Originally Posted by WearyEyed

Many airlines utilize Boeing and Airbus training centers while using their own instructors or even rent sim space from other airlines if it’s available another option would be the many sim facilities like Flight Safety, Pan Am, CAE, etc. The simulators might not be accurate to our cockpits but we could use them for the type rating and then use our sims for a short differences course.

That would allow far more people to be trained without expanding our training center beyond what is absolutely necessary.

Bottom line, FedEx has options to increase internal staffing and did not need to outsource 2 Atlas B747’s long term.