News / Bullish Atlas CEO air chief predicts bitter pilot dispute will end 'sooner than later'

Atlas Air has reported another strong set of results, with net income up 35% year on year to $107m – but admitted to a problem with pilot retention and recruitment, as it awaits the arbitrator’s decision on the collective bargaining agreement.

Pilots told The Loadstar last month 183 pilots left the airline in the first half of the year, and CEO John Dietrich admitted to investors in an earnings call that there was a shortage – but he insisted it was ...