I worked at Empire, and got a FedEx interview out of it. I worked for Empire for 5 1/2 years pn the 121 and 135 side.
I work for UPS now, so that tells you how the interview went. When I got the phone call I wasn't working for Empire anymore, but was working for another carrier flying a DC-10.
As far as Empire goes, I had a ball flying for them. I was a Captain on the F when we started flying SE Alaska and loved the work. I flew the 208's, F27's, and ATR's for them. They are like every other company I have worked for in the fact that 90% of the time they are a great company and leave you alone, and the other 10% of the time they will drive you crazy if you let them.