Right at this moment, I think Kalitta is the best place to be. They are stable, expanding, and hiring. Also they just signed a new contract. By comparison, Atlas/Polar is still trying to sort out their merger, with all the problems that brings. Also, all new hires there start in London. However, they do pay the most, and things seem to be improving, in that they now pay your ticket to London and back. Evergreen is a fascinating company, but they pay the least of all. World is currently a decent company, but they just got sold. You'll want to do some research and find out what the new owner knows about running an airline. Could be a very good deal, but approach with caution. Also, I think World historically keeps their pilots on the road even longer than everyone else. Cargo 360 just merged themselves into Southern, and no one here has anything good to say about Southern. Focus is a fairly new company with only 3 planes. Haven't heard a lot good about them, but if they make it in the long run and expand significantly, then their current employees will suddenly have a lot of seniority. Gemini, ATI and Murray are all smaller companies; I think they'll be hurting most anytime there's a slowdown. The previous are all worldwide operators. USAJet and Amerijet run smaller planes, serving the US, northern Latin America, and maybe Canada. In that category are also Capitol Air Cargo, Kitty Hawk, and Custom Air Transport. I've heard some good comments about USAJet and Capitol, but not Amerijet or Custom. Kitty Hawk seems to be a roller coaster ride; they are the first US operator of cargo 737s but they can't seem to get ahead.