Originally Posted by FedElta

Hey 1234,

After 30 years at FDX I'll have to say : you couldn't be more wrong about FDX pilot's customer impact and brand loyalty. Your opinion is shaped from the outside looking in......not always accurate. Caravan scope was a negotiated portion of the contract that was actually beneficial to both sides.

Besides, would you really want to fly a single-engine turboprop, single pilot in Cat II / icing conditions ? Me neither.

Anyway, the payload on the caravan is very small, and it allows FDX to serve very small markets that would otherwise not be served. The caravans only feed FDX mainline, and that rising tide actually does float the FDX pilot's boats.

Pay attention to Carl, his delivery may be too curt for your taste, but he's on target the vast majority of the time.

Rant over,
BG