FedEx's 5,800 unionized pilots may be getting closer to a strike after nearly three years of plodding contract negotiations with their employers. On Friday, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA ...

While UPS faced ongoing labor issues, FedEx pilots enjoyed high compensation and satisfaction. Smith has emphasized ...

Since the company’s founding, FedEx aircraft have been named after employees’ children. The first plane in its Ifleet was ...

Capt. Joseph Erikson is a delivery pilot for FedEx. "I know there's a good chance there's a special present on that plane, and it's important to get that to that family," Erikson told CBS News.

Several other pilots unions are still seeking new contracts or are in talks with their carriers, however. These include FedEx pilots, who rejected a tentative agreement with their carrier last month.

Now, demand for air cargo has slowed so much that logistics giant FedEx is encouraging its pilots to apply for a job with PSA Airlines — a regional carrier unit of American Airlines.

ODG, a company based in San Francisco that makes smart eyewear, is now putting its optics technology inside an oxygen mask for pilots. It will test this technology with FedEx Express, a cargo airline.