TO: All Flight Crew Members
SUBJECT: Posting 07-02
As communicated in prior postings, the Company is making progress in
achieving its goal of converting DC10s to MD10s. By the end of FY09
(May 2009), it is expected that the operating fleet of DC10s will be
approximately five to six aircraft. By the end of FY10 (May 2010), the
plan reflects no DC10s operating in the FedEx system. Consequently, we
find ourselves in a position where it is necessary to post an excess bid
for 40 (forty) DC10 Captains, 40 (forty) DC10 first officers and 60
(sixty) DC10 second officers. The posting is open for bidding as of
Monday, July 9 and will close at 1400z on Monday, July 23. There will be
one practice bid on Thursday, July 19. Pilots who bid off the aircraft
will be trained in seniority order starting with the most senior pilot.
Note the initial training date could be as early as August. Any pilot who
voluntarily bids off the aircraft shall be considered to be “bidding-to-
relieve the excess” if they are within the required number of excessed
positions for their seat. If an insufficient number of pilots bid to
relieve the excess, pilots will be excessed from their respective seat in
reverse seniority order. Please review the 07-02 Q&A for bidding examples.
Fleet Plan
Date 727 757 Airbus DC10* MD10 MD11
JUL 07 94 - 122 19 58 58
MAY 08 90 3 129 13 66 58
MAY 09 78 16 137 6 73 58
*DC10 excludes aircraft removed from service for MD10 modification.
Relocation
A pilot who is excessed or bids to relieve an excess is eligible for
relocation package #1, in accordance with Section 6, Relocation, as
contained in the CBA. For specific questions not addressed in the
Relocation portion of the Q&A, please contact Steve Hanks at
[email protected] or 901-224-5105.
Future Postings and New Hires
We anticipate the next vacancy posting to open in August, 2007 and remain
open for forty-five (45) days. That bid will include the closing of the
Airbus domicile in Subic Bay, the opening of the 757 domiciles in both
Memphis and Paris and the establishment of an Airbus domicile in Hong
Kong. New pilot hiring is expected to be minimal.
Questions and Answers
A “Q&A” document has been posted on pilot.fedex.com to give you as much
information as possible to help you decide how to bid on this posting.
There are numerous sections of the contract that apply to this excess
situation. Please read carefully. If you have an issue that is not
covered in the Q&A, please contact your Chief Pilot and they will get the
answer to your question.
Posting 07-02
Official Posting of Crewmembers
Vacancy (V) or Excess (E)
Current
No. of Crew Position Vac. Type Approx. Trng Seniority #
Positions V/E Dom. Equip. Seat Length Start Date High / Low
40 E MEM DC10 CAP n/a August, 07 21 2782
40 E MEM DC10 F/O n/a August, 07 141 4372
60 E MEM DC10 S/O n/a August, 07 1 4159