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US pilots with AAWW, ATSG seek new work as dissatisfaction hits 80pc
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SIXTY per cent of respondents working for Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) and Air Transport Service Group (ATSG) airlines are looking to gain employment with other companies, according to a survey carried out by a pilot union.
The Teamsters Local 122 poll also found that 80 per cent of respondents strongly disagree when asked if they are satisfied with pay and benefits at their carriers, while 91 per cent of pilots strongly disagree that their pay and benefits meet the industry standards for their peers doing the same job, reported London's Air Cargo News.
Results were collected from 1,200 pilots at AAWW's subsidiaries Atlas Air and Southern Air, and from pilots at ATSG's subsidiary ABX Air in October and November.
The union said that the pilot dissatisfaction threatened to disrupt operations for customers such as DHL and Amazon because the airlines would struggle with recruitment and retention.
Atlas Air pilots of Teamsters Local 1224 chairman Robert Kirchner said: "We are already losing the race with competitors to maintain and attract pilots.
"At Atlas Air, we're already experiencing delays and operational disruptions and are slow to roll-out Amazon Air planes because we don't have the pilots."
"More than half of surveyed ABX Air pilots plan to retire in the next five years and that should be a huge wake-up call for ATSG executives who've been tuned out for too long," added ABX Air Teamsters Local 1224 chairman Rick Ziebarth.
The survey comes as the airlines continue to conduct negotiations with the unions for a new contract. AAWW is hoping to unite its Atlas Air and Southern Air pilots under one contract, following its acquisition of Southern Air and Florida West International Airways. ABX is also in the process of negotiating a new contract with its pilots.
The Teamsters Local 122 poll also found that 80 per cent of respondents strongly disagree when asked if they are satisfied with pay and benefits at their carriers, while 91 per cent of pilots strongly disagree that their pay and benefits meet the industry standards for their peers doing the same job, reported London's Air Cargo News.
Results were collected from 1,200 pilots at AAWW's subsidiaries Atlas Air and Southern Air, and from pilots at ATSG's subsidiary ABX Air in October and November.
The union said that the pilot dissatisfaction threatened to disrupt operations for customers such as DHL and Amazon because the airlines would struggle with recruitment and retention.
Atlas Air pilots of Teamsters Local 1224 chairman Robert Kirchner said: "We are already losing the race with competitors to maintain and attract pilots.
"At Atlas Air, we're already experiencing delays and operational disruptions and are slow to roll-out Amazon Air planes because we don't have the pilots."
"More than half of surveyed ABX Air pilots plan to retire in the next five years and that should be a huge wake-up call for ATSG executives who've been tuned out for too long," added ABX Air Teamsters Local 1224 chairman Rick Ziebarth.
The survey comes as the airlines continue to conduct negotiations with the unions for a new contract. AAWW is hoping to unite its Atlas Air and Southern Air pilots under one contract, following its acquisition of Southern Air and Florida West International Airways. ABX is also in the process of negotiating a new contract with its pilots.