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FROM THE MEC VICE CHAIRMAN

You "ROCK!" We asked for your support for Hope House and FedEx Family House andyou stepped up exactly as would be expected. I can’t say it enough times that thecharacter of this pilot group is unmatched. Within an hour of putting out the request tohelp Amy raise funds for these two charities, the money started to come in. If you havenot done so, please consider adding your dollar to this great cause. If you are in theMemphis area and want to join us Thursday, please do. You will see firsthand howimportant every dollar is. If you plan on joining us, wearing your uniform would be great,but it's not mandatory (click here for details regarding the visits this week). I’m here to tell

you it will be a sobering experience. These children and their families need our support more than wordscan convey.

Your generosity is inspiring. I am so grateful to be associated with each and every one of you.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

John

JANUARY SIG NOTES

Yesterday, the January 2017 SIG Notes were published. Below we've highlighted a couple of things fromthe SIG Notes that we thought should be republished.

Fatigue Risk Management

The Important Hub Turn Nap

“When you can't figure out what to do, it's time for a nap.” ― Mason Cooley

Flying at night is inherently more difficult than during the day. We attempt to overcome our

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natural circadian rhythm. It is more difficult than many of us think. We take it for granted. It iswhat we do.

The sleep data we have collected has shown how professional you all are; how good you areat getting sleep needed for night flying. You get as much sleep as possible. The hub turn napis very important because it gives us a boost prior to landing at the bottom of our circadiancycle.

It is imperative we are fit for duty when we land at our last destination. Please allow thecompany to help protect you by informing them of your fatigue level any time it is in doubt.

Pat Hagerty

Fatigue Risk Management ChairmanFAA IMSAFE ChecklistIllness, Mental, Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue, Emotion (Eating)

INSITE Tickets

The most efficient way for management to be made aware of and correct issues pertaining tohotels, catering and ground transportation is via the new INSITE Reporting System. Thiselectronic form is accessed via the pilot.fedex.com website home page. If you have a hotel,catering or ground transportation concern/issue, positive or negative, we encourage you tosubmit the ticket. Please submit a separate ticket for each issue (For example, please submitone ticket for a hotel issue and if there was also a ground transportation issue please submita second ticket.) These tickets, combined with your correspondence to the Trip ServicesCommittee, are reviewed at our quarterly meetings with the Company and are instrumentalin making changes. We encourage input. Please e-mail us at Fedex-Hotel@alpa.org .

Mark Stafiej, Trip Services Committee ChairmanMike Pearcy, Trip Services Committee Vice-Chairman

YOUR HELP NEEDED! FEDEX PILOTS' CHARITABLE FUND

The holidays will be quickly approaching us, and we, your FDX MEC, Officersand Staff are asking for your help to support the FedEx Pilot’s CharitableFund! This Fund is set up to provide monetary support around the worldtowards child related activities. In Memphis, the Fund focuses on the FedExFamily House and the Hope House, and in Indianapolis the Fund is engagedin supporting a pilot-themed room at the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital.

The FedEx Family House has housed over 40,000families since 2010 whose children are facing life-altering medical treatment atLeBonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis. For over four years FDX ALPAhas assisted the FedEx Family House in gathering toys for children. Sadly, theFedEx Family House is telling us that if they can’t get the toys this year theymight have to forgo the annual Holiday Village, where the families of childrenin the House are allowed to pick out toys for Christmas. Our goal is to provide at least 200 toys and amonetary contribution to FedEx Family House.

In addition, FDX ALPA has supported the Hope House here in Memphis for over 15years. Hope House provides high quality early childhood education and social servicesfor over 150 families a year affected by HIV/AIDS, and provides gifts to over 50 familiesduring the holidays. Each year, FDX ALPA has provided a minimum of 15 holidaymeals, has adopted a family to bring Christmas joy in the form of clothing and toys, andhas provided a monetary contribution to Hope House to support their efforts.

