Domestic flying at DL/AA/UA flying the Guppy or Bus is most definitely what he described. Very few layovers greater than 14 hours. Those 3-4 day trips with 2-3 off every month are a grind. Add in a commute in which you have to worry about Jumpseat availability and you have a real conundrum. They are glorified regionals on the domestic flying side. Ask me how I know…… Ive done it like many who are here now.

We have some crappy trips just like every airline. Seniority obviously creates better trips. Every airlines international flying looks the same. Weird departure times and body clock flips. That’s the nature of long leg flying. The difference is seniority and career progression in those widebody airplanes and pay rates is much quicker at FedEx.

I have spent some considerable time looking at the contract comparison document and can’t find but a few areas in which FedEx is not the industry leader including trip reg, min day, retirement, vacation, career progression, etc.

I guess I don’t fit the normal mold of the Internet complainer or picking one singular item that I don’t like and acting as if the whole thing sucks because of that one item.

6 years at FDX and never once have I regretted leaving another legacy.