Some stuff from the Atlas union on hiring Jan 12, 2008
In closing, we have some additional good news to pass on. Last night we were advised that the Company has acquired two additional -400 aircraft for the Atlas fleet. Vice President of Flight Operations Jim Cato put out a voicemail earlier this morning regarding this event. In case you have not heard it yet, the first aircraft, a 747-400F is scheduled to come on line in May and the second, a 747-400BCF is tentatively scheduled to join our fleet in September. With the addition of these 2 aircraft the Company will be hiring an additional 55-60 Crewmembers- above the current planned classes and the we will see between 18-20 additional Captain upgrades over the 18 that were are part of the recently announced staffing award. As Jim said in his message, we can expect a new staffing award shortly, so please make sure your standing bid is up to date. Additionally, we will be meeting with Jim and his team to discuss how to best run this next award, given how soon it will follow 2008-1 bid.