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FedEx




Memphis, TN
www.fedex.com

quicktake

  • Ordered 27 new Boeing 767-300ER freighters in December
  • The first three will enter service in 2014
  • Converted 2 777F options to firm orders
  • Delayed acquisition of 11 777Fs
  • New 777 route: MEM-Dubai, UAE
  • 777 delivery schedule: 6 in 2012, 6 in 2013, 3 in 2014, 3 in 2015, 3 in 2016, 3 in 2017, 3 in 2018 and 1 in 2019
  • Contract good through Mar 2013 unless pilots elect 1-year option
  • Total of 45 777F orders with 15 options
  • Longest 777 route: Hong Kong-MEM
  • Asia-Pacific hub is in Guangzhou, China
  • HUD/EFVS (Enhanced Flight Vision System is infrared technology) being installed on MD11 and MD10s; across entire fleet by 2015
  • Taking delivery of 87 757-200s by 2016
  • Pilots earn 150% of hourly rate for overtime flying on a day off
  • Largest widebody fleet in the world
  • This page last updated: Dec 22, 2011 (stock graph added)
 
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pilots pilots
4,579
Total
4,579
Active
0
Furlough

ALPA
(amend. Mar 2013)
pilots pilots
777F: 
16
MD11: 
63
767-300: 
0
MD10: 
75
A300: 
71
A310: 
49
757-200: 
45
727-200: 
62

MEM
LAX
ANC
HKG
CGN

pilots

Hiring window closed. Hiring approx. 20 pilots/month, or 250 total in 2011; up to 500 over 30 months.

Minimums:
-ATP
-1,500 fixed wing PIC/SIC multiengine turbine (at least 1,000 of which is PIC)
-Bachelor's degree
-Only pilot time in fixed wing aircraft count towards minimum qualifications above

FedEx interview gouge.

pilots

Call 866-357-5711 to list between 24 and 2 hours prior to travel. Jumpseat departure times and dates when speaking to jumpseat desk are based on local time at departure city. Web site times are based on Zulu. Jumpseat no-shows incur a temporary ban. CASS participant. FedEx jumpseat finder.



Monthly guarantee: 74 hours*
Reserve guarantee: 74 hours*

*68 hours in a four week bid period (74 hours/calendar month) and 85 in a five week bid period).

Int'l override pay/hr:
Capt/RFO/FO/SO:
$9/$7/$7/$6

Most junior captain hired: Feb 2005 (A300/HKG)

Per Diem :
$2.15/hr (dom)
$2.95/hr (int'l)

Mandatory retirements:

2012 - 70
2013 - 105
2014 - 93
2015 - 144
2016 - 149
2017 - 186
2018 - 184
2019 - 150
2020 - 180
2021 - 208
2022 - 211
2023 - 223
2024 - 229
2025 - 218
2026 - 242
2027 - 208
2028 - 198
 

pilots

401K:
yes
401k Matching:
up to $500/yr
A/B Fund:
2.00%/7%
Other: