Originally Posted by jetjockey
I have read about the new expansion plans for IND. Do any of you FedEx guys think that IND will ever become a pilot base?
Thanks for any info.
In a word............NO. Rumors are always rampant in this industry
. Some rumors are Good, others are bad. Experience has showed me that few rumors ever come true. Usually, both good and bad news is a big surprise. Rumors have popped up every now and then about crew bases in AFW, IND and a European Domicile. They never come to Fruition.
AFW once was a pretty active hub........now it is almost a Ghost town.
IND is expanding big, but it has been expanding for over 15 years.
FedEx once had domiciles in LAX, EWR, OAK as well and the elected to close all of them. (even though they made sense.)
There are Rumors that Greensboro NC will be a crew base when construction is complete in a couple years. (why would they put a crew base there when the 2nd largest hub IND isn't a crew base?)
MGT recently...(2 1/2 years ago), re-opened LAX as a crew base. There have been several On-Off rumors of closing that base again......I don't think that will happen either. I personally put no faith in any of these rumors.
If it happens, it happens.