FedEx Seat Bid

[IrishSkies]

I don't know how valid the source was but I also heard during my turn in IND tonight that the bid was on hold until next month.....reason unknown. Delayed gratification sucks!

 

[sandman2122]

Keep in mind these are all rumors and this is Flightinfo.com.........

 

[FlyBoeingJets]

Any of you FedEx folks notice a trend in the bids or is it pretty random?

Example--after a gain of 4-8 net new aircraft...

Are you guys in the dark on the addition of new aircraft? If so it sounds just like a bureaucratic government organization. Leadership holding onto information with an iron grip and doling it out like crumbs to a starving man.

On the flip side, I guess there is no really good reason to spread info on the addition of new aircraft. It is in the SEC filings. But I would think it would help with pilot recruitment and overall employee enthusiasm. Is that allowed there?

 

[klhoard]

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Are you guys in the dark on the addition of new aircraft? If so it sounds just like a bureaucratic government organization. Leadership holding onto information with an iron grip and doling it out like crumbs to a starving man.

On the flip side, I guess there is no really good reason to spread info on the addition of new aircraft. It is in the SEC filings. But I would think it would help with pilot recruitment and overall employee enthusiasm. Is that allowed there?

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The "fleet plan" is published and updated for every seat bid. I don't believe anything about the fleet plan is kept secret, but it is subject to constant change because of various factors: companies not going bankrupt, domicile changes, beuraucratic chaos behind the scenes. . .
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However, the conspiracy theorists may disagree with me. . .
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[Laughing_Jakal]

That didn't take long

Wow Deuce,

You're still in training....you are supposed to be in the "I am happy to be here mode...I hope I can get a right seat job real soon." Capt in 2.3 years? Doubtful....those hired just before the Postal contract saw Capt in 4.5.....even with hiring stilted before 911, those guys were upgrading about as fast as their bids could carry them, starting with the MOAB in Jan 2001 of 243 WB captains, 88 727 Cap....(that's no typo).....The junior person on property got an Airbus MEM the second week of training with a training date 13 mos out. The lack of hiring after 911 was probably the only thing that kept the sims from lighting on fire from continuous use combustion. Is it possible we could grow faster than that? IMO not likely...but I would like it.

P.S. Quijibo lives.........but where? El Diablo knows......where the heck is he?

 

[Laughing_Jakal]

Must be outta purple spray paint

Either that or the ramp is full....Aug 5th...Yawn. The longer this takes, the more vacation bids it impacts.

 

[Haywood]

Well here's another 2 cents for the bids...From all of the BI briefs we got, they are saying some 150+ Widebody captain spots, up to some 200+ The big deal is they haven't decided if they want to break it up into two smaller bids.

As for the captain thing, the rumor in the schoolhouse is the junior captain will be just over 3 yrs...a FedEx record!

Your captain in 2.3 may hold up still!

 

[Deuce130]

Wow Deuce,

You're still in training....you are supposed to be in the "I am happy to be here mode...I hope I can get a right seat job real soon." Capt in 2.3 years? Doubtful....

Laughing Jakal,
You're right, the two to three year captain plan is doubtful. That post was more for effect anyway, to underscore how quickly it seems guys can move up around here. At any rate, I'm not sure how cool it would be to try for Capt that quick - you'd be sucking hind *$* for a LOOOONG time no matter what airframe you're in.
Realistically, our class was told we'd be likely to hold widebody F/O in this bid and I think that's what most of the guys are trying to do. But, if in fact we can hold those seats, training is still probably 10-12 months away. Damn, looks like I've got to go study those stabilizers after all.... Assuming I pass my orals this weekend.

I'm making the move early next year - you'll have to show me where all the good riding around here is.

 

[Falconjet]

Well the 5th has come and gone and there was no seat bid, so my intel was obviously incorrect, or the truth changed. Oh well.

Anybody else heard other dates for the bid?

Duece: Good luck on the orals.

FJ,

Another Hog owner

 

[Whale Rider]

Keep in mind these are all rumors and this is Flightinfo.com.........

Nice of you acknowledge that sandman........