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100 question test

Hi,
I just got the email to take the test, anyone taken it recently...any help greatly appreciated! PM please....
Thank you!

Did you get any help with the test? I am looking for some help with the type of questions that might be on it.

Anyone have info on the written pre interview exam?

Atlas air interview

I took the test in December, scored 72%, and haven't heard a word...:{

Hello All,
Any new developments about the interview process and phone interview at Atlas. I noticed the thread is about a year old :ugh:

The hiring has been ramped up to a much higher level than ever. They are trying really hard to expand a lot, as there are many contracts open if we can add enough pilots.

Now taking a lot of guys with no jet time, no turbine pic, and no time above 18,000', + no international experience. They have changed the training to get guys with much lower experience through class. 747 upgrade under 5 years...767 about 4??? Years. -777s coming this year.

Bought a 767 SIM, and another 747 electronic cockpit trainer. Training in 3 places in MIA, plus ANC and DEN. Considering LUX for more sim time.

Adding aircraft, instructors, check airman, support people, etc. Contract negotiations underway...6 months early.

IPads for line pilots to use with no paper this month. Total revamp of all manuals in process. "Next Gen" CDUs hardware and software coming to all aircraft. Flows and checklists for all three aircraft to be as standardized as possible.

PM me if you have specific questions.

But the only point is that you must be US National.
Are they accepting expat?
Do they have plans to open a base in Europe?

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atpcliff

Now taking a lot of guys with no jet time, no turbine pic, and no time above 18,000', + no international experience. They have changed the training to get guys with much lower experience through class. 747 upgrade under 5 years...767 about 4??? Years. -777s coming this year.

Just because Scott Anderson told you this BS in class I would not believe it .

But you always like to spread the gossip don't you?

Requirements are STILL 1500 TT minimum and 500 turbine! :ugh:

You DO need an ATP for atlas, but there is no PIC requirement, and no jet time required, and no requirement to fly above 18,000. Like the rest of the industry, we are getting less and less experienced applicants and new hires as time goes on.

You need a U.S. passport or green card...sorry if you don't have one of these.

Greetings Friends,

Anyone interviewing in Miami on Wednesday? Maybe I'll see you there!

Cheers,

AA

For those that interviewed this past week, it was nice to meet several of you. I am thrilled to be in the hiring pool now, and I hope to see some familiar faces when we get a class date!

Regards,

AA

If invited to an Atlas interview, remember, everyone you come in contact with is part of the process. Any one of them can say NO. So watch what you say even during the facility tour.

Some facts to consider if considering a job at Atlas.

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I just found this re the online test:

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ProPilotWorld.com

9Jan2016
First_at_Flight
propilotworld.com

100 questions 60 minutes
When using the FAA ATP focus on WX, Aerodynamics, Runways/Airport markings, lighting and signage, Flight physiology (most questions seem to have come from these categories)
Seemed up to 75% of questions asked were from ATP bank alone.
Questions that were not from this bank included
Difference between QNE, QNH
NAT Deviation procedures
JEPP chart symbols and interpretation (believe most were departures from JFK)
Wx Chart Symbols (for this I had a poster board with printed out symbol and abbreviation banks from ICAO and FAA publication you can find by googling)
The different climb segments and how they are calculated and terms used to describe them
Metric conversions ie, mb to ft
RVS conversion to SM

I felt completely comfortable taking the test after 4 days of studying ATP questions and the older material that is floating around

Hope this helps

9Jan2016
wingedmunkie

The test bank seems to vary, whether it's tailored to your background I can't say. That said, when I took the test in November there was not a single question referencing anything beyond U.S. borders. Lots of ATP style questions. Lots of weather products (text and graphic), instrument procedures, and aerodynamics. Lots of people claim to do it as a team effort; I did not, thinking it would slow me down but I still passed. The time goes fast though. Best advice I can give is to pick the low hanging fruit first and then go back for the rest; don't spend time trying to look things up unless you know exactly where to find the answer. Good luck!

Southern has 5 777s, and 5 737s.

Atlas mgmt wants us to merge, and then work on a contract...probably end up with a crappy contract that way.

Pilots want to finish their negotiations on the contract, then merge...probably get a better contract that way.

