Atlas Air · First Officer / Copilote
First Officer - Talent Community - Miami
Atlas Air invites candidates to join a talent community for future first officer positions. The detailed content of the posting is not accessible from the page provided.
- Employer
- Atlas Air
- Position
- First Officer / Copilote
- Base
- Miami, FL, USA
- Pay (public sources)
- Hourly scale not published by Atlas Air; five-year contract imposed by arbitration in 2021 with a 32.5% rise in crew pay
- Posted
- 24 March 2026
Key points
- Stated base: Miami, FL, USA
- Role: first officer
- Employer: Atlas Air
Summary written by ForAllPilots from the employer's posting. Only the official posting counts: check every condition before you apply.
Long-haul cargo and ACMI airline
Atlas Air at a glance
US airline specialising in air freight and wet leasing (ACMI) for other airlines and shippers, also operating passenger charters, with a fleet of Boeing widebodies.
- Bases
- Anchorage, Chicago O'Hare, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Miami and New York JFK
- Fleet
- Boeing 747-400F, 747-8F, 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter, 767-300ERF and 777F; Boeing 747-400 and 767-300ER passenger aircraft; Airbus A350F on order
Pilot recruitment
A Boeing widebody operator (747, 767, 777) under FAA Part 121 rules: you need a US licence (FAA ATP or R-ATP) and the right to work in the United States, so an EASA licence alone does not give direct access. The careers page lists US crew domiciles in Anchorage, New York JFK, Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles, Miami and Seattle, and refers to career pathways for both early-career and highly experienced pilots. Hiring runs through the job board and a Pilot Talent Community; check conditions and open positions on the Atlas Air careers page.
Pay and conditions, from public sources
Figures published by the airline, pilot unions or the press, each one dated (last update: October 2026). For information only.
- Contract: in September 2021, a National Mediation Board arbitrator imposed a five-year collective agreement on Atlas Air and Southern Air pilots, represented by Teamsters Local 2750 (more than 2,500 pilots), after six years of talks (September 2021).
- Pay: the agreement raises crew pay by 32.5%, 3.7 points more than the company's offer, following an interim 10% rise in May 2020; the detailed scale was not published as text (September 2021).
- Retirement: Atlas has no defined-benefit pension, only a capped matching contribution, which the arbitrator raised by 0.5 point (September 2021).
- Staffing: according to the union, 310 pilots, about 12% of the workforce, had left in 2021, against 250 hires (September 2021).
- Bases: crews are assigned to six US domiciles, Anchorage, New York JFK, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and Seattle, depending on operational needs (October 2026).
- Benefits: health cover, retirement savings plan, company-paid hotels during training, in base and on reserve, and travel provided to commute from home to base (October 2026).
- Flying: pilots operate widebody cargo plus passenger charters (military missions, sports teams, touring artists) (October 2026).
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Give yourself every chance
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