Australian Based Pilots working at Atlas
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Australian Based Pilots working at Atlas
I was fortunate enough to attend one of the recent Atlas roadshows held this week. Just wondering if anyone is working for Atlas and commuting from Australia (particularly west coast) and how they go with flights etc.
Also any feedback regarding the job (training, rosters, fatigue, morale etc) would be greatly appreciated
Also any feedback regarding the job (training, rosters, fatigue, morale etc) would be greatly appreciated
News Article came up today that Private Equity Company, Apollo Global Management, are in talks to buy Atlas. Not sure what that would mean for Atlas and their staff............
Apollo-led investment group in talks to buy Atlas Air - sources | Reuters
Apollo-led investment group in talks to buy Atlas Air - sources | Reuters
With the prospect of Atlas taking hundreds of Aussie pilots a year, the Australian airlines will continue to to be ignorant to the terms and conditions offered here, blaming everyone else, only to go crying to the government asking for access to foreign pilots to plug the shortage.
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I’m sure you are all over it but are you on the FB page “e3 Atlas air wannabes” ? There is some good info there…..
My understanding from the roadshows, was it is very much not a commuting job - any blocks off that enable you to come home are just a bonus. I guess it depends how happy you are sitting in the back of a jet.
As mention, the FB group is a great place to start, with sample rosters, bid lines, bases and pay estimates.
airlinepilotforums (dot com) /atlas-polar/ .... is also a good source of accurate and current info.
I was fortunate enough to attend one of the recent Atlas roadshows held this week. Just wondering if anyone is working for Atlas and commuting from Australia (particularly west coast) and how they go with flights etc.
Also any feedback regarding the job (training, rosters, fatigue, morale etc) would be greatly appreciated
Also any feedback regarding the job (training, rosters, fatigue, morale etc) would be greatly appreciated
Take it from someone who commuted a five hour trip to work: it only works if you get a two week stretch of days off, and it really adds to your fatigue. I only changed three time zones but it got to be horrible after awhile. Finally the toll on my relationship put an end to all of that.
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Yeah thanks for all the insight.
looks like the 13/14 days off in a row only come once the seniority allows for it and even then, it’s still a bid not a guarantee.
Commute would be a ball ache too.
looks like the 13/14 days off in a row only come once the seniority allows for it and even then, it’s still a bid not a guarantee.
Commute would be a ball ache too.
If you're looking to commute from the west coast, National Cargo might be worth a look. They are commuting E3 Australians via their hub in Dubai.
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I could be wrong but his is how I have had it explained to me. This might be more beneficial if commuting from Perth.