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05-07-2007 | 07:55 AM

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MaydayMark

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Originally Posted by MD11Fr8Dog

Usually its, "Do you think you'll ever fly for a commercial airline?" or "...a real airline?"

I usually explain to those people that after those "real" airline pilots got turned down by FedEx/UPS they had no choice but to fly passengers ...

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05-07-2007 | 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by MaydayMark

I usually explain to those people that after those "real" airline pilots got turned down by FedEx/UPS they had no choice but to fly passengers ...

Mark

Just tell 'em you can't afford to take a pay cut.

05-07-2007 | 02:38 PM

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Dagnabit.... Bus flyer beat me to it!!!

But in all seriousness... There are alot of us who have done both, and I would never go back to flying pax!! In fact, I know several guys at "real airlines" who are beating down the doors trying to get in.

05-07-2007 | 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JimmyBoy20

Bear with me please I'm still a teen and I'm fairly new to the forums. What I want to know is whats the difference between a major airline like say Delta *First one I could think of* or something and FedEx? (besides the fact that one carries boxes and the other one people) Does one get paid more than the other generally? Are there any other differences, like is Cargo easier to get into than a Major airline?

Thanks for all the help

Not much difference between the MAJOR airlines (such as Delta or FedEx, UPS, etc). It doesn't matter too much what's BEHIND the cockpit door. Pay and "ease or hardness of getting there" are pretty much the same. The major cargo guys are doing a bit better in pay after 9/11 and some bankruptcies among the passenger carriers. But it's pretty much the same among majors.

There is a greater difference between a regional passenger carrier and a major passenger carrier as far as pay, work rules, "ease" etc. than there is between passenger and cargo.

In a similar vein, smaller cargo companies are lower paying and the work rules are not nearly as good vs a FedEx or UPS among the cargo carriers.

Bottom line, for the majors--- doesn't matter too much what's behind the door. With cargo, you won't get a "call" from a F/A complaining about something, and you don't normally have to deal with TSA (2 very good bennies).

05-07-2007 | 03:20 PM

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Ahhh...

Don't forget... we don't wear hats! That alone is a good enough reason to join the cargo ranks....

05-07-2007 | 03:23 PM

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Seriously,

I have done all 4 types of flying (there may be more)....Military, Commuter, Major and now Cargo....

Cargo is easier to commute to, we don't have to deal with passengers and most importantly is much more stable.