ATI Routes

[b707guy]

None that I know of. I don't think we tanker fuel, though, to get back to HNL. I'll check with some of the folks who've been there recently to see what's up there!

 

[kaveman9]

I was just there last week. Going again around the 20th. We took in 5 pax and six pallets totalling maybe 20,000#. Left with 18 pax and little more than mail(and a bag of $14 T-shirts). The pax were contractors that I assumed had been working construction repairs on the facilities. The VOR is still lying in the marsh alongside the runway. There's what appears to be a fuel storage tank toppled over in the brush, but the vegetation is back to green and as far as I could see, the buildings were all intact. We uplifted something like 10,000gal of fuel at $2.35 per according to the receipt.

One of the contractors(retired United CA)asked if we could do an ID90 to get him back to HNL. Seems the standard ride is $2800 one-way. Of course the seats belong to the .mil, so there wasn't much we could offer him. I'm not sure if he was one of the 18 or just looking at options to get out.

 

[b707guy]

"Coast to coast in 60 seconds!"

Thanks for the update, kaveman

 

[mu2]

What are the schedules like? Are you gone from home for a long time?

B707guy, nice car!

 

[MrSky]

This Is an Excerpt from a letter I wrote to someone about work Conditions at ATI..... Maybe It will answer a few ?? for other folks interviewng or who have interviewed....

1.Long term is ATI a good place to be?
A. It has provided a good living for me and my family. And for the most part always treated me fairly. But like any ware that is a small company, you want to treat them with respect, because EVERYONE knows you. I.E. Treat them well they tend to treat you well.

2 What are your schedules like ?
A. Well they advertised in the past week on/week off, that almost never happens. Mind you I'm very senior in the right seat so I'm on a west coast line (LA) doing 2 on/ 5 off.(no weekends). The lines vary from that on one extreme to International lines that can have you out 16 days. You are guaranteed 12 days off a month, depending on geographically where you live you can get several more. I would guess on average the lines are 8 on/6off with 1 to 2 weekends a month off.

3.How long would you sit reserve, and do you do it at home or in base?
A. Probably looking at 6 months of reserve. We have basically 3 types of reserve.
1a. Open Reserve, you sit at home till you are called, you can and probably will be out 2 weeks when you go out, then you will have about 12 days they can't call you. Wanna see the world (literally) you bid this one.
2a. Scheduled Reserve, works out about 8 0n 6 Off, you may stay "ready" at home, they may locate you to the hub in Toledo. Or assign you a trip that has not been covered.

3a. Hotel Standby, you travel to Toledo, sit in the hotel, and pick up any trips in or out of the hub. they vary from 10 to 11 days out.

4 How much time do you spend away from home?
A. Being Jr. I would expect 14-16 days a month on the road (our "month" is 28 days or 4 weeks), not necessarily all days in a group.

5 How much do fly per month?
A. Our guarantee is 56 hours, expect 40 on the low side to 60 on the high side, unless you get an international line (bidding "Open" Reserve can do this for you) if your Jr. then you can possibly score 85+ hours and a higher per diem. ($35/day dom. $50day Inter.) But figure on about 50 hours per Bid Unit.

6. What can FO expect to make first and second year with per diem etc.
A. Our starting rate is $51.19 an hour, i believe. So 51.19 x 56 x 13(13 pay periods/yr)= $37,266.32 + per diem. You are paid per diem from about 8 hours from the start of your assignment (unless you are sitting at home on reserve) to 8 hours past your assignment I figure on about $5,500 Domestic more if you do International.
Second year pay $65/hr ($47,300)
Third year pay $77/hr ($56,000)
Forth Year pay 82/hr ($59,900)
Tops out at 12 year FO pay $101/hr

7. And probably the most important Question...How do I Travel to work?
A. In my time at ATI I have Never had to buy a ticket or Bow and Curtsy to some Mainline Captain to get to work, we are "Home Based" that means if you are assigned a trip more that 100 miles( I believe) from your home it is on the company to get you there. They buy you a ticket (Coach), rent you a car, put you on a "system" A/C or whatever, but it is their responsibility to get you to work. We have guys all over the country and one or two overseas that have never worried how to get to work.

 

[mu2]

Thanks MrSky.

Does ATI have in-house training? Is everyone typed? Do you start out as FE?

 

[haulingthemail]

Thanks MrSky.

Does ATI have in-house training? Is everyone typed? Do you start out as FE?

in house in Dayton, they were typong folks about 2 yrs ago, that cause a stink with the senior folks, and no FE, they have pfe's for that

 

[b707guy]

767 training, whenever we start actually doing it, will take place to my understanding under Boeing's tutelage, no knowledge as to whether ground school will take place at same location as sim, or whether new hires will be able to go into the 76. All DC-8 training seems to be entrenched in DAY, all in-house. There was a rumbling of hiring second officers last year, basically as a stopgap to fill potentially needed PFE vacancies to have pilots ready to move to the right seat as we get the 76s. So far, that has not been needed, so if we hire again anytime soon, expect a right seat. We've had a number of PFEs go for the right seat over the years, but we seem to have enough to get us through whenever 76s start filtering in, maybe come March. No stated plan on parking DC-8s as 76s come on. We'll probably use them until they need a heavy check and park them, although I think we'll do checks on the DC-8-73s and keep them going for a very long time. Not accepting resumes at the moment, but watch www.airtransport.cc for updates.

 

[Colonel Savage]

Looks Like another guy getting ready to interview....LOL

OK, House, why LOL?

 

[MrSky]

OK, House, why LOL?

No particular reason except you see a pattern of questions when someone is about to apply or has an interview coming up.

If you want my thoughts about the company, and management reads these posts, so I have nothing to say on here except what I think is truthful. Read up about a couple posts and you will see a Q&A I wrote someone about my thoughts of the place.

 

[Dick Cabeza]

Is ATI currently interviewing?

 

[b707guy]

Don't know the interview plan, but we expect to hire maybe 50 or so more this year. A class of I believe 8 just started this past Monday. If you don't already have an application going, visit www.airtransport.cc and click on the Careers at ATI link on the left side of the screen, then Find a Position, select First Officer, and create an account for yourself. The rest is up to you!

 

[Dick Cabeza]

Thanks for the Info!

 

[Dick Cabeza]

707Guy

Are the Yellow and Red DC-8's I see from time to time part of the ATI Group? Or will they be in the future with your merge with ABX?

 

[hvydriver]

707Guy

Are the Yellow and Red DC-8's I see from time to time part of the ATI Group? Or will they be in the future with your merge with ABX?

Those are Astar.