This is how you can you help:

Go to FedEx Pilot’s Charitable Fund and donate a minimum of $10.Another way to contribute to this worthwhile cause is AmazonSmile. Forevery dollar spent using this program, Amazon will donate 0.5% to yourchoice of charity. Please register on AmazonSmile with the FedExPilot’s Charitable Fund as your charity. Then, each and every time youpurchase from Amazon use smile.amazon.com and not amazon.com. Itwill take $2,000 in purchases to equal $10, but every dollar counts.

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Bring a toy by the FDX ALPA office at 1770 Kirby Parkway, Suite 300 in Memphis.

Please take a few moments of your time and help support the FedEx Pilot’s Charitable Fund. Everydaycan be a struggle for these children who are undergoing life- threatening illnesses. They typically are notafforded the life many of us enjoy.

UPDATE: To participate in this year's visits to the Hope House and FedEx Family House, please clickhere for dates and times.

From all of us, a heartfelt thank you!

MEC OFFICE HOLIDAY HOURS

As we approach the holidays, we would like to provide youwith the dates and times the MEC office will be closed. Pleasesee details below.

Wednesday, December 14th - Office will close at noon forthe annual holiday luncheon for MEC staff. The office willreopen on Thursday, December 15th at 8 a.m.

Friday, December 23rd - ClosedMonday, December 26th - Holiday; Christmas Day ObservedTuesday, December 27th - Closed

Monday, January 2nd - Holiday; New Year's Day Observed

SCHWAB INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT AND FINANCIAL COUNSELING SESSIONS

Memphis:Dates: Thursday, January 5th , Thursday, January 26th.

Schwab Executive Services Financial Consultants will be available onThursday to conduct individual Retirement & Financial planning sessions withFedEx ALPA member pilots and their spouses. See the link below for availabletimes. The sessions are free and scheduled for one hour in length. The slotsfill up fast, so reserve yours now by clicking here.

Charles Schwab is ALPA’s preferred financial provider. Some of the benefitsavailable for ALPA member pilots from Charles Schwab include complimentaryfinancial planning, low-cost trading, educational online resources, etc. To learnmore about the ALPA-Schwab relationship, please visit www.schwab.com/alpa or contact Sylvia Arellano,

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the lead Executive Services Financial Consultant for FedEx ALPA pilots, directly at (720) 418-4200.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE WELCOMES NEW HIRES

FDX Membership Committee members had the pleasure of giving a "Welcome Aboard" presentation onbehalf of FDX ALPA to our newest pilots on December 6th, 2016. The class of 42 pilots began their newhire indoctrination on December 5th. The new hires were assigned as MEM based FOs in the MD11, 777,767, and A300. The background of our newest pilots covers all commercial, corporate, military, andcharter aviation. Please join us in welcoming our newest pilots to the FedEx pilot seniority list! The famouscaboose seniority number is 4537.

Ben Peterson, Aaron Granger, Joe Waddell, Brian Schenk, Ryan Wellman, Ryan CunninghamGreg Oboyle, Nick Carr, Rich Smith, Chris Turner, Michelle Scott, Jon DeClerck, J.P. Boster Tyler Harzinski, Jeff Gardner, Kevin Pickering, Brian Rippe, Andrew Barnett, Michael Hopkins Josh Niedzwiecki, Jerry Cummings, Andy Capetillo, Carrie Ann Conley, Edward Arnold, John Pope,Rod Forrest, Russell Fain, Jessica Torbec, Sean Herrboldt, Jesse Lane, Allen Fox, Colin Smiddy,Scott Chomicz, Dennis Adams, Peyton Russell, Jeff Detig, Jedd Morris, Micah Jones, Keith MooreJohn Ourada, John Czachor, Mark Koszalka

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LOOKING FOR AN END-OF-YEAR TAX DEDUCTION? CONSIDER P4P

That’s right! A donation made before Jan. 1, 2017 to the ALPA Emergency Relief Fund, also known asPilots for Pilots (P4P), can be claimed as a deduction against your 2016 U.S. income taxes. At the sametime you’re limiting your expenses, you’re helping your fellow pilots and their families when they need itmost!

