FedEx Hiring
#1651
~23% (62) have one trip, average length 11-12 days
~72% (197) have two trips. Anywhere from 9 work days to the max of 15. 40% of the two trip lines work 12 days with a pretty even split after that between 11 or 13 work days on almost all the rest (50%). The other 10% are either max days off or min days off with a slight majority toward the good side. Trip variety between the two for the month is extreme. Anything from two 6-days to a 12-day and a 3-day or almost any other combination you can think of.
The other 5% consists of one line of EWR pm out and backs. 4 per week(Tue-Fri), 3 of the 4 weeks (12 work days), leave around 1500 back around midnight-thirty. There are also 8 lines of STN and 4 of CGN. Either STN or CGN is one 2-day trip (45-48 hours TAFB) per week. One leg over, 24 off, one leg back. Basically 8 works days for the month if you live in MEM. Believe it or not, they often are the most junior lines awarded. Obviously not real commuter friendly as commuting into them ~5 hours earlier on the evening FedEx jumpseat is currently frowned on. So, you either come in off line or the morning of and spend the day in MEM.
Last edited by Adlerdriver; 04-05-2016 at 11:27 AM.
#1652
Not committed? I should have been committed! Left for 5 years and after 11 years at a regional, 9/11, a merger, a bankruptcy, age 65, 8 years to upgrade, I needed a break! If they frown upon that, so be it. But I was home with my newborn son and daughter for 5 years, ran a successful business and learned other skills I used for a couple of those years in the back of an ambulance! Can I fly an airplane, show up to work on time and stay at one company until I retire? Yes!
#1654
#1656
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2013
Posts: 2,756
It didn't used to be a big deal at FedEx if you had a major break in flying. It seemed inconsequential. However, I would get in contact with Albie's company or a similar one, to find out the real deal.
That is, if you actually want the job. Then you figure out what it takes.
That is, if you actually want the job. Then you figure out what it takes.
#1657
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2012
Position: A330 FO
Posts: 273
Not committed? I should have been committed! Left for 5 years and after 11 years at a regional, 9/11, a merger, a bankruptcy, age 65, 8 years to upgrade, I needed a break! If they frown upon that, so be it. But I was home with my newborn son and daughter for 5 years, ran a successful business and learned other skills I used for a couple of those years in the back of an ambulance! Can I fly an airplane, show up to work on time and stay at one company until I retire? Yes!
#1658
There's a pretty even mix of backgrounds in leadership positions at FedEx and within the group making hiring decisions. I don't know what "script" you're referring to but competition is what it is. For every guy that decided to leave the industry for a period of time for whatever reason, there are plenty more that didn't. If airline X has an issue with you making that choice, it's their playground/their rules. 5 years out of the cockpit is significant and if that's the only thing separating you and another candidate, you shouldn't be surprised he gets the nod.
#1660
Guys/Gals,
I didn't mean to start anything. All I did was post what I have, no more no less. Yes I took 5 years off, but I came back. I have a flow to American in 4 to 5 years, will that be around when it's my time? I hope so. But I have seen the broken promises and I'm looking for a future for me and my family. I have no sponsors or know anybody at FedEx, so I am just another mature hopeful trying to get hired. That's all. You all fly safe! And I will keep the faith!
I didn't mean to start anything. All I did was post what I have, no more no less. Yes I took 5 years off, but I came back. I have a flow to American in 4 to 5 years, will that be around when it's my time? I hope so. But I have seen the broken promises and I'm looking for a future for me and my family. I have no sponsors or know anybody at FedEx, so I am just another mature hopeful trying to get hired. That's all. You all fly safe! And I will keep the faith!
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