I think long term Atlas will be better, but short term it is messy!

The new contract will be better, in my opinion, BUT:
A little better, or a LOT better, that is the $1M+++ USD question!

For those thinking about coming to Atlas, new info from the ExCo, cleared for general publication. In today's hiring binge, you may have better options:

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Chairman’s Update

Dear Fellow Atlas Crew Members,

I want to take a moment to brief you on a very disappointing set of events that have taken place over the past two days here in New York City. Your negotiating team came to New York with the expectation of continuing good faith Section 6 negotiations for the purpose of reaching an amended CBA. On the first day, Monday, March 14, the company did not meet with us until 4:44 p.m., and then only to tell us that they had no response to the four outstanding CBA articles which the union negotiating team had presented to them last month. It was obvious that the company had done no work on any of it and, again, was unprepared. This, despite the company’s assurances at the last meeting that its negotiators would return with Article 30 (Uniforms) and respond to the Framework Agreement that we had provided to the company’s senior representatives this past December. Quite simply, the company again reneged on its commitments.

At Monday’s late, abbreviated meeting, the company indicated that it would not be responding to any articles which the union had presented and would not be presenting any proposals of its own either. The company stated that it would, however, respond to the union’s framework proposal on how to proceed with Section 6 negotiations for both the Atlas and Southern pilots.

On Tuesday, March 15, at approximately 3:00 p.m. Local 1224 President Captain Dan Wells received a last minute call from John Dietrich advising that the company would attempt to force the union and the Atlas and Southern Air pilots into an amalgamation process. Dietrich’s plan is to force the pilots to pay for Atlas’ $110 million cash acquisition of SAI and to pay for the more than $100 million in litigation settlement payments and FAA fines that it has racked up over the last few months. Dietrich’s focus is, therefore, to once again deny the Atlas pilots our rightful ability to proceed down the Section 6 negotiations path. A few minutes later, at around 3:15 p.m., the Atlas managers, their lawyers and agents entered for the first time of the day to present their version of what they are calling a “Transition Agreement”. This document is punitive, anti-union, underhanded, and possibly illegal for many reasons.

It is clear that the company is attempting to undermine and suppress the legal rights of our crew members. The path suggested by the company will devastate and set back, in a very detrimental fashion, the lives and careers of most of our pilots.

It is now time for you to voice your displeasure to the company. We must and will remain professional at all times, but we must lawfully and firmly let management know that we will not accept their assault on our jobs, our wages, our benefits and our profession. If we don’t, we will be stuck with our current CBA or something less. The company says it recognizes that the world has changed and is not seeking to cut our pilots’ wages and benefits, but history tells us that Dietrich’s words are meaningless. Our CBA is the product of an amalgamation/interest arbitration, and the company and its lawyers maneuvered that process to obtain sub-standard, arbitrator-imposed contract terms that we are now stuck under. The amalgamation/interest arbitration that the company is pushing for now would require an arbitrator to choose terms from our sub-standard CBA or worse, Southern Air’s bankruptcy contract. The company anticipates that it will take 12-15 months to reach its objective. That timeline is based on the company’s intention to force the pilots to accept it. The company has also indicated that if we do not accept its plan, the process will drag on for many, many years. The company’s entire approach is not acceptable.

I will have more details as we move forward. I can assure you that this EXCO and your union will fight tooth and nail with everything at our disposal and more. However, we cannot do this without you doing the same. The time is now to engage forcefully in what will be a long, hard-fought war between Atlas Air and us, the crew members.

Fraternally,

Captain Robert J. Kirchner
Executive Council Chairman
APA Teamsters Local 1224

Amalgamation means PAYCUT for the ones that don't know

Not for the Southern guys...

http://www.atlasfacts.org

After reading some articles, working conditions and contracts are bad.
I meet a crew in Luanda, Angola they fly from Houston to Luanda weekly, and one first officer told me that they shall return home, but company could change their plans and stay away from home 1 or 2 weeks.

Don't believe everything you read about Atlas. Not a bad place to work, but remember it is basically in the non-sched business but does also have plenty of sched. stuff. If you want Fedex or UPS type flying Atlas is not for you.

Actually, the CVG 767 flying IS "FedEx or UPS type flying" for DHL!

