Do you really think FedEx wants to hire foreign pilots?
If they wanted to hire foreign pilots they would have. FedEx is all about control. Heck, management feels they don't have enough control over the LAX domicile. If they could have it there way everyone would be based in Memphis. Now lets have Chinese pilots flying FedEx planes in Japan, Taipai, Phillipines, etc. For those who have flown in the pacific with Fedex imagine some of the headaches associated with that. What about the labor laws in France? Seems like labor strikes in France are as common as car chases in Los Angeles, they happen every week. FedEx is able to charge a premium for their services for one reason. Reliability. They lose that, they may as well charge 40 cents. Maybe, I am naive. But there is a difference in cost cutting measures and losing control. I think FedEx is more about control than anything else.
I am just sick and tired of being told vote yes, you have no choice this is the best we can get.