sharks014

Hi,

Does anyone have any information on flying for DHL. What are their hiring requirements, pay, hubs? I think I saw them advertise for a position located in Panama. Why would they station their pilots in Panama rather than in the States?

Pilotpip

DHL, at least in the states, has no airplanes. They contract with Astar and ABX Air to do their flying. Look at their payscales on this website for more info.

Octobersky

Tough to get on as a pilot. If you do, upgrades come very slow. Plan on flying sideways (FE) for years to come.

4th and Goal

sharks014

Don't go to DHL!! Stay United with an American company!!

Speed

Per the previous posts, DHL does not have it's own fleet (with rare exceptions--I think they own European Air Transport, "EAT", Brussels--they might own something else). The freight is flown by a number of contractors and it's hard to figure out who they are. There are a lot of contracts for belly freight and that sort of thing. Lufthansa has a big contract for international, I think Lufthansa is involved with Jade International which will be flying freight from Asia, especially China. Northwest has a contract. I think Gemini has done some flying for them and I know there are contracts with Cathay. So, with the exception of EAT you can't get a job with DPWN/DHL.

DHL America, AStar and ABX are quite occupied with integrating the system and handling the holiday freight. I think AStar did some hiring in 2005, don't think they are hiring at the moment. ABX hasn't hired for quite a while--maybe three years. Movement is very slow at both carriers right now. All of that could change after the integration dust settles. I wouldn't be surprised to see some hiring at both carriers in 2006. Who knows about movement up the list--that depends on DHL's success and growth which is anybody's guess.

As far as being "American", yes the profits ultimately go to Bonn. In the meantime, tens of thousands of U.S. citizens are employed. Whether a "global economy" is a good thing or a bad thing is over my head. FedEx/UPS sued DPWN over foreign ownership (defacto control of AStar/ABX) but now FedEx/UPS are both pushing for open skies so that they can buy stakes in EU companies. Perhaps they are just adapting to marketplace reality, but it seems possible to me that the opposition to foreign ownership was more political than principled from the start. I wonder how FedEx/UPS will handle intra-EU flying? I suppose that's an open question depending on the terms of the open-skies agreement and, of course, the pilot's collective bargaining agreement.

If you're interested in working for AStar/ABX your best bet is probably to find a pilot for one or the other that will take your resume in. Best of luck.

ultradrvr

ABX Air is not hiring...have 16 on furlough and 11 have passed....only 4 S/Os the rest are PFEs. I rumors have ABX hiring in 2006. You will not sit sideways as long as earlier mentioned

Kill Bill

you're kidding, right?

so they can hire panamamian pilots for $1500 a month. this is the "global economy" our far-thinking managers like these days.

wait until cabotage is fully implemented. nothing like flying on saudia from LAX to JFK.

Browntail

IPA fully supports open skies with the EU.

flyinboxes

The computer you used to type your message was made in China.