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Pilot profile and invitation to apply
About FedEx Express
FedEx Express is a cargo airline based in the United States. In timetables it appears as FX; in flight plans as FDX. Its hubs are Memphis (MEM), Indianapolis (IND), Anchorage (ANC), Fort Worth Alliance (AFW) and 7 more. Its fleet includes the Airbus A300-600RF, Boeing 757-200SF, Boeing 767-300F, Boeing 777F, McDonnell Douglas MD-11F and 3 other types. Within the group you will also find FedEx Purple Runway, which has its own page on this site.
For future pilots, FedEx Express offers the Purple Runway Pathway program. FedEx Express also recruits licensed pilots as direct-entry first officers. Pilot vacancies are published on a careers portal, linked in the profile on this page. This page sets out the selection in 5 stages.
The five phases
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Remote computer-based testing
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One-day in-person panel and situational interviewsPractise this phase
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Regulatory requirements
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Personality assessment (NEO PI-3)Practise this phase
FedEx Express at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- FX / FDX1
- Country
- United States
- Hubs
- Memphis (MEM), Indianapolis (IND), Anchorage (ANC), Fort Worth Alliance (AFW), Greensboro (GSO), Miami (MIA), Newark (EWR), Oakland (OAK), Cologne/Bonn (CGN), Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Guangzhou (CAN)1
- Fleet
- Airbus A300-600RF, Boeing 757-200SF, Boeing 767-300F, Boeing 777F, McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, ATR 42-300F, ATR 72-200F, ATR 72-600F1
- Cadet programme
- Purple Runway Pathway program2
- Direct entry
- First officers2
GROUP AIRLINES, ACADEMIES AND PROGRAMMESFedEx Purple Runway
- 1FedEx Express (Wikipedia) · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2Pilot careers incl. FAQ | FedEx · accessed 10 Oct 2026
- 3FedEx pilot hiring process · accessed 10 Oct 2026