P4P is a nonprofit charity designated as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)3 by the Internal RevenueService. The Fund was created to offer financial assistance to ALPA members and their dependents tocover the immediate, extraordinary expenses that follow a widespread, catastrophic event.

Please note that while P4P is available to both U.S. and Canadian members, donations are only tax-deductible in the United States. To learn more about P4P or make a contribution, watch the one-minuteP4P promo and visit www.alpa.org/relieffund.

Make a difference in the lives of your fellow ALPA members. Donate to P4P today!

FROM THE TRAINING COMMITTEE

We have updated our training webpage! To go directly to it, please click here or use the following QRcode:

What's new on our page?

We have a new feedback form that allows you to comment directly to us on anything to do with training.It is fairly inclusive on instructors, devices, technologies, and curricula design. We need to hear from you,and this is a great way to help us represent you and speak on your behalf. Check it out.

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We now have a button for our E-zine…Gear Up! Spread the word and help us marketGear Up! Send Glen.Washington@alpa.org an email telling him what you’d like to readabout and if you like the E-zine. Glen is the editor, be sure and tell him thanks!

CQ Prep is under construction. I cannot post LOE and CLOE information, but I am opento what you expect to find at this link.

Obviously, we are always open to your suggestions for what you want/need on this page, so be quick tocontact us. Which brings me to the main point—contacting us. Who are we and why would you contactus?

Each fleet has a training representative that is familiar with all training curricula you would use. Shouldyou have questions regarding ITU or CQ preparation, Section 11 CBA concerns, or anything training innature, the gentlemen listed below are your points of contact. On our webpage, you will find their contactinformation. For ease, they are provided below as well:

A300Warren.Cox@alpa.org 901.361.7982

B757/767 Chris.Fitz@alpa.org 703.338.1809

B777 Kerby.Haynes@alpa.org 901.596.6357

MD-11David.Mikkola@alpa.org 901.484.8682

Thanks for taking the time to read this and please contact us if we can be of further assistance. Below is alink to a previous article published by our Scheduling Committee.

Captain Matt MorleyFDX MEC Training Committee Chairman

Schoolhouse Cash - Maximize Your Pay During ITU

At the beginning of 2014, the Scheduling Committee published an articletitled, "Schoolhouse Cash-Maximize Your Pay During ITU." We felt thisarticle may be beneficial for some of you, so we are providing a link whereyou can refresh your memory regarding this topic. To read the article,please click here. You can also find a link to it on the Training andScheduling Committee webpages.

FROM THE SECRETARY TREASURER

Wet-Lease Penalty Payment

Your MEC recently approved a per capita distribution plan for 2016 wet-lease penalties incurred by thecompany so far this year. Penalty payments were broken into three blocks of wet-leasing activity resultingin the following per pilot payment to be paid on these dates:

Wet-Leasing Activity Distribution Amount Pay Date

January 4-February 28, 2016 $377.21 November 15, 2016

February 29-May 29, 2016 $725.90 November 30, 2016

May 30-June 26, 2016 $382.51 December 15, 2016

In order to be eligible for each penalty payment, you must have been an active pilot during any portion ofthe dates listed above. For example, if you were an active pilot from January 4th, 2016 through March 15,2016 and then retired on March 16, 2016, you would be eligible for the first two payments but not the third.

An active pilot will be defined as a pilot who was employed by the company during any portion of arelevant time period as described above. Pilots on military leave during all or part of a relevant time period(as described above) will be considered on active status for that relevant period. Pilots on a leave ofabsence other than military leave status for an entire relevant period will be considered on inactive for thatperiod. Pilots on disciplinary suspension for an entire time period shall be considered on inactive status forthat period.

Payments will be listed as a recruiting bonus on your paystubs and the amounts shown above are grosspay before any deductions.

