Galaitoto
Well-Known Member
I think they are working on that "purple runway" or whatever it's called for the guys who would want to go to mainline Fedex.
Fedex feeders in Kentucky?
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There’s more the same to the job than different and the compensation is structured for a career. As long as you can play well with others I wouldn’t limit yourself to a company that does not own the flying. Don’t think for a minute if they give you guys a raise FedEx won’t consider someplace else to fly the work.
Galaitoto
Well-Known Member
I do have a couple offers in a king air and citation, but I still like where I work. If it does get bad, I'll consider changing jobs.
Kekistan
Active Member
If that's the case, then FedEx ALPA should step in and negotiate a flow thru on behalf of all the feeders collectively.
Kekistan
Active Member
I'm talking about a true flow thru. You interview and get hired at the feeder and when your number comes up you flow to mainline FedEx without having to interview again.
nibake
Powder hound
Now, now, who gave you the right to determine what is a flow and what isn't? Don't you know "purple runway" offers a preferential interview with slightly better details than the preferential interview deal that was in place before??
Kekistan
Active Member
Now, now, who gave you the right to determine what is a flow and what isn't? Don't you know "purple runway" offers a preferential interview with slightly better details than the preferential interview deal that was in place before??
I'm not talking about a preferential interview. I'm talking about you get hired at a feeder, keep you nose clean and get some experience and then flow up to mainline FedEx without interviewing again.
Galaitoto
Well-Known Member
Itchy
Well-Known Member
You can want in one hand and poo in the other.....see which fills first. Never, ever, gonna happen.
Kekistan
Active Member
Why not? You fly FedEx freight in FedEx planes? Why not start in a Caravan and have a structured pathway to a 777F?
They don't want the feeder trash flying their jets. (I used to fly for a purple feeder)
Kekistan
Active Member
Why do they consider you guys "feeder trash"? Makes the FedEx mainline pilot group sound arrogant.
Galaitoto
Well-Known Member
I don’t consider that true. We talk to the mainline guys every morning, we are friends. They ask us about our job and we ask about theirs. After that, we just talk about fun stuff besides aviation.
Kekistan
Active Member
Why did the other feeder pilot say that mainline considers you guys "feeder trash"?
nibake
Powder hound
It's hard telling why he thinks that, other than being a tired CFI?
If growth continues, however, FedEx will either set up a nice career pathway all the way from CPL to mainline (and this is exactly what they are discussing, although it is very much in the planning phase) or they will find themselves having to go a whole lot lower in the barrel than "feeder trash" to keep their airplanes manned. Lot at how Emirates is hurting right now, even the big players aren't immune. FedEx has been having people leave classes for better jobs already and it doesn't look like it's getting better. For now they have plenty to draw from for mainline, but they are in a bad spot for staffing feeders. Personally, when I get to that point in my career I will most likely turn down the FedEx job and take a job at an airline that has me flying primarily domestic, daytime flights, for slightly less pay. That's just my personal preference.
If growth continues, however, FedEx will either set up a nice career pathway all the way from CPL to mainline (and this is exactly what they are discussing, although it is very much in the planning phase) or they will find themselves having to go a whole lot lower in the barrel than "feeder trash" to keep their airplanes manned. Lot at how Emirates is hurting right now, even the big players aren't immune. FedEx has been having people leave classes for better jobs already and it doesn't look like it's getting better. For now they have plenty to draw from for mainline, but they are in a bad spot for staffing feeders. Personally, when I get to that point in my career I will most likely turn down the FedEx job and take a job at an airline that has me flying primarily domestic, daytime flights, for slightly less pay. That's just my personal preference.
GypsyPilot
Mohawk Town
UPS/FDX/UAL/DAL/AMR/SWA will never have a shortage of applicants. I can assure that there are still thousands of very qualified 121 applicants looking to move on, as well as thousands of very qualified 91 and 135 applicants doing the same.
I don’t doubt that some people may be leaving FDX for other carriers, but I know of several people that have left legacies for FDX recently as well.
The pilot “shortage” is starting to occur at the regionals and 135 operators, but certainly not at the big six carriers.
GypsyPilot
Mohawk Town
And I disagree that they (any of the big six) will have to lower the bar. That doesn’t mean anything negative towards the feeder pilots, as I have no doubt many of them are well qualified and competitive.
