FedEx Express pilots vote overwhelmingly for strike over new contract
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By Ian Putzger
A rare bipartisan legislative move in the US Senate is giving regional all-cargo carriers hope for some relief in their struggle to recruit pilots.
Senators from both sides have tabled an amendment to the re-authorisation bill of the Federal Aviation Administration that would allow aspiring pilots to build up the experience required to become qualified commercial pilots more quickly.
Under existing legislation, pilots in the US have to accrue 1,500 flight hours to be eligible to fly a commercial aircraft. The minimum flight hours ...
Comment on this article
Chuck Finley
July 11, 2017 at 2:49 pmYou’ve got to be kidding me. You make no mention of starting salaries or the cost to become a pilot. $70k + for your basic ratings then starting salaries in the $20k/year. No thanks!
You quote a man saying there’s no logical way from 250 to 1500 hours. How about flight instructing like every other civilian pilot for the last 30 years?
Also you make no mention of the already existing cutouts for graduates of 141 programs and military. They need as few as 750 hours to fly an airliner.
Missed a few points, have you? Hate to say it but your article is fake news!
Alex Lennane
July 11, 2017 at 2:57 pmHi Chuck,
Thanks for your comment. The article was focusing only on the Senate proposals and the potential affect on smaller cargo airlines, rather than a full investigation into a pilot career. We appreciate your point that it could have been wider-ranging, but that does not make it fake news!
Best
Alex