereas, a lot of the FO's from 121 (majors, nationals, and regionals) don't necessarily have PIC time and experience.
Hope that helps...good luck.
But ALL have/had PIC experience...whereas, a lot of the FO's from 121 (majors, nationals, and regionals) don't necessarily have PIC time and experience.
Hope that helps...good luck.
12-01-2011, 11:07 PM
#2657
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Joined APC: Apr 2007
Position: 747
Posts: 1,290
Pilots with more impressive creds than you have waited for months!! I had 10k and heavy overwater and waited eight months. Other more qualified guys than I am are still waiting. There's no real pattern, though. You could be called tomorrow.
Take the time to read this thread. You'll get a better picture of how things work here.
It takes Patience and luck and you'll need both but it's well worth it.
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BTW ... If you do take the time to read the thread, ( and unless things have changed in the past couple of months ) you'll find that your first contact from Atlas HR is a phone interview, not an e-mail. When they do call be ready to complete the phone interview where ever you are and be well prepared to take the online test the next day.
12-01-2011, 11:14 PM
#2658
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Joined APC: Apr 2007
Position: 747
Posts: 1,290
767 = JFK (CVG next year for DHL flying)
747 = probably HSV or JFK for a new guy, but I know people that've gotten MIA right away, so bid whatever you want.
new contract switched back to line bidding. word is it seems to be mostly 17-day trips. (FYI - I'm waiting for 767 OE, so I' passing along what I've heard in the schoolhouse)
I've heard JFK guys often get a ticket somewhere else, whereas in HSV the airplane usually starts/ends there. JFK guys go anywhere, other bases have more regular patterns. IAH has the Africa Express, MIA favors S. America, HSV does the flower run - but again, the only constant here is constant change!
747 = probably HSV or JFK for a new guy, but I know people that've gotten MIA right away, so bid whatever you want.
new contract switched back to line bidding. word is it seems to be mostly 17-day trips. (FYI - I'm waiting for 767 OE, so I' passing along what I've heard in the schoolhouse)
I've heard JFK guys often get a ticket somewhere else, whereas in HSV the airplane usually starts/ends there. JFK guys go anywhere, other bases have more regular patterns. IAH has the Africa Express, MIA favors S. America, HSV does the flower run - but again, the only constant here is constant change!
12-02-2011, 05:55 AM
#2660
Line Holder
Joined APC: Mar 2011
Posts: 79
I got hired here without 121 time and mostly 135 and corporate time. I think the hiring process finds a great mix of backgrounds. There currently is not an experience level or background that seems dominate from my observation. Good luck and keep trying. Its a great place to be with great people.
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