I bet this caught more than a few guys "off guard".
I for one, thought Atlas was more in a survival mode: Parking planes, laying off crews and the former "A" rated stock way down.
Yet it makes sense: Polar is a Common Carrier, entry to the Japanese market etc.
As the Polar pilots already have an ALPA contract, perhaps this will be way for Atlas managment to save face and give the boys a pay increase? Even conditions across the board? (Or Polar guys taking a pay cut?)
Wonder what they will call the new combo:
Potlas..?
