FedEx HKG March 1st

[Saturn]

Was told today that FedEx will hire off the street for HKG beginning of next year. Don't know all the pay details etc but know the benefits/retirment and second and on pay for widebody FO is better that CX. The app window is open right now!!! HKG will be an A300/A310 Airbus base. Pay is 10 to 20$ more an hour than UPS as well. Leather jackets and not hats required. I think you must be a US citizen. Better deal I would think. Good luck.

[Freehills]

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4

is the place to go for information.

Some issues raised there:

Age 65 will increase command time
Low housing allowance for HK (2700 USD I think)
No education allowance
Flights are from CAN, with long minibus trip before/ after duty

Consensus is that it is not a good deal, except as getting a toe hold on a big US carrier's seniority list - and that that may well be worth it for most!

[stilton]

Well with leather jackets can one really say no...