T he first quarter MEC meeting will be held next week in Memphis at the MEC office. To view the agenda for the meeting, please click here. 

W e've been continuing to follow the updates on First Officer Brian Alexander's recovery from a fall that took place on Christmas Eve. Brian's family is extremely grateful for your generosity, kind words and prayers during this most difficult time. 

As you know, medical bills and time out of work could eventually become a burden. We want to help his family and allow them to focus solely Brian's recovery without any added stress due to finances. If you are interested in supporting this family during their time of need, please visit the gofundme campaign to make a donation:  https://www.gofundme.com/help-BA-his-family .  

To read more about Brian's journey, please click here. 

On Tuesday 9 January, 3 members of the FDX ALPA Membership Committee along with MEC Chairman Captain Chuck Dyer and MEC Vice Chairman Captain John Cardaci, had the pleasure of meeting and welcoming our first class of new hires for 2018 .  

This class of 20 new hires were all assigned MEM B-757 first officers. Their backgrounds were diverse, hailing from USAF, USN, ANG, Delta, Spirit, JetBlue, Compass, Skywest, Sun Country, ABX, Trans States, Express Jet and Net Jets. Alas, no Marines!

As a side note, FedEx hired 428 pilots in 2017. Also, the old famous caboose leather vest was retired, as all the free space was filled up with the traditional pins and mementos the former caboose wearers all adorned it with.

In 2018, a new vest was issued and the 1st pilot to wear it is FO Jeff Tredway, seniority # 4660, our first caboose of 2018!

Please join me in welcoming our latest class of new hires!

Welcome aboard, gentlemen!

Captain Vic Tansey
FDX Membership Chairman

The Class:
Gabe Hundley, Todd Mason, Mike Weerasinghe, Kyle Hartman, Matt Woodruff, Andy Lauber, Matt Yeatter, Nick Schrampfer, Chris Huchins, Joshua McKeen, John Houck, Michael Nelson, Jude Gamel, Chris Clark, Rob Hegler, Kurt Kuhl, Jon Carlson, Chris Otis, Bo Acheson and Jeff Tredway

W e recently received the latest IFALPA survey results on drug and alcohol testing by country. We've uploaded the results to our website as an added measure of protection for pilots who expect to frequent these countries (click on the banner below to download the Excel spreadsheet with the survey results).

A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF THE JANUARY SOULY FOR YOU UPDATE: 

1.    The first ever Pregnancy Handbook, along with articles for the pregnant pilot
2.    Tabs have been added for nutrition, meditation, and functional medicine
3.     Hormones—male and female alike—play an enormous part in understanding preventing, and diagnosing disease

This project began as a resource for female pilots, but it has captured the attention of our male counterparts, and we are delighted to have a range of viewers and interesting feedback from all audiences. 

The intention of SFY is to broaden your knowledge, heighten your awareness, provoke questions, and start conversations about health, wellness and living well in order to become a better you. Since every pilot is different and each life is unique, we hope this information helps you and your healthcare provider discover what is best for you—as a pilot, and as family. The information is here and the choices are yours.  

Let’s start the conversation together! 

Check it out: soulyforyou.alpa.org

Souly yours, for a better you,

F/O Reyné O’Shaughnessy

T he Company's Military Liaison, Jack Ramsaur will be on a medical leave of absence from his position from approximately 21 December through 30 January to undergo back surgery. In his absence, Dexter Tutor will be executing the duties of Military Liaison. Please continue to contact the ALPA Military Affairs Committee at phil.faucheux@alpa.org with any feedback pertaining to communications with the Company during Peak concerning your military duties.

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common question that comes in to iPad support is how do I find or turn on a specific Jepp setting. Two features of Jepp are enroute weather and airport moving maps (AMM). To turn these features on, you must launch Settings. Next, select Jepp FD Pro. On the right hand screen scroll until you find “Terminal Charts & AMM View.” Select “Airport Moving Map” toggle on Moving “Map” and “Set as Default on Landing.” To turn on weather toggle “Display Enroute Wx” to on. These options will now appear in app.

It is our goal in Flight Ops iPad Support, to continue to provide you with helpful information. Please feel free to let us know what you think by writing to iPad Support at  FDCMS@fedex.com.

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