Originally Posted by machz990

I agree with you but can I throw in my 2 cents on item 3 above. A lot of these guys at the majors deserve a second chance. It wasn't their fault that the airline industry is in it's current state of affairs. I have an example. I have a friend that is an 11 year F/O at United. It's not his fault that he's still an F/O, it's his company imploding around him. He wanted to come to FedEx over two years ago. He saw what was happening at United and wanted to make a move that would salvage his career and provide for his family. In my opinion he is a forward thinking highly intelligent individual. Most groups of large people have a "herd" mentality. They follow the herd. It's a documented psych thing. It happens with any large group including pilots. It happens with people chasing winning stocks in the market or bailing out of losers. When you have an individual who recognizes early, sees the writing on the wall and wants to break from the herd, you have a forward thinking leader. These types of individuals are opportunities lost for FedEx to gain some really talented people. Having a blanket policy of not hiring pilots who are active on a seniority list at a major is a discredit to us and our peers at other airlines.

I also know of at least one individual who recently took mil leave from a major airline and then interviewed here and got hired. I am very happy he was hired at FedEx because he is a definite asset to FedEx. However mil leave is technically not removal from a seniority list. When the mil leave ended he would have went back to work. My United friend above is no longer in the military so he can't use that loophole. But he is talented, an outstanding pilot and if I had half his intelligence I would be a smarter person. His only chance for employment here at FedEx under current policy is to resign from United and then pray for an interview. How can anyone in their right mind be expected to do that?

We need a level playing field with opportunities for all talented pilots to be given a fair crack at a career with FedEx. This is an opportunity for FedEx to hire the "cream of the crop" so to speak. It's simply an issue of supply and demand. We are hiring and nobody (majors) else is. We can afford to pick and choose the best. Is that wrong?