Polar Air Cargo

[reepicheep]

I applied online, but does anyone have a mailing address and the name of the Chief Pilot so I can send a paper resume?

Ran into a new hire the other day who told me they're still hiring.

 

[Rvrrat]

From various areas of Polar's website

current flight crew opening published:

First Officers
Category: First Officers
Type: Employee
Description: Are you ready to launch your career with a leading, scheduled air cargo carrier? If so, Polar Air Cargo has outstanding career opportunities at its JFK Station.

We are currently seeking four (4)First Officers. First Officers must have 3,500 hours total time and 1000 hours jet time or 2,000 Turbo-Prop. FAA Commercial/Multi-engine/Instrument License and FCC Radio-Telephone License. Must have FAA First Class Medical as well as U.S. Citizenship. Preferable, the First Office should have B747 Type Rating, FAA ATP, and 500 hours or more PIC DC-10, MD-11, L-1011 or other wide body aircraft. Also prefer current/qualified on B747-Classic or B747-400.

Polar Air Cargo offers competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, disability, 401(k) with matching and bonus opportunities. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For immediate consideration, please fax your resume to (562) 528-7430, email to [email protected] or apply online at www.polaraircargo.com.

Location Jamaica , NY
Minimum Experience (yrs): Not Specified
Required Education: Not Specified

General Info:
Corporate Headquarters
100 Oceangate Fifteenth Floor
Long Beach, California 90802 USA
Telephone: 562-436-7471
Fax: 562-436-9333

Previous press releases:
July 20, 1998 Polar Air Cargo Appoints Captain Bill Whatley Chief Pilot

 

[reepicheep]

Rvrrat, thanks for the info.

 

[fredthead]

I interviewed in late July. At that time Dan Wells was chief pilot and Ron Carlson was the pilot recruiter. If you need any other info let me know.

 

[Xfr8dog]

what was your interview group compossed of? mostly military? mostly folks with +7000 hours? etc.... i've been waiting for the day that i can move to Polar or Atlas.... i currently have 3500 hours 1400 hours in Falcon 20, 800 hours in DC-3, instructor time... no PIC Turbine yet though....
thanks!

 

[FearlessFreep]

From my perspective I am assuming that they are looking specifically for people with heavy PIC experience. They did pick up a number of ex-Emery types and from what I understand most of them were Captains on either the -8 or the -10. Just from what little I know, which is very little they did not pickup and FO types.

I interviewed with them in April. After numerous calls I made to them they still have not had the dignity to inform me how it went. I recently emailed them an updated resume just for sh*ts & giggles!

Good Luck & Have Fun!

 

[Draginass]

During the hiring boom a couple of years ago, Atlas (and I assume Polar) were forced to hire significant numbers of pilots without heavy aircraft experience. The results were not good from what I'm told. Lot's of problems.

Jumping into a 747 flying at max gross weight most of the time and flying around the entire globe is a challenge for someone who's never flown anything over 50,000 lbs and just in the states.

Atlas and Polar crews have a lot tougher job than their counterparts at the majors.

 

[LearLove]

Flying the whale is the easy part. Many people with nothing more than 1900 time have gone on to fly the 74 at Atlas and heavies at other carriers just fine. It really dosen't have much to do with the a/c. More so it it the enviornment the new hire is placed in.

1. Long trips
2. no ATC / different ACT system
3. strange charts/approaches -dual NDB's, arcs ect.... ( the weekend warrior pvt pilot has more time doing that crap than the normal airline pilot)
4. languages and accents
and on and on

And you don't have to go half way around the world to be in this position. For example eastern Canada - french controlers, slightly diif system, french speaking pilots, no ground markings, crappy wx, f'ed up terminals/parking spots ect....

 

[N984TW]

Although Polar's 747 FO job requirements state that they prefer heavy jet experience, this is not necessarily a requirement. I think that there are just not that many pilots with heavy jet time who are looking for work.

I was interviewed/hired by Polar in July and no one in my interview class had heavy jet time. In fact one of the candidates had only turboprop experience so even turbojet time is not an absolute requirement. I think attitude and enthusiasm is very important in the intervew process.

Everyone in my new hire class (of 8) was furloughed except for one person. Also, everyone had transport turbojet experience.
I am pretty sure Polar is still looking to hire a few pilots.

Good Luck

 

[otis]

N984TW...

Just curious, did you get typed in the -400 at Polar or is that from a previous life?

Otis

 

[N984TW]

The type rating came with the job - a pretty sweet deal but also very demanding.

 

[waka]

What's the schedule and starting pay?

Thanks.

 

[330Driver]

Does anyone out there have an interview scheduled at Polar in the next month or so? I heard that they might be hiring a few F/O's early next year.

