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UPS




Louisville, KY
www.ups.com

quicktake

  • The IPA filed a lawsuit against the FAA in December over exemption of cargo pilots from the new fatigue-mitigating rules
  • Furlough recalls have been halted
  • 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 put in place by the IPA in response to furlough of pilots
  • This page last updated: Jan 20, 2012 (most jr capt DOH)
 
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pilots pilots
2,690
Total
2,601
Active
89
Furlough

Independent Pilots Association
(amend. Dec 2011; in neg.)
pilots pilots
747-400: 
11
747-400BCF: 
2
MD11: 
38
767-300: 
45
A300: 
53
757: 
75

SDF
MIA
ONT
ANC

pilots

Not hiring. 89 IPA pilots on furlough. Furlough recalls were halted by management in January.

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: