Originally Posted by DLax85

On Nov 15, 2010 FDX claimed to the FAA that it would need to hire 812 additional pilots if the "original" FT/DT regs were imposed on cargo operations (...about a 17.7% increase in total pilots --- assuming roughly 4,600 on the FDX Master Seniority List)

(Note: The "final" FT/DT regs which were ultimately released for Pax carriers were NOT as onerous as what was originally proposed; therefore, the numbers in their original response (if accurate) would be an upperbound)

FDX also argued their "one-time" costs, spread over the first 3 years, would be $255 million; plus annual costs of $179 million in perpetuity.

Total 10 year costs were estimated at $2.04 Billion.

The FAA used "excessive industry cost" as it's justification for not including cargo operations in the new FT/DT requirements.