"Fedex does seem a great company to work for, but how is it possible that every flight crew member must be a US citizen, or at least a green card holder and have a US residential address to work there ?
Also, how is it possible that the Paris hub (and others) cannot be staffed by highly qualified 'locals' ? If say AF,BA,LH etc wanted to do the same in the US, that would be deemed illegal and i dare say legally challenged under 'restraint of labour' laws.
If someone in the know could explain i'd appreciate understanding the situation.
Thanks
SHJ"
SHJ, if an American wanted to work for a foreign airline, would they not be subject to the SAME restrictions of that nation's version a green card? The U.S. residence has to do with the contract that FDX has with the USPS.
Also, I don't think it would be illegal for a foreign airline to put pilot domicile in the U.S. Besides, IF they were to staff the CDG base with "locals" as you say (which isn't going to happen since it got canceled) they would have to have U.S. FAA certificates to fly N registered aircraft, would they not?
I've ran into Canadians in LAX that are LAX based with CX but live in YVR. If I'm not mistaken, NCA has pilots that are not U.S. nationals that are SFO based as well.