FedEx Express (FX, Memphis International) pilots represented by the Air Line Pilots Association Int’l (ALPA) have formally declared a loss of confidence in president and CEO Rajesh Subramaniam and his ability to lead the company.
The decision comes ahead of the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders and “reflects a fundamental concern: under his tenure, FedEx has abandoned a people-first culture and embraced a narrow profit-first mindset that jeopardises the company’s future,” ALPA said in a statement.
In particular, FedEx’s restructuring efforts such as DRIVE, One FedEx, and Network 2.0 have weakened employee trust.
“These programs only focus on how the company functions and forget why FedEx became an overnight sensation,” the union explained, urging the company’s leadership to urgently restore accountability, transparency, and trust “by realigning corporate vision to a foundational people-first philosophy.”
In a statement to ch-aviation, FedEx says it "remains committed to bargaining in good faith and reaching an agreement that is fair to everyone involved. As we work towards a new agreement, we will continue to deliver industry-leading service to our customers around the world."
The pilots and FedEx are still in negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, which began in May 2021.
ch-aviation data shows FedEx’s fleet comprises 424 aircraft including thirty-eight A300-600Fs, twenty A300-600R(F)s, one wet-leased A321-200(P2F), one wet-leased B737-300(QC), five wet-leased B737-800(BCF)s, eighty-five B757-200(SF)s, 147 B767-300Fs, fifty-nine B777-200Fs, ten MD-10-30(F)s, and fifty-eight MD-11Fs. The wet-leased aircraft come from ASL Airlines Belgium, ASL Airlines France, and Swiftair. FedEx also relies on a variety of smaller carriers which provide services on its behalf, such as Morningstar Air Express.
