FedEx Express Profile

Active Pilots

4,572

Union

Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)

FedEx Express At a Glance

Operates world’s largest cargo airline
FedEx won $10.5B bid from US Postal Service for Priority and Express Mail
767s on order to replace Airbus A310 and MD10s
All airplanes except A300 and A310 equipped with enhanced vision systems and heads up displays
Operates largest wide bodyfleet in the world
Empty airplanes hold over the United States in the air during peak times on standby
Has largest amount of airplanes pledged to the United States Civil Reserve Air Fleet
FedEx Feeder is the brand applied to turboprop airplanes that feed packages to/from large airports. These airplanes are operated by third party contractors.
FedEx has a pilot flow program called Purple Runway that provides a path from feeder companies into pilot employment with FedEx Express.

Hiring

FedEx is currently not hiring pilots as they are restricting operations.

Airplane Fleet

B777
B767-300
B757-200
A300
MD10
MD11

Airplane Orders

B777
B767-300

Pilot Domiciles

Memphis International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport
Indianapolis International Airport
Anchorage International Airport

FedEx Express Hourly Pilot Pay Rate – Captain

Year	B777	B767-300	B757	A300	A310	MD11	MD10
15	313	313	270	313	313	313	313
14	310	310	267	310	310	310	310
13	307	307	264	307	307	307	307
12	305	305	262	305	305	305	305
11	301	301	259	301	301	301	301
10	298	298	256	298	298	298	298
9	295	295	253	295	295	295	295
8	293	293	251	293	293	293	293
7	292	292	250	292	292	292	292
6	291	291	249	291	291	291	291
5	290	290	247	290	290	290	290
4	289	289	246	289	289	289	289
3	288	288	245	288	288	288	288
2	287	287	243	287	287	287	287
1	258	258	219	258	258	258	258

FedEx Express Hourly Pilot Pay Rate – First Officer

Year	B777	B767-300	B757	A300	A310	MD11	MD10
15	222	222	195	222	222	222	222
14	220	220	194	220	220	220	220
13	219	219	193	219	219	219	219
12	218	218	192	218	218	218	218
11	212	212	186	212	212	212	212
10	207	207	180	207	207	207	207
9	201	201	173	201	201	201	201
8	197	197	169	197	197	197	197
7	193	193	166	193	193	193	193
6	189	189	162	189	189	189	189
5	186	186	159	186	186	186	186
4	182	182	155	182	182	182	182
3	178	178	152	178	178	178	178
2	178	178	146	178	178	178	178
1	79	79	76	79	79	79	79

Compensation Notes

International override is $10/hr for captains and $8/hr for first officers and reserve first officers
Ultra Long Range override is $24/hr for captains and $17/hr for first officers and reserve first officers

Per Diem

$2.35/hr domestic
$3.15/hr international

Retirement

401K : match up to $500/year
Pension : company has a pension with a 2% contribution on A fund and 8% contribution on B fund

Greg started his professional pilot journey in 2002 after graduating from Embry Riddle. Since that time he has accumulated close to 8,000 hours working as a pilot. Greg’s professional experience includes flight instructing, animal tracking, backcountry flying, forest firefighting, passenger charter, part 135 cargo, flying for a regional airline, and working as a manager in charge of a part 135 and part 121 training programs. Greg took a 5 year hiatus from flying and worked in software development and marketing. He has returned to flying and works for a major airline. Greg enjoys educating and helping pilots improve their professional lives and is passionate about applying technology and new methods to help with traditional challenges.