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FedEx Express pilot hiring requirements

CargoUnited StatesNorth AmericaFDX / FX

Registered as Federal Express Corporation.

Verified 15 August 2026

FedEx Express is a US cargo airline and the express-package arm of FedEx Corporation, operating a widebody and narrowbody freighter fleet on an overnight global network. It hires experienced pilots directly for first officer and captain roles rather than running a cadet or ab-initio pathway.

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What the operator asks for

Minimum requirements on record

Only what FedEx Express states publicly. "Not stated" means the operator does not publish that figure, not that there is no requirement, and never that the requirement is zero.

Licence
FAA ATPLsource
Total time
1,500 hsource
PIC time
500 hsource
Multi-engine
Not stated
Turbine
Not stated
On type
Not stated
Type rating
Not stated
Medical
Class 1source
ICAO English
Not stated
Age
Not stated
Right to work
USsource
Also required
Radiotelephone Operators Permit
Also required
Secure Identification Display Area (SIDA) Badge eligibility
Also required
Successful completion of pre-employment drug test
Also required
Successful completion of Pilot Records Improvement Act (PRIA) evaluation
Also required
1,000 hours PIC in jet aircraft preferred, above the 500 hours PIC required

Any age, nationality, residency, height or vision criterion above is the operator's own stated criterion, quoted from its own page. Some such criteria are lawful where an operator recruits and unlawful elsewhere, including in the EU. SkyStudy reports them factually and does not adopt them as requirements of its own.

Every published profile is checked by hand against the operator's own careers page, and is flagged for a recheck 180 days after that check. Requirements change without notice, so confirm every figure on the operator's own careers page before you apply.

Pay and contract

Contract type: Not stated. Do not assume direct employment; some operators contract through an agency or on a self-employed basis, which changes tax, sick pay and pension entirely.

Pay: Not stated on the operator's own page.

For what pilots earn by region and seat, with its own sources and dates, see the pilot salary guide. Those are market ranges, not an offer from this operator.

Selection process

  1. 01Computer-based testingRemote computer-based testing precedes an in-person interview.
  2. 02In-person panel and situational interviewA one-day in-person panel and situational-based interview.

Bases

  • Memphis (MEM)
  • Indianapolis (IND)
  • Oakland (OAK)

Fleet

  • Boeing 757F
  • Boeing 767F
  • Boeing 777F
  • McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
  • ATR 72F

Worth knowing

Notes on this operator

  • ContextThe figures here are from FedEx's own pilot careers page. It also states that 1,000 hours PIC in jet aircraft is preferred, above the 500 hours PIC it requires.

Provenance

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