You may also have a skewed view of the ACMI business. Probably 60-75% of Atlas' business is scheduled, albeit on a quarterly or monthly basis. Most long-term ACMI and CMI customers have relatively stable schedules. For Atlas, those include DHL, SonAir, Panalpina, and AMC. Qantas and Boeing allude to stable schedules, but have more variation than the others.

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Maybe Atlas is the only one hiring! I'm sure almost all pilots would rather work for United, Delta, UPS, or Fedex. Does not seem there are enough positions for everyone at those companies. Guess I would just sit a home waiting for the call from one of them.

Projected hiring at the 3 legacies / FX / UPS is in the thousands for the next few years. Sooner or later they will call.

The Loadstar needs to learn US labor law if they're going to write about it. The 30 day "cooling down period" before a strike comes into play after a federal mediator declares the parties are at an impasse. The mediator doesn't show up until the parties stop making progress on their own. It's normal for airline contract talks to go on 2 or 3 years. Atlas just started the end of last year. It'll be a boiling pot for the foreseeable future.

The "normal" years long pace of contract negotiations is only thanks to management dragging their feet in order to realize additional "savings" by operating under a cheaper contract. The union is prepared to expedite negotiations but only for FAIR INDUSTRY STANDARD TERMS.

Unfortunately, the opportunity cost here for everyone are the customer contracts NOT signed (Amazon) because the company is sorely understaffed and poorly managed during the recent growth phase.

Why are they poorly staffed and missing opportunities for more growth? Because of the same cheap contract that they insist on dragging out as long as they can.

This is called: Cutting off your nose to spite your face.

All you have to do in order to prove this point is to compare recent ATSG stock price action to AAWW. Clear as day.

Oh, and guess which crews are more expensive? Further proving the ability to attract customers is NOT based on crew costs but the ABILITY TO DELIVER.

At this point, Atlas is failing to deliver on several different levels.

Idol
There is a lot more than meets the eye here. DHL bought a 49% operational interest in Polar (who was bought by Atlas). They have a lot of influence on corporate decisions with regards to operations.
And to the union position on substandard, I know Bob K. and it is not only pay that is substandard but the QOL is way down the list of desirable Atlas traits. You mentioned UPS and FedEx. While i do not much about UPS I do know the average flying line at FedEx is 24 hours. Try that with an ACMI carrier. Atlas will never ever catch up and have no reason to. FedEx is hiring a class of 30 a month with no end in sight. I suggest you give them a go. It is a thousand times better deal. And FedEX DOES NOT FURLOUGH, period

DAY ONE ~ What does it mean?

Southern and ATLAS/POLAR are together as one.
Now, when you turn up for class, excited about the 747, be ready for 737 Class.
Based in CVG working ONLY the vampire night sort on short Legs for 20 day blocks.
Rig Works out to guarantee. The guarantee is $59.42 hour on 60 hours p/m and you will not break guarantee.
Oh and if that ain't enough, welcome to a three year seat lock.

When the dust settles and a contract is signed, then, reconsider.

Respectfully
Atlast

Here are the scales.

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Absolutely NOT TRUE!

ONLY the preliminary purchase has been completed - Atlas Holdings bought Southern Holdings. Southern Air still is a COMPLETELY SEPARATE airline with a COMPLETELY SEPARATE hiring and training track, done by entirely different people.

Operations as a single airline under a single certificate are AT LEAST a year in the future, likely longer.

Training separate, yes. Hiring, now under control of atlas. All of our interviewing has been put on "hold"

To be considered, do they want to be US citizen???

You must be "Legally authorized to work in the United States." Translates as a citizen or a "green card" holder which means you are a permanent resident.

Good News for the Atlas pilots as Amazon has agreed to wet lease 20 more 767s. This should increase newhires for the foreseeable future.
Amazon agrees to contract 20 767 freighters from Atlas Air | Airframes content from ATWOnline

"Good news"? I don't think so. At this point I'd call it more of a pipe dream...

There is still a 4-month backlog in OE, and the May class was cancelled. It is VERY difficult to understand how the company will staff 20 more airplanes, especially when the contract negotiations are stalled.

are there any updates on interview questions?