ATLAS Questions

[TDK90]

Hey Guys, hoping to get a call one of these days and had a couple of questions.

1. APC says first year guarantee is 50hrs a month, is it realistic to assume more hours than that per month?

2. Domiciles - which is junior? Could a new hire hold JFK pretty quickly?

3. Is the schedule 20/10 or does it vary?

4. Any restrictions on commuting, long distance (international) ok?

Thanks, ridden your j/s out of EGSS a couple of times, great bunch of guys.

 

[Talon757]

1. I can only speak for myself but in the 7 months I've been on line I've been over the first year 50 hr guarantee every month.

2. I think JFK and HSV are junior at this time. With the gateway system the base makes little difference other than the type of flying done...and that changes periodically.

3. The company owns you 17 days a month. If you don't live in base it's usually best to try and get all your days off in one bunch. That minimizes your days lost to travel. I just bid days off and let the schedulers sort things out for the 17 days I'm working.

4. If you live within the US you can utilize the gateway provision in the contract and the company tickets you from your home to where you need to be. Some do live overseas but getting to work is then your problem, not the company's.

 

[BayBum37ft]

Talon 757 Please check your PMs

Thanks

 

[spitfire1500]

In my first year and have blown guarantee out of the water every month.. Lots of growth going on here right now. New contract is pretty much inked.. but we all know how this stuff goes...can stop as quick as it started.... and no you are not out for 17 days at a time unless you bid for it.

 

[EMB_driver2002]

Anyone get a call lately? Seems like this thread has died in all the excitement about FedEx

 

[TDK90]

Been updating regularly for 6 months plus...nothing yet

 

[aveator]

word is, classes every month this year. hope it helps.....

 

[DC8CRIVER]

word is, classes every month this year. hope it helps.....

It will help if they ever call me!

Standing by ...

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[Crash Pad]

If you live in base, how many days on/off can you expect?

 

[sgu]

You can expect 13 or 14 days off depending on the month and be available 17 days. If you get to sit at home more than that then great!

 

[johnsonrod]

Are both Atlas and Polar hiring? How does that work? If you apply to Atlas and a Polar slot is available (say Atlas stops hiring for awhile), would your application get bumped to Polar for review?

What's the big difference in terms of working for Atlas vs. Polar? Any difference? From a schedule standpoint, are Atlas and Polar pretty similar in terms of days on the road per month? Also, are Atlas and Polar still hiring on the 200s or is most hiring nowadays on the 400 for both?

 

[sgu]

Atlas is hiring! Polar is not.

Atlas is primarily ACMI with the exception of SonAir, Polar is a scheduled operation for DHL.

A new CBA will be effective by the end of summer with the two groups merged.
Atlas and Polar pilots will be available to the company 17 days.
Atlas has -400's and -200's for now. The 747-8 hopefully will be on property by Q4.
Polar only has 6 -400's.
Good luck with your application!

 

[Crash Pad]

What about vacation, what's given vs. what's to be expected?

 

[sgu]

Two weeks vacation but it is watered down by a sliding scale proration of days off.
ie. 7 days of vacation in a month=9 days off=16 days away from Atlas.
All that may or may not change in the next cba.

 

[belchfire]

Two weeks vacation but it is watered down by a sliding scale proration of days off.
ie. 7 days of vacation in a month=9 days off=16 days away from Atlas.
All that may or may not change in the next cba.

If I'm reading this right you can't get a month off...is that right?