That is not a fix.

FedEx complied with the bulletin yet they are still parked.

Who did? I didn't. Did you?

absolutely not, who gives a @&$ what they do with the airframes now. No IPA pilots put at risk any longer, let’s focus on the big picture….industry leading contract, part 117, denied premiums, etc.

This. Outside looking in, but I would hope none of the Brown dudes/dudettes, and your union would push as well, that no UPS pilot will ferry one. Good luck with negotiations

There's really not any sense moving them. No fleet to support. No one is going to reactivate them - the boneyard per se serves no purpose. Pull the engines, maybe a few other things then sell to scrapyard.

Each MD11 that isn't replaced with a 767 means 10 fewer pilots needed.

Nobody gonna get f-bombed, but since we know our definition of "appropriate staffing" differs, that means hiring and movement is delayed that much longer.

I'm still thinking another airplane will be announced at some point in the near(?) future, it could be more B767s. But there is likely already a need for a Group V airplane (A330/B777/A350/B787 etc) at some point with our oldest 747-400s showing their age. By definition, no Group V (i.e. wingspan > 171 ft) will fit on the wing parking spots at Worldport, so any widebody freighter (except B767) will have to park on ramps 9 or 11. There is also an SDF master plan with a new ramp 8 as a possibility as well.

Leaning forward with a dash of subcontracting and another dash of the company violating the contract....that easily replaced almost 10 percent of missing lift.

New fleet?

Unlikely.

As of today, FDX is planning on returning the MD in April of 2026.

That's the opinion of management. And I'd be willing to bet it's to keep Wall Street at bay.