pretty sure you are being sarcastic, but just in case, I would consider the word of other FDX pilots/schedulers/workers, and the obvious case that MEM lost more than half their nonstop flights to major destinations Fedex serves, a pretty logical reason for FDX to be spending alot more $$ on deadheads. Add to theat the people I know at Buckeye, Medtronics, Pfizer, and about 3 other companies that travel extensively who are not happy and draw your own conclusions.

It should come as no surprise that people who want and were accustomed to one-way service are upset about turning a 2 hour trip into a 5 hour one with a layover in ATL. I shouldn't have to explain that to anyone except a few pilots I guess...

* for the sensitive types that read way too far into posts, I am not defending those companies or bashing Delta