Third Installment of the Lump Sum Retro Payment

We are currently working with the company to compute the amounts of the third and last “holdback”installment of the Lump Sum Retro Payment per the Lump Sum Distribution Letter in CBA 2015. Thepurpose of this last payment was to reserve funds for corrective purposes (challenges and signing bonuscategories which were not fully resolved at the time of agreement). The focus of current computations ispilots who were on long-term military leave during the amendable period and whether their bonuscategory changed upon their return from long term military leave. We have been discussing certainelements of the method of this calculation with the company. In addition, the current 767 passovergrievance may result in different bonus categories for some pilots that could also impact the holdback

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distribution. In this regard, we are now looking into possible recalculations that would be necessary if thatpassover grievance is successful or otherwise resolved. With that additional proviso, we hope to be ableto provide an additional payment from the holdback to the pilots by the end of January 2017.

Budget Update

Our 2016 MEC Budget was designed to put $1.5 million into our reserve. As of the end of October, wehave contributed $3.4 million into our reserve. Your MEC recently passed the 2017 budget and you canview it here. The 2017 budget is also designed to put $1.5 million into our reserve for future negotiations,while increasing spending by 10% due to higher forecasted income for the next year.

FDX MEC Resolutions and MEC Meeting Minutes

At the most recent MEC meeting, your MEC passed several resolutions and approved meeting minutesfrom previous MEC meetings.

MEC Officer Elections

The FDX MEC recently voted to change the timing of MEC Officer Elections in the FDX MEC PolicyManual. The MEC will elect a MEC Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Secretary-Treasurer during the nextMEC meeting on January 30th-February 3rd 2017. The two-year term of office will begin April 1st, 2017. Ifyou are interested in running for one of these positions, please submit a resume and/or position letter tome at Rich.Zins@Alpa.org. The MEC will be interviewing candidates during the next MEC meeting prior tovoting. The date for the interviews will be established in the meeting order of business in mid-January.

FROM THE SAFETY COMMITTEE: EMEA RAMP PARKING

We have been receiving reports from pilots flying in the European Middle East Area (EMEA) that ourpilots in that area are not able to obtain ramp parking information as described in the FOM Section 5.41ACARs in-range reports. The company is trying to determine whether this is a technical problem or is dueto the ramps in the area not loading your parking information in the system. If this occurs during yourflight, please submit an INSITE report under Arrival-Ramp Communications.

PILOTS FOR KIDS

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With the holidays rapidly approaching, we are beginning the planning of our Pilots for Kids events. Belowyou will find information regarding events in various locations and how you can participate. For informationon the location nearest you, select from the list below. Please continue to read the Positive RateWeekly as more events and details will be added.

ANC

DEN

LAX

IND

MEM- Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

CHRISTMAS GALA TO BENEFIT WEST TENNESSEE VETERANS' HOME

The 1st annual ARCpoint Christmas Gala is a fundraising event for the West Tennessee State Veterans'

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Home to be built in Arlington, TN. The Gala will be held on Friday, December 16 beginning at 7 p.m. Thelocation for the event is a historical landmark in Memphis, the 19th Century Club Mansion. It has beencompletely renovated into an exquisite Japanese Steak and Sushi Lounge. The attire is semi-formal, weencourage veterans to wear their dress blues. Hors d'oeurves, sushi, and food will be provided throughoutthis enchanting house. Live music, photographer, and afterparty to follow! To purchase tickets, pleaseclick here.

PROFESSIONAL PILOT - TERMINAL CHECKLIST QUIZ

Professional Pilot magazine has given us permission to reprint their "Terminal Checklist" section of themagazine. I have always enjoyed this section of the magazine and thought you would, too. So, on behalfof Professional Pilot, please enjoy this new addition to our Positive Rate Weekly.

Please click here to view the checklist.

