Applying to UPS/FEDEX with exp FE written

[Buc]

Took the written in 1999 and it expired in 2001, but I have been with a 121 carrier since 2000. From what I understand the written exam results are still valid since being employed with a 121. Does UPS / FEDEX count this or do they still want results w/n a 2 year period?

 

[2LT]

Fdx

FedEx wants it within 24 calender months regardless of the reg...

I don't know what UPS wants...although, they just say,"...current FE written, etc."

 

[donger]

FedEx wants it within 24 calender months regardless of the reg...

I don't know what UPS wants...although, they just say,"...current FE written, etc."

Just realize too that they want it when you interview(not the meet and greet). Just mark on the application that you have taken the written, then, when you need it, update it.

It may be some time for the call to come. I had to take it twice because of a 20 month pool that killed the first one

 

[capt. megadeth]

There was a guy in my UPS class that had taken it over 24 months prior. They took that so I think you are ok. IMO, if you want to work at UPS/FedEx that bad, I would just retake it (esp. since it is waaaaay expired) just to be sure though.

 

[Princedietrich]

While I am not in the know for this particular matter, I would say that discretion is the better part of valor and that retaking the test would not be a bad idea.

 

[FDXer]

The reason FedEx wants a current FE written is their interpretation of the 121 rule. When you quit your 121 job to come to FedEx, you are not currently employed by a 121 carrier, therefore, your FE written is not good anymore if you use the exemption.

Bottom Line: If you want to work at FedEx, get a current FE written.

 

[fartknocker]

FedEx wants it within 24 calender months regardless of the reg...

The reason FedEx wants a current FE written is their interpretation of the 121 rule. When you quit your 121 job to come to FedEx, you are not currently employed by a 121 carrier, therefore, your FE written is not good anymore if you use the exemption.

Bottom Line: If you want to work at FedEx, get a current FE written.

I agree with these two. Suck it up and go take the written again. You will be glad to erase any doubt. :nuts:

 

[Check Essential]

The reason FedEx wants a current FE written is their interpretation of the 121 rule. When you quit your 121 job to come to FedEx, you are not currently employed by a 121 carrier, therefore, your FE written is not good anymore if you use the exemption.

Bottom Line: If you want to work at FedEx, get a current FE written.

I gave that some thought coming to UPS so I made the date of resignation at my previous company the same as my DOH at UPS...no lapse in 121 employment this way

CE

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Don't apply the intent of the reg with company employment requirements...

Also, there are plenty of guys and a couple of girls that are ready and willing to take it as many times as needed. They will show up with a current FEXw and no questions.....

 

[myq2u]

“There was a guy in my UPS class that had taken it over 24 months prior. They took that so I think you are ok.”


Interesting. My friend interviewed at UPS several months ago and he was asked if he had a current FE written; before he even answered they added “..by current we mean - has it been taken more than 24 months ago?…”

His was really current - not part 121 loophole current - but I was surprised to hear that someone in your class who was using the 121 exception was hired, since they were so specific during my friend's interview. Btw, my friend got hired too.

 

[Skippy]

went to airinc in DCA and asked this exact question to an "interviewing" pilot and he said it was fine that it was expired. They get a waiver from the SDF FSDO. Dont waste the time, money or effort.

 

[FDXer]

went to airinc in DCA and asked this exact question to an "interviewing" pilot and he said it was fine that it was expired. They get a waiver from the SDF FSDO. Dont waste the time, money or effort.

I really, really want to work there but I'm not going to waste my time, money, or effort to try. What are you trying to tell a potential future employer?

Unbelievable! You need do what it takes to stand out from the rest to get hired. If that means taking a FE written again, I'd be the first in line.

 

[TheGuat]

Took the written in 1999 and it expired in 2001, but I have been with a 121 carrier since 2000. From what I understand the written exam results are still valid since being employed with a 121. Does UPS / FEDEX count this or do they still want results w/n a 2 year period?

Just wait till you get on at CAL or for UAL and DAL to start hiring. You are obviously the type that will fit in well there. Too f-ing lazy to take an easy written test to try and get a job at the two most desirable airlines in the world to work for. UFB!!!

 

[capt. megadeth]

I really, really want to work there but I'm not going to waste my time, money, or effort to try. What are you trying to tell a potential future employer?

Unbelievable! You neet do what it takes to stand out from the rest to get hired. If that means taking a FE written again, I'd be the first in line.

I gotta agree with you here. This is probably the same type of person that will make no effort but b!tch and moan about how everyone else is "taking" his job and how he "deserves it" just because he may have 6000 hours not once thinking that the people getting the jobs are busting their a$$ to get them.

 

[1800 RVR]

Come on, everyone. Let's not beat these folks up too bad. Just because some will leave potential stones unturned in their quest for employment at UPS/FDX will allow others who are doing EVERYTHING that they can to get hired a better shot at getting hired.

(This was my attempt at sarcastic humor. I agree with capt., FDXer, and I can't believe I'm going to say this, but TheGuat as well. :0 )

 

[myq2u]

"went to airinc in DCA and asked this exact question to an "interviewing" pilot and he said it was fine that it was expired. They get a waiver from the SDF FSDO. Dont waste the time, money or effort." Skippy


Called my friend at OKC fsdo; there’s no such thing as “a waiver from FEX written expiration.”

If you’ve been gone from a 121 gig for more than 24 hours, it is NOT valid, no exceptions. He said that the part 121 FE written “carry-over rule” (that’s what he called it) initially was meant for people who were working for a company and who one day would have to move to a different position WITHIN the same company. The feds never anticipated that people would be “taking their 5 year old FE written exams with them to a new company"; however, since they unintentionally created a loophole people are now using it. Nevertheless, not sure why you were told that they have a “waiver” for the currency since there is no such thing.

Btw, anyone going to an interview risking a multi-million dollar career just so he/she can skip retaking a written exam is, in my mind, extremely unwise.

“Dont waste the time, money or effort.” Maybe it was their way of telling you not to waste their time???