UPS and ATLAS
10-12-2009, 04:50 PM
#12
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Joined APC: Mar 2007
Position: Capt
Posts: 3,215
Hi!
Yeah, one guy called and asked me about the schedule...I was thinking, "Hmmmm, strange word, this "Schedule"....I don't understand the question." They someone else asked about "Days Off". I will try googling that to see what it means!
;-)
cliff
NBO
Yeah, one guy called and asked me about the schedule...I was thinking, "Hmmmm, strange word, this "Schedule"....I don't understand the question." They someone else asked about "Days Off". I will try googling that to see what it means!
;-)
cliff
NBO
10-12-2009, 06:15 PM
#13
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Joined APC: Feb 2006
Position: DD->DH->RU/XE soon to be EV
Posts: 3,732
My interview group was mainly freight dogs and Air Force. The class was all freight dogs, I was the only who made it through that didn't have any prior 747 time. They had hired a bunch of regional pilots a few years ago, from what I heard, they had a hard time adjusting from 3 on 4 off and 4 on 3 off to 20 on 10 off.
The ONLY reason 3 of them are not longer there is one went to work for a foreign carrier, the other 2 were furloughed.
10-12-2009, 06:55 PM
#14
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Joined APC: Mar 2006
Position: in ramp hell
Posts: 66
In the 20 years I've been working on aircraft, as a flight mechanic, MX in every form I've learned a few things...from the outside looking in, this is the key to working in the airlines and moving up to a Major:
- Dont be an ***-hole
- you can do it from any background
- Dont be that guy with "the top gun shades and attitude"
- Dont be a drunk
- Dont be a 'hater'. If someone else gets on somewhere, dont be a little whiny ***** about it.
- Dont be a backstabber
- Do be the guy that asks for help when you dont know, and offer the help un-condescendingly when you do
- DONT BE AN ***-HOLE
Pretty much works in any business
- Dont be an ***-hole
- you can do it from any background
- Dont be that guy with "the top gun shades and attitude"
- Dont be a drunk
- Dont be a 'hater'. If someone else gets on somewhere, dont be a little whiny ***** about it.
- Dont be a backstabber
- Do be the guy that asks for help when you dont know, and offer the help un-condescendingly when you do
- DONT BE AN ***-HOLE
Pretty much works in any business
10-13-2009, 06:00 AM
#16
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Joined APC: Feb 2006
Position: B-737NG preferably in first class with a glass of champagne and caviar
Posts: 5,995
A bit different...UPS purchsaed Challenge Air. At the end of the day not a fair deal to the pilots to be put on the street without the opportunity to interview
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I think the topic of the thread is the chance of a currently employed pilot with Brand X, a cargo carrier being hired by UPS.
.I think the topic of the thread is the chance of a currently employed pilot with Brand X, a cargo carrier being hired by UPS.
10-13-2009, 06:54 AM
#18
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Joined APC: Sep 2007
Position: 747 FO
Posts: 937
I don't know about now but, 10 years ago and prior to that, UPS would not hire Ryan pilots. I don't remember why, but it was a well circulated rumor.
10-13-2009, 07:45 AM
#19
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Joined APC: Mar 2005
Position: 767 captain
Posts: 2,701
Not true. I can think of two people hired in that time period that came from Ryan. Challenge ws a particular situation, but beyond that why would UPS limit their pool when searching for the best candidates? It makes no sense
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