UPS

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UPS Airlines is a major American cargo airline based in Louisville, Kentucky. One of the largest cargo airlines worldwide in terms of freight volume flown, UPS Airlines flies to 815 destinations worldwide. It has been a wholly owned subsidiary of United Parcel Service since its launch in 1988.

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Where they crew

4 bases · main base SDF

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Who else crews here

Ranked by how much of UPS’s network they overlap — the carriers someone at these bases could realistically move to.

UPS shares 4 of its 4 bases with 16 other carriers.

By base

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Industry data on UPS

Industry operator dataset

Published by an industry dataset, not reported by verified crew. Each figure is shown with the date its source was last revised — some are years old.

Figures dated Apr 12, 2004 – Feb 5, 2018Published in USD, not converted

Recruitment

Neutral outlook

Not Hiring as of Dec 29, 2012 · 13 yrs old

44 Pilots on furlough, recalls began in 2012, all recalls with potential hiring in 2013 as of Dec 29, 2012 · 13 yrs old

Published pay

Captain
$27per hour$255,450period not stated
Bottom to top of scale
“$27/hr, yr1 (all types). $132/hr, yr2 (all types) Then gradual increments.”
“$255450/yr, yr15”
Bottom of scale:as of Apr 12, 2004 · 22 yrs oldTop of scale:as of Dec 29, 2012 · 13 yrs old
First Officer
$38,025$181,350
Bottom to top of scale · period not stated
“181350/yr, yr15”
as of Dec 29, 2012 · 13 yrs old
Second Officer
$27$108
Bottom to top of scale · per hour
“$27/hr, yr1 (all types) $59/hr, yr2 (all types)”
“108/hr, yr12 (all types)”
as of Apr 12, 2004 · 22 yrs old

Payscale by year of service

Captain · ALL · per hour

All 15 published years

Year 1: $39
Year 2: $240
Year 3: $240
Year 4: $241
Year 5: $242
Year 6: $243
Year 7: $244
Year 8: $245
Year 9: $246
Year 10: $249
Year 11: $252
Year 12: $255
Year 13: $257
Year 14: $259
Year 15: $262

as of Feb 5, 2018 · 8 yrs old

First Officer · ALL · per hour

All 15 published years

Year 1: $39
Year 2: $149
Year 3: $149
Year 4: $152
Year 5: $155
Year 6: $158
Year 7: $161
Year 8: $165
Year 9: $168
Year 10: $172
Year 11: $177
Year 12: $182
Year 13: $183
Year 14: $184
Year 15: $186

as of Feb 5, 2018 · 8 yrs old

Duty pay and per diems

Captain$7Per diem: Based on each hour away from base. $2.40/hr (dom) $3.05/hr (int'l) $3.55/hr (Pac Rim) $4.05/hr (Europe)as of Dec 29, 2012 · 13 yrs old
“International override pay/hr: Capt: $6.50 Per diem: Based on each hour away from base. $2.40/hr (dom) $3.05/hr (int'l) $3.55/hr (Pac Rim) $4.05/hr (Europe)”
First Officer$5Per diem: Based on each hour away from base. $2.40/hr (dom) $3.05/hr (int'l) $3.55/hr (Pac Rim) $4.05/hr (Europe)as of Dec 29, 2012 · 13 yrs old
“International override pay/hr: FO:$4.50 Per diem: Based on each hour away from base. $2.40/hr (dom) $3.05/hr (int'l) $3.55/hr (Pac Rim) $4.05/hr (Europe)”

Pension

A plan: 1% (90k/yr max) B plan: 12% as of Dec 29, 2012 · 13 yrs old

Entry requirements

Captain: Most Junior Capt. Date of Hire: June 1998 (ANC MD-11) as of Dec 29, 2012 · 13 yrs old
First Officer: 1000 PIC turbine as of Dec 29, 2012 · 13 yrs old

On order

14x B747-8F, 4x B767 as of Feb 5, 2018 · 8 yrs old

How to apply

online as of Aug 31, 2005 · 21 yrs old

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