John CardaciMEC Vice Chairman

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN POSITIONS OPEN

Captain Rich Hughey has decided to step down from his position as the Scheduling Committee Chairmanto focus more on his responsibilities at ALPA National. As you know, Captain Hughey has spent yearsworking on our behalf with our scheduling committee. Please be sure and thank Rich for his dedication toour pilots when you see him on the line.

In addition, Captain John Gabriele has decided to step down from the Accident Investigation CommitteeChairman position, effective January 30th, in order to prepare for his upcoming retirement. While theSafety Committee is sad to see him go, we understand his desire to enjoy these last months of flying. Ifyou see John, thank him for his years of dedicated ALPA safety work.

In accordance with the FDX MEC Policy Manual, those pilots who desire to be considered for thesepositions should submit their resumes to MEC Vice Chairman Captain John Cardaci atJohn.Cardaci@alpa.org.

RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

As we approach the end of 2016, we have several pilots who will be retiring. Please take a few momentsto read the retirement announcements below. We would like to congratulate each of them and wish them

all the best as they enter into retirement.

Milton "Skip" Balanciere

"Retirement date on December 31, 2016; coming up on 27th anniversary in May 2017."

If you would like to contact Skip, he can be reached at mbalancier@aol.com or 210-279-8216.

David Bogart

"It's been a relatively short flying career compared to most of the pilots at FedEx. Time haspassed quickly since getting my private SEL license at age 27 in 1981. Hired at Flying Tigersjust two year prior to the FedEx buy-out. . .the past 29 years, 144 days seems to have lapsedquicker than expected. . .if that's possible.

Most of the above mentioned time has been solely in the MD-11 based in ANC. . .24 yearsand a few months. . .and I still haven't figured it out.

It's been a blast and I thank all that made it enjoyable."

If you would like to contact David, he can be reached at dgb@mtaonline.net or 907-229-3937. His mailingaddress is P.O. Box 874551, Wasilla, AK 99687.

Michael Putnam

"Hey guys and gals. I'm done. Actually, I've been done flying since last December (in caseany of my 2 friends missed me). I've been out on a medical since then, but I'm turning 65next month, so I'm officially retired on the 31st.

I would like to thank all of you who kept me alive for the last 21 years. I would also especiallylike to thank those former Air Force fighter pilots who helped me get hired by FedEx. It's beena great job and I appreciate all of you who do it so well.

Julia and I are in Fort Worth. Please don't hesitate to look us up if your in the vicinity. I'mbuying!

Fly Safe Please!"

Putt

If you would like to contact Michael, he can be reached at puttf15@aol.com.

Knute Rosche

"This December 17th will be my last "down & locked." Just short of 29 years here at FDX and12 years of USMC helicopters is what I call "living-the-dream."

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DISPUTED PAIRINGS

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INDUSTRY NEWS

ALPA Takes First Steps to Unionize WestJetPilots But Warns of 'Fear-Mongering' Tactics byManagement

Pilots for Spirit Airlines and DHL ContractCarriers Picket for New Deals

Just a quick thanks all my FOs and SOs during the past 16 years for keeping me safe. Quickshout out to my mentors, Captains George Miller and Mike Healy. Must not forget the manyALPA men and women volunteers. I'm in debt for your family sacrifices and hours of service.

I will miss the many friends I've made here 'enroute'

God Bless."

Knute Rosche

MEM FIRST OFFICER NEEDS YOUR ASSISTANCE

Memphis 757 First Officer John Ohm has a family health issue that requires him to be home. We askthose of you qualified to operate in the right seat of the 757 to look at John's schedule and offer a PDObump, if possible. Please consider this request to allow John the ability to better care for his family.

Delta Pilots Union Elects New Leader

FedEx: A Happy Holiday?

AAWW Union Warns of Pilot Shortage as JudgeImposes ABX Injunction

US Union Will 'Spare No Effort' to Block Flights

Could a Lufthansa-Like Pilot Strike Happen in theUS? Ask Hawaiian Air.

F A C E B O O K Y O U T U B E T W I T T E R W E B S I T E F E E D B A C K