Must feel good to be so sought after. Good for him/her.

The best job in the world is the one you have at the time you retire. Make your bed and sleep in it. Quit second guessing everything. You will be happy or miserable with whatever decision you make. Just go back to early 2000. These same discussions were happening between every airline. All hell can break lose tomorrow and we can be in the same boat. Make your bed and sleep well


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Really going out on a limb with that prediction/advice....

Too funny

Reviving this for some advice. I did it over in UA's thread, but I figured I can get some more FX people to chime in over here, considering historically most have left other carriers to go to FX.

I have a CJO at both. I'm 30, so my seniority will be great at either in the long run. I currently live in DEN, and I'd probably never leave this domicile. I wouldn't move to MEM, but if I find the right partner one day, I'd definitely consider CGN and HKG.

No idea how taxing 35 years of night flying at FedEx would be. That's really my biggest concern. It looks like United is going to be a very fast upgrade soon, and wide bodies will go to junior FO's if that's really a consideration. All seats of all planes at both airlines are trending downward consistently. Historically, it seems like a no brainer for FedEx, but times are unprecedented at United. If a massive downturn happens within the next 10 years, I'd still be okay at United. Based on what I can see on APC retirements, I'd be 27% at UAL and 38% at FX in 2036 accounting for zero expansion at both. With expansion it seems I could be top 20% at UA with 20 years left (APC only goes to 2036 for FX). I like to think either option is going to provide a great income for a family at some point in my life. The number one thing I care about is quality time off and pay. I'm hoping to have a happy family at some point. I won't be one to chase the dough. If i'm doing my math right, i'll probably retire top 100 at FX and top couple hundred at UA.

There are so many retirements at passenger airlines that it seems like a different animal compared to the past. Unprecedented. The unlucky generation of being at a pax carrier for 10 years and only having 400 below them doesn't seem comparable. I'll have 400+ below me in a few months starting at UA. It seems I'm at the beginning of a wave for UA, and maybe the middle for FX? The end of my career would be stellar FX with being able to start so young though.

What's the thoughts on living in base at United vs. commuting at FedEx?

Pilot Pete? You should have stayed a Deltoid.

In all seriousness, I would not interview at FedEx unless I would absolutely take the job. It makes no sense to burn a bridge you might actually need. I firmly believe you should never apply to a company unless you really would take the job. Wait until you actually want or need the job. Politely put them off it at all possible if you think you will stay at UAL and try to keep the option available.

Somehow I don’t think a scatterbrain like you got hired by either…but I’ll bite. Go with United. You’re in domicile. And you’ll never ever ever ever have to fly 35 years of treacherous crazy nite flying. Because that’s all we do. No matter what our seniority. Until we retire. Forever.

Sweet dude. I've seen bid packs. I realize it's not all night flying and it is almost a misnomer. There's no sugar coating the fact that there is a good amount of it. I have no idea how treacherous it is because i've never done it. I could like it, or I could hate it. I usually don't meet people that say they prefer all nighters compared to day flying in the aviation realm.

All I can say is that whether it's day or night, commuting gets old pretty fast. If you have a choice to live in base for an airline of your liking, just do it and don't look back. Granted there are people who have done so successfully but there is a price to be paid. Nothing like getting off a trip and being home in an hour or two from the parking lot.