what hints can you ups pilots give me to your success in the airline business?

 

Success for us is a dependable job with good schedules and great pay, retirement, and benefits. We all came to UPS for different reasons: some because they couldn't get on elsewhere, some for the stability of cargo, some for the good but-not-industry-leading pay and retirement, and so on.

Nobody expected us to be a top pilot job in this industry, but here we are. We have our internal problems and our union-company conflicts, but we don't have much turnover to other carriers. Unlike 2000 and 2001, major pilots are coming here from passenger flying--even captains.

So I guess the hint you need is.....a little luck and some foresight. Luck in that UPS is at or near the top in employer desireability, and foresight in that many pilots knew UPS was one big cash cow with more stability than any other pilot job in the world.

 

did you get your hours in regional or military?

 

regional background.

 

Does UPS like freight dogs or prefer 121 guy's?

 

UPS does not hire any one type. Our backgrounds are very diverse. The key is PIC time and getting to know someone well enough who can write you a legitimate letter of recommendation, preferably someone you flew with.

 

The key element to the success of a UPS pilot is that they got lucky and got a job with UPS. If you fly an airplane for a living the job you do is no different from theirs. Just get as much time as you can and have a buddy at UPS.

 

Goes by pilot seniority, not company. We have several pilots who used to load trucks, etc in their previous lives. However, I believe they use time at the company for computing vacation days.