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01-09-2023, 09:17 AM

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Swakid8

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Originally Posted by jackryan

How about 4 years at FDX to DAL or UAL? Commute DAL, drive UAL. Commute at FDX. 32 yo.

4 years is a lot of seniority to be giving up…….

01-09-2023, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by jackryan

How about 4 years at FDX to DAL or UAL? Commute DAL, drive UAL. Commute at FDX. 32 yo.

What do you dislike about commuting and what do you dislike about FedEx? Probably a bad idea to go to Delta and commute there also. It could be worth living in base at United, depending on which base and your answers.

01-09-2023, 10:28 AM

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You know whats better than driving to widebody captain? Being retired in your 50's with widebody captain money. I would stay at delta and come up with a financial number where you could theoretically retire with a great qol. I would gamble that you will hit that number sooner than you think with a little education and frugality. You can't take it with you and how much do you really need to live well? I will keep working past my number for fun but when it isn't fun I am out.

01-09-2023, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jackryan

How about 4 years at FDX to DAL or UAL? Commute DAL, drive UAL. Commute at FDX. 32 yo.

This is a joke right? Can’t you be a widebody capt like next year? Going to be at least 15-20 before it happens at dl/united… definitely stay.

01-09-2023, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Ni hao

WB Captain has a range from 1985-2001

UA has hired 3000+ since 2021 with 100-200 a month being hired.. If you could secure a interview in 2023 and a class before 2024 you will have at least 4500 in front of you mostly young 24-45 age.

It's pie in the sky to predict WB Captain. Junior bottom of the barrel on RSV 18-25 years. Senior flying the trips everyone wants 25-40 years that's pretty much every base 777/787.

Because hiring is not consistent year over year, years of service are a bad predictor of future seniority. Better to use percentages. Junior WB CA is roughly 30% seniority. 70% of the current list will be retired in 20 years. Thus, assuming you are hired TODAY, you are younger than everyone retiring in the next 20 years, and the airline looks identical to the present in 2043, you should be able to hold WB CA at that time.

Those are big enough ifs to make the associated prediction completely worthless- see the above comment on “pie in the sky”.

01-09-2023, 03:07 PM

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Gilligan13

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For those who are asking about FedEx mosey over to the cargo forum. Things are not looking good at FedEx for the long term. The 2019 rumors are back.

01-09-2023, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquaticus

This guy gets it.

01-09-2023, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jackryan

How about 4 years at FDX to DAL or UAL? Commute DAL, drive UAL. Commute at FDX. 32 yo.

Feel free to PM me, I too was at FDX and left. ZERO REGRETS!

01-09-2023, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Gilligan13

For those who are asking about FedEx mosey over to the cargo forum. Things are not looking good at FedEx for the long term. The 2019 rumors are back.

What? Trouble in paradise? You mean they aren’t gloating that the legacies will soon be furloughing and everyone will inevitably be begging for a job at FedEx? Times truly HAVE changed…..