 

[falcondrivr]

yeah i got a call last week. i was in the car and kinda excited so i didnt get many details. theyre interviewing for classes in jan and feb. how many, i dont know. i am going in a week and ill post the details on this thread. by the by, ive got no 121 time nor heavy time. but i have had a resume in with them for almost 3 yrs, if that means anything.

 

[Flybynite]

I'm new to this site, but I do have an interview coming up with Polar Air Cargo. Any current interview questions that anyone could pass along would be great. They called me on short notice so I don't have much time to prepare.

 

[Draginass]

"Flying the whale is the easy part. Many people with nothing more than 1900 time have gone on to fly the 74 at Atlas and heavies at other carriers just fine. "

That's not what the Atlas captains that I flew with told me about a lot of the new hires they were flying with.

 

[Flybynite]

To:loNslo
The woman you need to call is Pat Romero at (562) 528-7314.
She should be able to give you all the info that you need.
I have been there to with a bad machine..... Hope this helps....

 

[falcondrivr]

polar latest

went to the polar interview today. it was about the most laid-back deal you could imagine. actually, its kinda unsettling because they give you no feedback.
first the interview, then the info:
check out aviation interviews.com. it hasnt changed at all from that. 5 of us met at 8am with ron carlson, head recruiter, who gave us a 30 min brief on the company. this guy is so laid-back i thought he was going to fall asleep . it was me(strictly corporate) and 4 furloughed usair guys. all great guys, all my age (36). we go individually in with ron and its the same for all of us: two questions; 1-what is your opinion of crm. 2- have you ever had a conflict in the cockpit.
thats it.
next we meet with chris aganini; 747200 fleet mgr. this guy seems to be my age and the type of guy you picture going out drinking with. his questions: 1-read a jfk taf. 2-approach plate from hong kong: msa; hat; what does FIR note mean on msa; vis is in meters, convert it to feet rvr; difference between initial approach altitudes with and without g/s. 3-domestic fuel requirements. 4-when do you need a t/o alternate.
thats about it. mabey 5 min of tech questions.
you drive over to the sim building and the sim profile is just like all the reports. the evaluator does everything for you, even some power settings. they didnt even change the holding clearance between the 5 of us. 160 radial of sli. the only thing you are responsible for is steering the plane.

next the news:
each person had a different story; ron said they might need a class in dec or jan. how many in a class he didnt say. there are 40 guys in the pool right now. they have 1600 resumes on file and they are computer sorted.
chris said he is in dire need of a -200 class to start before the end of the year. (mabey this will be filled by pool guys)
then the sim instructors at fsb (not polar employees) were gossiping that they were told 3 or 4 classes by feb. they are interviewing about 24 people this week and next. i cant confirm any of this stuff. one thing i do know is that polar is doing real well right now and the busy season is just starting. they dont have enough pilots for the work thats coming their way.
they said we should hear before the end of the week.
best of luck all
falcondrivr (hopefully soon to be 74drivr)

 

[falcondrivr]

interview results

nobody has been on this thread since the interviews last week. they interviewed 5 days worth this month for dec and possibly jan classes; anybody get jobs?

 

[reepicheep]

I have been faxing/and or mailing them a resume for about two months now and am hoping for an intervoew but it looks like I missed the boat for now.

Any word on when the next round will be?

 

[falcondrivr]

no, they said last month that that was it for the year. but the year is over in a month. you cant tell with them, they decide to put a class together and theyre calling guys for interviews the next day. no warning. hang in there.
heres a tip: i had a resume on file with them for 3 yrs that i updated every 6 months. happened to be in los angeles last month and knew they were getting ready to interview. walked into the offices and asked for ron carlson (dir of hiring) he chats with me for 10 min and they called me for an interview 4 days later. take a look to the left at my qualifications; i dont fly 747s. i know it never would have happened if i hadnt made the effort. the same trick worked for me at american 3 yrs ago and got me on the list. unfortunately, they stopped hiring before i got an interview date.

 

[Wolf King]

Off the subject but...

I'm looking for an old bud named Jared McClain at Polar. Anybody who might help, please PM me, and thanks in advance!

 

[reepicheep]

Reepicheep,
With your quals. What's up with wanting Polar? Are you furloughed or do you want a change from people carriers?

Currently work for US Airways and I see the handwriting on the wall. I'm very low on PIC time - 1000 Turboprop, 0 jet - a function of 12 years of downsizing.

In this market 9000 hours of right seat Boeing time may as well be in a Cessna 150.

 

[CCDiscoB]

How did they determine who went to the -200 and who went to the -400?

 

[MyRadarIsOut]

Wondering............................