Gringo

Sorry to hear you weren't able to get on at Fedex. Keep trying! But Feeder guys are not blacklisted here. I was in class just over a year ago with a Feeder guy- MAC as a matter of fact- and have met many others. And I have met MANY pilots that worked on the ramp/drove a truck first, too.

TRUE there is no flow thru- it isn't the same company at all. There never was. The only thing the same is the transloading, and, oh yeah, the purple paint on the outside. Working at a Feeder is the same as working for airline X- no extra benefit or advantage. I hope they didn't tell you otherwise.

Flow thru is a mutual agreement between two pilot groups and their companies, and usually involves a wholly owned subsidiary. What most Feeder pilots and their companies do is contract work for Fedex. And as you know, Fedex LOVES to hire contractors to do everything- loading, flying, Mx, you name it. (Fred is a cheap-o- that's how he got the company to be so successful. This also helps keep unions out.)

A lot of Feeder guys that have had a tough time getting on at Fedex had other issues- lack of a 4 year degree, bad attitude, or didn't have the 3 (now) required recommendations from pilots at Fedex they have flown with. And the 1000 PIC turbine requirement has to be multi-turboprop or single/multi-jet- so Caravans don't count. If you have been around long enough in this industry, you must know that sometimes really good people don't always get the job. Sometimes I am conviced the stars all have to be aligned with Jupiter in orbit for it to happen....

I have heard Feeder guys complain about the way maniline guys treat them. Yeah, we got some weird ones that I wouldn't want to take to meet the Queen. Sorry for those few. But I have never seen it myself. It is really hard to be on your best junior prom behavior at 4 am with a leg to go when we run into the Feeder guys- they are usually as strung out as us. And always nice.

NO ONE in the hiring department looks down on, and blacklists any Feeder guy. I know people that do interviews and this is not true. They all have a fair chance, if they meet the requirements and get their in personal face to face intro with a CP.

Let me know if you need some info, or help finding a Fedex pilot.

To Elvis-
Do whatever you have to- PIC turbine is very valuable. Make contacts, keep working towards a degree, and look at passenger carriers and corporate, too- not just the cargo. Good luck!