What would be the wrong site? I've been using https://careers.fedex.com/ but I never saw a "pilot-attestation" page.

The old Pilot Credentials site that was used for quite a while.

has anyone who attended the expo been contacted?

Nope......

Has anyone else noticed the new hours descriptions for hiring minimums? Just came to my attention. Big news for single-engine folks.

Hopefully someone can answer this.

On the “minimum qualification” page it states the requirement of “1500 total
fixed wing”. On the basic questionnaire when creating a profile it ask if you have 1500 total MULTI engine PIC/SIC. Which one are they wanting? If it’s only 1500 total time, but I’m required to click no on the other basic questionnaire that ask if I have 1500 MULTI then I can’t continue to create a profile. Thanks!

I doubt this helps, because what you are describing is either an error in the application software or a flaw in your test taking ability. But the first paragraph is a direct quote from the hiring page and the second is a direct quote from what management recently gave to us.

Flight Hours
1500 hours total fixed-wing
1000 hours PIC in jet aircraft is preferred; multi-engine turbo-prop aircraft, 12,500 pounds or greater; certain single engine turbo-prop aircraft, or combination thereof. A minimum of 500 hours PIC as described is required.

Two particular items of note. T-6 Texan II, Pilatus PC-12 and Osprey V-22 are now considered weight equivalent aircraft to meet the 1000-hour requirement of 12.5K LBS or heavier time. In other words, pilots of these aircraft, exclusive of other experience, may count this time towards FedEx requirements. C130, Q400, P3, and a few other large turboprop aircraft are now accepted as equivalent to turbojet time. This is good news for a considerable number of our applicants. The updates to accommodate these changes are within the FedEx software, so no action by those applicants is necessary

The Osprey V-22 has a max takeoff weight of 60,500# see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Boeing_V-22_Osprey

So I doubt the inclusion is based on its weight but rather its category as a powerlift or vertical lift aircraft.

The point being that it counts now, and at some point did not.

Do you have at least 1500 hours total fixed-wing time as PIC or SIC in multi-engine turbo-prop or jet A/C or combination thereof?

This is a direct question from the questionnaire. Copy and paste.

Same issue I've now run into. From what I can figure, the wording in the flight hours requirements section on the website has changed. The initial yes/no hours requirement question to create a profile has not.

Whatever requirement to have time in an aircraft 12.5K or greater has never come to my attention but good to know they're including more types.

Good to know someone else sees the same thing. Did you just click yes?

The point is, that FedEx is now considering that particular model of aircraft from an entirely different category of aircraft! Although powerlift category is similar in many ways to airplane category, it is obviously also very different.

Since we've hired Harrier pilots in the past, I don't see why we excluded Osprey aviators in the first place! The wording makes it sound like gross weight was the reason but it is not. Certainly a move in the right direction when considering types of flight time.

A brief history of powerlift:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_lift

Out of curiosity, a quick question for powerlift pilots. Was your background for selection to these type of aircraft typically rotorcraft, fixed wing, both or direct entry? Potential for up to 3 categories on your FAA license. Impressive! Although calculating flight time requirements for the ATP Airplane multi-engine land may be an issue??

FWIW the AV8B was not powerlift until the Osprey came along. The FAA put it in the powerlift category and the AV8B was somehow dragged in with it. Right or wrong initially, both aircraft are getting relief by the FAA with a % of time to be counted as FW now.

AV8B pilots are selected out of the jet pipeline from flight school. Osprey pilots were initially sourced from all airframes, both rotor and jets from the fleet. Next CH-46 squadrons were transitioned to Ospreys along with slots being awarded from flight school.

Thanks for the explanation!

They want 1500 hours of multi-engine turbo-prop or jet aircraft time or a combination of the two. If you don't have this yet, then don't check the yes box.

What’s the hiring outlook at FedEx looking like? I’m a FO at a regional with 3,000TT and 1500 SIC turbine. I’m waiting on a slot to upgrade but just seeing what my options are in the mean time. Does FedEx even hire civilian regional FO’s?

Thanks

Sure they would hire civilian regional FO’s. Although, I believe you need at least 500 TPIC.

You need 1000 PIC turbine.

I am unaware of any new hires that were hired straight from the right seat.

Become a Captain, and Check Airman if you can. Keep your app up to date.

We are hiring and I expect it will continue for quite a while.

Good Luck.

There have definitely been some recent new hires that only had around 500 TPIC.

at the Pensacola Expo we learned they lowered the requirement down to 500 turbine PIC

Well, we are always the last to know....

Yes. My app will read actual hours and aircraft types and then I’ll leave it up to the machine to decide where the confusion lies.