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Hi!

The 17 days on, rest of the month off is standard for the overseas ACMI (Atlas/Polar/Gemini/World).

I have heard that Atlas is working on 2 wks on/2 wks off in the next contract.

Does someone have a better schedule in their market?

cliff
LRD
 
Now they just need to get a decent schedule.

I guess it all depends on the individual. I did the 4 on 3 off 5 on 2 off crap as a commuter. It sucked big time. I love getting all of my work days done at once. Only two commutes a month and the company pays for the ticket. No more leaving a day early because the loads are bad and the jumpseats are full. Plus I get to keep all my miles. I get two weeks off a month all at once. I have taken many mini vacations with the family with my off time.
 
I agree completely embpic1!! they can have the domestic schedules for pax regional or major....
 
-What's the current hiring outlook ?

-If you have the flight time when you show up, how long is upgrade running ?

-In your 17 days on, how much flying vs how much sitting ?

Thanks for the info.....
 
Hi!

From other posts I've read-I'm not at Kalitta...

Hiring now, one post said needs 70 crews-buying 747-400s.

2 years now, but who knows later

Some tours you fly all the time, sometimes you have several days downtime-often in Hong Kong.

cliff
DAL

PS-Can you live overseas and be home based there???
 
From other posts I've read-I'm not at Kalitta...

Hiring now, one post said needs 70 crews-buying 747-400s.

2 years now, but who knows later

Some tours you fly all the time, sometimes you have several days downtime-often in Hong Kong.

PS-Can you live overseas and be home based there???
We have several pilots who live overseas - Bangkok, Scotland and Europe. The company doesn't buy them a ticket to the US, so the pilots have to get to a place we fly out of, then either deadhead to the US or more often than not, they pick up a trip in Hong Kong or Europe and start flying.

Here is the wording from the contract:

The Company shall provide all transportation from a Crewmember’s
Resident Airport to the Crewmember’s duty assignment and returning
the Crewmember to his Resident Airport. Company provided
transportation for this purpose will be limited to/from the
Crewmember’s Resident Airport located within the forty-eight (48)
contiguous states, Anchorage, Alaska (PANC) and Honolulu Hawaii
(PHNL).
 
Does someone have a better schedule in their market?

Tradewinds have some kind of 2 weeks ON, 2 weeks OFF system.

It only works part-time, depending on which manager forgot the verbal promise this month.

A bit of bitching will bring the system back to 2/2, then they will try again....:rolleyes:

Congrats on the Connie Contract: I bet that took a lot of hard work and focused dedication on a few key-players.

(We are trying the same with over here, but it is like herding a flock of cats: No agree, all confused and most running around with no balls.)
 
Could you Kalitta guys give us an update on the following:

- During your 17 day stretch, how much flying, how much sitting? How often do you get stuck for 3-4 days somewhere ? Some of that is fun, too much can really suck...

- How many maintenance delays are messing up schedules ? It sounds like that has not been a problem for a while.

- How many flight hours do you end up flying in your 17 days ? With the new hard credit per day, how many credit hour do you expect normal lines to be?

- How many layovers stateside (New York or LA) ?


TIA -

GZ
 
The most important question I would have to ask is can one to party like a rockstar while out overseas or must one remain sober while sitting. :beer:

Lets all get our priorities straight here.

Ref
 
The most important question I would have to ask is can one to party like a rockstar while out overseas or must one remain sober while sitting. :beer:

Lets all get our priorities straight here.

Ref

Plenty of days on some layovers to have a great time. I have had a few 5 day layovers in Hong Kong. Couple that with the fact that there are several other crew members there and you have a recipe for some good times.:beer:
 
Could you Kalitta guys give us an update on the following:

- During your 17 day stretch, how much flying, how much sitting? How often do you get stuck for 3-4 days somewhere ? Some of that is fun, too much can really suck...

- How many maintenance delays are messing up schedules ? It sounds like that has not been a problem for a while.

- How many flight hours do you end up flying in your 17 days ? With the new hard credit per day, how many credit hour do you expect normal lines to be?

- How many layovers stateside (New York or LA) ?


TIA -

GZ

You bid on lines of known flying. When you head out from home to start your line, you never know if your actually going to do what you were awarded.

This goes hand and hand with your second question. If the system is all messed up becuase airplanes are broke, or trips have cancelled, then you may be needed elsewhere.

So, the percentage of time staying on your line is around 5% as a norm, its something that you either get upset at, or you just go with the flow.

Expect to fly 50-80 hours a month, that seems to be the normal right now.

Not alot of sitting around right now. The way its been running, you might sit 2 days at the most. Last year you could sit for 4 days anywhere in the system.

Getting back in the States varies, you can do Europe to the Middle East to and fro for over a week, or you could go to and fro arcross the Atlantic back to back, or keep going eastbound through Asia up to Anchorage back to the east coast. Just depends on what the need is, and luck of the draw



You come to work, do your thing, go home.
 
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