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How do they get you to the floater base? Jump seat, airline you out? Do you have to relocate? How long before you get assigned a permanent base?
Thinking about applying so I'm trying to get a feel for the QOL.
How do they get you to the floater base? Jump seat, airline you out? Do you have to relocate? How long before you get assigned a permanent base?
Thinking about applying so I'm trying to get a feel for the QOL.
To jump seat for your employer is one of the fastest way to lose jump seat privileges.
Huh??? If I'm deadheading, and I'm going to bump passengers, I will sit in the jumpseat to get them on. What's wrong with that?
How do they get you to the floater base? Jump seat, airline you out? Do you have to relocate? How long before you get assigned a permanent base?
Thinking about applying so I'm trying to get a feel for the QOL.
To jump seat for your employer is one of the fastest way to lose jump seat privileges.
MAC
Overall as early stage pilot employer - above average, with key exception below
Pay - VAN=good for this level of work, ATR=poor
Time building - average
Company's income stream - solid (FedEx 1 customer pays expenses)
Management quality - weak
Line growth - relatively static (FedEx requirements only)
Flexibility towards employees - poor
Pilot flow through to FedEx - none
Ability to meet FedEx Pilots - possible at large hubs
Training - annual Cat D sim paid by FedEx
Med insurance - poor, consider as disaster only
Largest network FedEx feeder (from Brazil, Caribbean, southern US East Coast all the way up to Canada - at times).
Management control limits pilot ability to take reasonable next employment steps. Very difficult to travel and intverview when you're ready to move to next step, if that's your direction.
By-the-book vacation will mean it's not available for nearly 2 years from start - horrible bidding process, no jumpseating privi's or CASS. Time off only weekends / FedEx holidays. Some very capable airmen get stuck in MAC's system way longer than they wish, some manage to get out gracefully to grow to next steps, but it's difficult to do.
If you go into the VAN and you're career building, don't over-stay your time in the VAN. Many next employers look at VAN experience as solid, but multi-year stays in the VAN without movement to larger aircraft is negative for career builders. Get experience and move on.
MAC overall = above average early stage crew experience, or otherwise semi-retirement slot
I don't think so jmrei. The lighter the loads get for FedEx, the more us Feeders get to haul. Seen it several times during other slow economic periods. Never seen anybody furloughed or layed off at the Mountain. Don't know about the other feeders ofcourse. We still have folks switching planes. Mostly replacing ATR guys going to fly in India or the fractionals. That opens up slots for the Van.
Does anyone know if there is a van opening in Ft Lauderdale or Miami currently? I hate to keep bothering the HR lady. Thanks.