Jurassic Jet

Class of 10 new hires for August 10 just announced along with 4 more Captain upgrades in addition to the ones awarded today.

HeyHairWoYaGoin

https://youtu.be/FFFjbowKSAo

nitefr8dog

That was almost a month ago. $#!t happens

goinaround

Yeah not sure what the concern here is....but as an ABX alumni you don’t have to worry about an unsafe operation there. ABX/ATSG is not without it’s quirks for sure but the pilot group and operation is quite competent. Or at least was when I departed a few years back.

wjcandee

So one of the DHL-owned 767-200s previously operated by Atlas officially has been transferred to ABX to operate for DHL on a CMI (or perhaps CM) basis. N651GT, the former N707AX, was one of the original Airborne Express 767-200 parcel carriers, and flew with Airborne/ABX from 2000 to 2012. It was one of 9 767-200s that DHL was contractually-obligated to buy from ABX when DHL closed its intra-US operation, and DHL transferred the flying of all 9 to Atlas in around 2012.


Over the last year, all of these affectionately-named "Terrible Twos" have been pulled from Atlas by DHL. The 4 ex-ANA GE-powered ones (656GT-659GT) are now flown for DHL by Amerijet. The remaining 5 are JT9D-powered ex-TWA ships, including 651GT. Of those, 1 is now flown by 21Air (652GT), one is flown by Amerijet (653GT), and 651GT is now being flown by ABX. That leaves 650GT, which is in maintenance at STS Aviation in MLB, and 655GT, which has been at ROW for more time than would be necessary just to paint it, and so may be getting some maint there as well. Neither Aeroturbine/AerSale (at ROW) or STS are normally maintenance suppliers to ATSG, but that doesn't necessarily mean that one of those aircraft won't also end up being flown by ABX. Rumor was that at least one of those two was going to be flown by 21Air.


For ABX, this -200 would be in addition to the 767-300s rumoured to be coming later this year. With ABX, I don't believe the rumours until I see the aircraft on-property, but 651GT certainly is now. Line number 63, delivered to TWA in July 1983. She's relatively-light on cycles and hours, with 26032 cycles and 87566 hours as of 3/18/21.


Congrats to ABX on the new growth!

Jurassic Jet

650 is coming here too.

wjcandee

Fantastic!

nitefr8dog

Also...the 300 rumor has now been confirmed by management. 1 in the 4th qtr, the 2nd 1st qtr 2022.

Podrick

Can someone at ABX comment a little more on lines. I saw that there’s the option of bidding two separate work blocks per month, is that something that’s widely available and possible for new hires, and what’s the typical footprint (7on/7off?). Does Europe flying go senior? Thanks in advance, I’m an rj captain based in ord trying to learn more about ABX, trying to decide if it would be a good fit for me vs staying where I’m at.

davidh

I applied at ATI recently and received an email from ABX? Is that normal, I know they are sister companies, but was curious as to how that happened. Seeing as you can apply to ABX from their own website and ATI has their own as well.