seagull
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If you're travelling alone, you can just jumpseat, on or offline, to anywhere. Total non-issue.
UPS and Fedex travel benefits
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If you're travelling alone, you can just jumpseat, on or offline, to anywhere. Total non-issue.
seagull
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On International, we get a menu that we submit in advance, and order what we like. It's the same food that is used for 1st class on the pax carriers, except not on pretty plates! (oh, sticking it in the oven is just so difficult!).
As for rest, I get a LOT more rest in our courier area, or bunks, than I ever have deadheading 1st class, particularly on a domestic airline!
Ralgha
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Especially when a first class round trip ticket from San Francisco to Sydney only costs $20,000.
Trip7
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But I question how long the cargo airlines are going to be ahead of the majors in pay. It can only get better from what they are today. I found a old Delta payscale and that was extremely good. It beat even UPS and Fedex's current contract by far. Then again with cargo there maybe more job security.
Sounds good, I have a better understanding now of how the cargo long haul world works now. Thanks. Oh one more question, when you are deadheading or jumpseating if there is an available first class seat they give it to you? If they do does it matter if you're offline or online? For example I fly for Fedex and want to go from San Francisco to Sydney and there is a first class seat open.
As long as we keep beating the feds down whenever they want to relax cabotage laws, we'll be ok.
The next yahoo that says "Hey! Let's let Air China cargo compete in the US domestic market!" or "Legacies and LCC's are dinosaurs, lets get Ryan and EasyJet to compete here!" we're universally hosed.
Vote accordingly.
The next yahoo that says "Hey! Let's let Air China cargo compete in the US domestic market!" or "Legacies and LCC's are dinosaurs, lets get Ryan and EasyJet to compete here!" we're universally hosed.
Vote accordingly.
stultus
New Member
Exactly!!!!
As for pass travel bennies, in my experience jumpseating domestically is awesome--I've rarely not gotten on a flight with having the cockpit as an option. However as far as traveling with family or friends pass benefits can be awesome, but more often than not they are a huge headache. I've had family and friends stuck in random hotels all over the country--wondering if they'd ever talk to me again (I think my sister wouldn't return calls for about a week once after a bad experience). However, I've had very good luck on my own. Went to Oslo last weekend and in the past six months I've also been to Hawaii, Australia, Tel Aviv, Puerto Rico, and Paris and almost all in first/business class--sometimes picking destinations just because there are open seats. It's a great benefit, but its scope is very limited.
seagull
Well-Known Member
But I question how long the cargo airlines are going to be ahead of the majors in pay. It can only get better from what they are today. I found a old Delta payscale and that was extremely good. It beat even UPS and Fedex's current contract by far. Then again with cargo there maybe more job security.
Sounds good, I have a better understanding now of how the cargo long haul world works now. Thanks. Oh one more question, when you are deadheading or jumpseating if there is an available first class seat they give it to you? If they do does it matter if you're offline or online? For example I fly for Fedex and want to go from San Francisco to Sydney and there is a first class seat open.
Much more job security. Another factor to consider is what you're flying. The majority of FedEx pilots fly widebody aircraft. How many 777 Captains does Delta have, total? Looking at those top-end payrates is a bit deceptive when considering career earnings at a company where a large percentage of the pilots will never see widebody captain at all.
Deadheading, the company buys our tickets, and those are 1st class if the flight segment is long enough or has met other contractual triggers (which means most International flights except some short hops between cities in Europe or Asia, pretty much, and a lot of domestic legs as well). Jumpseating, just depends on available seats.