HEY,
I WORKED FOR ATLANTA BACK IN 2000 WHEN THEY FIRST OPENED UP LGW/MAN BASES AND HAD LOCAL CONTRACT ENGLISH CREW. WHEN I JOINED THE SALARY WAS COMPARIBLE WITH MOST OTHER UK CHARTER AIRLINES AND AT £9000 I GUESS IT STILL IS. FLT PAY WAS £2.07 HOURLY, SO DURING THE SUMMER WHEN YOU'RE FLYING QUITE A LOT PROBABLY EXPECT TO CLEAR ABOUT £1100 PER MONTH - AND AS I HEAR THEY ARE PLANNING TRIPS TO MCO THE HOURLY DUTY PAY WILL PROBABLY CLOCK UP QUITE A BIT.
THE GOOD THING ABOUT ATLANTA IS THAT ITS NOT A NORMAL AIRLINE, AND DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THERE ARE GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEING BASED AWAY SOMEWHERE, HAJJ ETC.
WHEN THE CONTRACT IS DIFFERENT AND DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE YOU CAN EXPECT TO BE PAID BETWEEN USD80.00 - USD120.00 PER DAY WHILST YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE UK. THIS IS OF COURSE TAX FREE AND WHILE YOU ARE AWAY ACCOMODATION IS ALWAYS PROVIDED.
ON THE DOWN SIDE, BECAUSE OF THE KIND OF OPERATION THEY RUN, THERES NOT REALLY ANY SECURITY IN IT. WHEN WORK IS SCARCE YOU CAN EXPECT TO BE LAID OFF FOR A MONTH OR THREE AND BE OFF SALARY AT THIS TIME.
I HAD A BALL WITH ATLANTA AND LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. IF YOU HAVE NO TIES TO KEEP YOU IN ANY ONE PLACE THEN DEFINATLEY GO FOR IT! AS FOR THEM BEING A MISERABLE BUNCH, THATS RUBBISH! ATLANTA PEOPLE ARE PARTY PEOPLE, BIG TIME!!! THE ICELANDICS CAN COME ACROSS AS BEING A BIT STERN AT FIRST, BUT ONCE YOU GET TO KNOW THEM THEY ARE NO DIFFERENT TO YOU OR I.
THE ONE THING I WILL SAY IS THAT THERES NO ROOM FOR WANNABES THERE. GOING AROUND WITH THE 'BIG I AM' HEAD ON GETS PEOPLE NOWHERE! ONCE YOU JOIN AIR ATLANTA YOU WILL SOON SEE THAT YOU EITHER LOVE IT OR HATE IT! YOU HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE AND, OK, BEND A FEW RULES FOR THEM HERE AND THERE, BUT IN RETURN IT CAN BE GREAT FUN IF YOURE THE RIGHT KIND OF PERSON.
GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT!
