Jetjok

I'd have that looked at by a professional.

JJ

FlyBoyd

It was less than 4 hours, so he's good.

Pakagecheck

Ummm, yes it matters! I would much rather be at a city's sporting event, touring the local sights or visiting a local pub, instead of sitting number 40 for T/O, delayed, extended duty day with min layover time. I might agree with you if I were a slam clicker. Working 4-5 legs a day with min layover time isn't my idea of the job I want. I'm not gone from home any more but I'm just "workin" less.

DirtyPurple

Agreed...I didn't think this was any stretch of the imagination. Do I take the 3-day trip with a 48-hr layover in my city of choice, or fly 2-3 legs a day for 3 days? Maybe I get a couple extra credit hrs busting my hump; no thanks. However, I'm sure glad there are guys out there that want to take this off my plate.

busdriver12

Ah... you realize that we don't have to "sit in a hotel", right?
If you have a long enough layover and it's convenient, you can even go home. People have long layovers in Europe and catch the train to another country to go sightseeing. You can do whatever you want.

Put it this way, if you have three days off (not at your home), that you are getting paid for, regardless, what would you choose to do? Bike across the Golden Gate Bridge to Tiburon, spend the weekend in SF? Go skiing in Switzerland? Or fly all day? Yes, it is important to enjoy your life, even if you aren't home. Life is short. Some people even fly their families to join them on a long layover.

mainlineAF

Didn't mean to touch a nerve. I'm just saying time away from home is time away from home. Sure, I'd rather be skiing the alps or what not. But for every time you're doing that how many times are you sitting in Little Rock or Fresno?

It's cool to see the world, but I personally wouldn't choose my job because of it.

busdriver12

It definitely touches a nerve at FedEx because the difference in many of our trips is vast, unlike many airlines, where you are going to get up in the morning and work all day, then do it again the next day. I think we have some of the best trips in the system, and some of the worst. There is a huge difference. Oddly enough, though, some people hang on to the trips that I think are awful and don't even try to trade them.

But I've never flown into Little Rock or Fresno, though if I had enough time off there, I'm sure I could find something fun to do. Even if you have a long layover at some place that many would consider boring (like Laredo, Harlingen or Des Moines), you can always rent a car and find something interesting to do. Home is great, but it's fantastic to be able to enjoy layovers when you're working.

Though I wouldn't choose a job because of layovers, I definitely would consider 300 block hours superior to 1,000. And flexibility to work the types of trips, as much or as little as you want to work, and length of layovers as a bonus. I flew for a major carrier before this, and the schedule you were awarded is what you flew. You built your life around it. At FedEx, for the most part, your life is your own.

Albief15

Mover...

Judging by the number of SWA pilots who quit for jobs at FDX, UAL, and DAL...
The number of folks at FDX from DAL, SWA, and other airlines...
And the fact at ECIC I have a coach who quit Delta for AA and another who quit UAL for DAL....

I am pretty sure they don't care a single iota...

Mover

But did they quit before the interview? My question is whether FedEx looks negatively on an applicant that is no longer employed with the major at the time of interview.

BoilerUP

Why would anybody quit a job without having another job already lined up?