Fedex Hiring News

[Wildmanny]

Ahhh, just have some more Warsteiner. That'll make the tax hit a little easier to take!

 

[Huck]

Their income tax is gonna kill us.

You get what you pay for.

Zwei Kolsch, bitte.....

 

[DLax85]

Hello? Cologne is it. No slot times and a huge cargo airport and so close to Frankfurt. Plus, UPS is there and we must keep a wary eye on them. The frogs still aren't playing ball with us, so no Paris. EWR is about is dysfunctional as it can be and it is a foreign country, yuck! My apologies to anyone who lives near there. GSO eventually? Why?

I think those of us wanting the international deal better start brushing up on our German. Here, I'll start:

Chus, Auf Wedersehn, and Danke...Good Night!!!

WM Out!

757s to GSO would be sweet!! ....I'd be up for driving 80 miles to work!

Public sources indicate GSO Hub opening in 2009 and growing up to 60 FEDEX flights per day by 2014....no specifics on acft type that I've seen.

My understanding is that GSO will augment or replace a majority of the east coast packages now transiting EWR.....EWR would still handle all the stuff going in/out of NY/NJ/Philadelphia metropolitan areas.

Of course, it's mostly still speculation and unsubstantiated rumor.

 

[FedEx1]

To add on to the rumor....

First 757 is already here, in Fedex hands. First 15 going to Europe. Prague is a possible base. (As wel as CGN and CDG and Zurich....)

 

[Neubyfly]

When was the most junior Captain hired at FDX? Just curious.

 

[jtmpilot]

4 year 727 Captain is the most junior ive heard.... 757's in GSO would be really sweet!!!!! double DH's = LIMO to and from work...... rock star living!!!!

 

[USMCFDX]

4 year 727 Captain is the most junior ive heard....

Not true.

 

[Huck]

4 year 727 Captain is the most junior ive heard....

In the past. Track the 72 captains, and you'll see that less and less of them are jumping off. I've been here 5 years, and I'm still almost 200 numbers away. I'd say more like 7 years.

A new widebody captain slot doesn't mean a new narrow-body captain slot. More and more new widebody PIC's are coming from the right seats. The 72 is becoming a "niche" aircraft.

Widebody time to make captain is going to keep plummeting - I'd say 8 years to Airbus / MD captain on the next bid. But 72 - not so much.....

 

[Sppedmode]

I think the next bid will be very interesting. I'm curious to see if 727 Capts and FO's are willing to bid the 757 even though there is no pay increase plus a 2-3 month training event. 757 could go pretty junior? What do you guys think?

 

[VaB]

757 could go pretty junior? What do you guys think?

Not if it's based in Europe. If it's based in GSO, then it'll go junior.

I've heard that as well, Europe first, then GSO a few years down the road.

 

[Phaedrus]

I'd bid out of the Mad Dog to do 75's at GSO....I think.

 

[1stCivDiv]

72 Capt

The most junior 72 Capt employee numbers are in the 450 range which I believe is about 4-5 year range...

 

[FDXer]

The most junior 72 Capt employee numbers are in the 450 range which I believe is about 4-5 year range...

450 range was hired in July and August 2001.

 

[FlyBoeingJets]

Not if it's based in Europe. If it's based in GSO, then it'll go junior.

I've heard that as well, Europe first, then GSO a few years down the road.

Besides guys like Phaedrus bidding down to the 757 because it looks cool.....


Does management really want you to make your bid choices with only rumors of where and what the new airplane will do???

I can't wait to see the next SCP rant when no one bids the 757 and a bunch of newhires get it.

 

[Phaedrus]

FBJ: What would be the source of rant-age if newhires end up in the 757?