FedEx Feeders question

[CaravanMan]

This has probably been discussed before, so forgive me... What's the average starting pay for the FedEx Caravan pilots (Baron, MAC, etc...) and do they get the FedEx benefits? I've heard they start around $35k, but that's only through the grapevine. Is that right, and does it vary from company to company? I'd like to talk with any of you guys currently flying for one of them. PM me with any info. Thanks!

 

[kingairyahoo]

sounds like you got it about right. the only difference is in how they pay you the "salary". a few of them pay a lower base, but then pay you the rest on a daily basis...kinda flaky if you ask me, but still the best deal going for driving a van

 

[EatSleepFly]

Do the feeders do any on-demand stuff, or is it all scheduled runs?

I got to thinking about that the other night, because I flew a trip for FedEx Custom Critical. I would've thought that with all of the feeder airplanes they have, they'd use a few for the on-demand stuff.

 

[flagshipper]

Fedex changes every few months what they do with the airplanes as their load and marketing needs change. usually they have an extra airplane around to do the ad-hoc flights but they have been too short lately on planes and pilots. oh yeah baron (one of the fedex van operators) has a salary of 34,800 to start. sure beats regional pay and you are home a lot more

 

[FN FAL]

We don't do any "on demand" stuff at all. Ad hoc's are for when there is more freight than what can be carried by assigned flights. So they grab a spare plane and the spare pilot and send them to assist a scheduled run OR they cancel a flight that's empty and re-assign it as an ad hoc.

No on demand for us. Unless you are an unassigned floater pilot, you know exactly when and where you are going to fly, every day.