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07-28-2015, 01:32 PM

#1011

JTAV8R

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Does anyone have a feel as to if attending a job fair like OBAP or WIA seems to help at all to get an interview at FedEx?

Hoppy's Jeep

07-28-2015, 02:12 PM

#1012

USMCFDX

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Latest class had pilots from Southwest, Alaska, UPS, and Jet Blue.

07-28-2015, 02:14 PM

#1013

Dragon7

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RegionalFO

Does anybody know the qualifications of some of the new hires?

Patience of Job.

07-28-2015, 02:24 PM

#1014

Walter White

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Joined APC: Sep 2011

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JTAV8R

Does anyone have a feel as to if attending a job fair like OBAP or WIA seems to help at all to get an interview at FedEx?

Hoppy's Jeep

It can't hurt. And it may help. I've been to four over the last few years and I have not been called. Fingers crossed! It is a great way to meet with them and talk over your credentials. It was always a very pleasant and informative experience. The FedEx pilots were genuinely helpful, friendly and very easy to talk with. Each fair I attended was an OBAP and I can not say enough positive things about the people affiliated with that organization. They went out of their way to accommodate.

Just my opinion: Try to avoid going on day one of the fair, if able. I've noticed it to be quite more crowded that day, with longer lines. Day two and three had far fewer people. Good luck!

Mr. White

07-28-2015, 02:44 PM

#1015

Thunder1

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Originally Posted by Full pull

$150,000 second year pay, not bad. It took me many years to match that. What's the typical pay progression at the pax carriers?

Depends on the pax carrier....and how much you fly

Here's one data point to show what's possible....
Total compensation including pay, 401K, profit sharing and per diem.

SWA
1st year - ~80K
2nd year - 142K
3rd year - 174K
4th year - 205K (projected)

Average 16-17 days flying per month. Pick up lots of premium flying in the summer.

07-28-2015, 02:45 PM

#1016

BoilerUP

The NeverEnding Story

Joined APC: Sep 2005

Posts: 7,504

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thunder1

What about guarantee pay (ie. not retirement, profit sharing, perdiem)? That's about the only apples-to-apples comparison to make...

07-28-2015, 03:20 PM

#1017

kronan

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Lot's of premium pay in the summer? Does that mean more pay for painful trips or just premium pay for extra days of work?

07-28-2015, 03:37 PM

#1018

Thunder1

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Position: 737 Right

Posts: 305

Quote:

Originally Posted by kronan

Lot's of premium pay in the summer? Does that mean more pay for painful trips or just premium pay for extra days of work?

We bid on extra trips to fly on days off or if you can give your trips away to others you can then fly on your scheduled work days at premium.
You can choose to bid straight pay or 1.5x straight pay which is called premium. Vast majority of open trips in the summer go premium.

07-28-2015, 03:41 PM

#1019

Thunder1

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Position: 737 Right

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BoilerUP

What about guarantee pay (ie. not retirement, profit sharing, perdiem)? That's about the only apples-to-apples comparison to make...

I think the only true apples to apples comparison is to use total compensation because the other types of pay vary so much between carriers.
However if you want to do the math here it is. Our 401K is 9.3%. 1st year I got no profit sharing (ps). 2nd year 6% ps, 3rd year 9.6% ps, 4th year estimating 12% ps on the low side. Also included 6K per year per diem.