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UPS




Louisville, KY
www.ups.com

quicktake

  • IPA instituted a new "unpredictable" open time ban in April to help accelerate furloughee recalls; to be announced to crewmembers prior to each bid period
  • UPS to purchase TNT Express, but shedding TNT Airways
  • The Independent Pilots Association filed lawsuit against FAA in December over exemption of cargo pilots from the new fatigue-mitigating rules
  • Retrofitting fleet with full-face integrated oxygen masks/smoke goggles
  • 4X weekly Hong Kong to Germany using 747-400F
  • UPS equipping entire fleet with EVAS (Emergency Vision Assurance System), becoming first international airline to do so
  • More international flight hours than domestic (60%-40%)
  • Contract negotiations underway since Aug 2011
  • Contractually allowed Open Time and JA ban ("Solidarity Policy") in place by the IPA in response to pilot furlough
  • IATA code: 5X; ICAO code: UPS
  • ATC callsign: "UPS"
  • This page last updated: May 6, 2012 (quicktake; furloughee count)
 
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pilots pilots
2,669
 Total
2,600
 Active
69
 Furlough

Independent Pilots Association
(amend. Dec 2011; in neg.)
pilots pilots
747-400: 
11
747-400BCF: 
 2
MD11: 
 38
767-300: 
 48
A300: 
 53
757: 
 75

SDF
MIA
ONT
ANC

pilots

Not hiring. 69 IPA pilots on furlough, with 10 of those bypassing recall. One furloughee recall class in June.

UPS hired pilots into UPS's non-union management pilot workforce in 2011 while having 100+ IPA pilots on furlough.

pilots

Call 800-228-2739 (options 4:1) to reserve a jumpseat up to 10 days prior to travel. UPS jumpseat finder. 4 to 6 jumpseats on all aircraft (-400BCFs have 10 jumpseats). Two crew bunks each in 747-400s and MD11s. International jumpseats not yet authorized. CASS participant.


Monthly guarantee: 81 hours*
Reserve guarantee: 81 hours*
(*75 hours per 28 days, converted to calendar month)

Int'l override pay/hr:
Capt/IRO/FO:
$6.50/$4.50/$4.50

Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program (DESPP) offers 5% discount

Most junior captain hired: Jun 1998 (MD11/ANC)
Most junior "lower 48" captain hired: Jan 1996 (767/MIA)

Per Diem :
$2.40/hr (dom)
$3.05/hr (int'l)*
$3.55/hr (Pac Rim)*
$4.05/hr (Europe)*

*revised each January using formula (figures shown for 2012)
 

pilots

401K:
yes (plus Roth option)
401k Matching:
none
A/B Fund:
1%/12%
Other:

   
 
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