Fedex Seat Bid Out - BIG

[USNFDX]

It's Out

165 Capts (155 W/B)

140 F/Os (130 W/B)

Net Increase of 20 Widebody AC this year!

Auth of 278 Newhires!

 

[PurpleTail]

Whole frickin HUGE! The training department is going to be pulling double duty for the next two years.

Posting 05-01
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Official Posting of Crewmembers
Vacancy (V) or Excess (E)
Present
Number VAC. Approx. Seniority
of Crew Positions Type/ Training Number
Positions V/E DOM EQUIP SEAT Length Start Date High/Low
-------- --- --- ---- ---- ----- ----- ---- ----------
70 ........V ...MEM..Airbus CAP P/INDEF MAR 05.... 9 2086
6 ..........V ..ANC ..MD11 CAP P/INDEF APR 05 ...168 2148
6 ..........V ..LAX ..MD11 CAP P/INDEF APR 05 .....52 1931
73 ........V ..MEM ..MD11 CAP P/INDEF APR 05 .....1 2154
10 ........V ..MEM ..B727 CAP P/INDEF MAR 05 ....14 3272
50 ........V ..MEM ..Airbus F/O P/INDEF MAR 05..233 3851
10 ........V ..LAX ...MD11 F/O P/INDEF APR 05... 330 3771
70 ........V ..MEM ..MD11 F/O P/INDEF MAR 05...521 3919
10 ........V ..MEM ..B727 F/O P/INDEF APR 05.... 614 4135
50 ........V ..MEM ..B727 S/O P/INDEF MAR 05....261 4312


Also mentioned (but not exactly confirmed) 737 will replace the 727 in the spring '05.

Future Bids / Hiring
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We currently have authorization for 278 new hires with the first class of
12 starting on January 17. The FY06 business plan is currently in process
and, as the plan unfolds and decisions firm up, we will continue to
reassess our staffing needs. A decision on the B727 replacement
aircraft, most likely the B737, is expected in the spring of 2005.
Accordingly, we anticipate another bid in the summer or fall of calendar
2005.

 

[Carl_Spackler]

What effect do you expect if/when the 737 replaces the 727? Will the combination of growth and the 60+ year olds on the panel off set the requirement for less crew members?

 

[klhoard]

Since the 737 is supposed to replace the 727 on domestic routes, not add more routes; my guess is that it won't result in a very big bid for hiring.

The majority of +60 guys go to the back seat of the DC-10. I don't have any numbers for you on how long they stay there (kids graduate college, alimony runs out, ect.)

A large part of the equation will be how fast the 737's arrive, and how long the training course is.

However, we are going to see a very large number of retirements over the next few years, with alot of growth in the widebody jets. That is where the money is - international freight since the domestic side is basically flat.