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Re:FedEx: equip aircraft with countermeasure against heat-se... by ttobbaybbob on Friday January 14, 2022 @01:41PM (#29938324)
they dont mention any specifically, but say: "In recent years, in several incidents abroad, civilian aircraft were fired upon by man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS). This has led several companies to design and adapt systems like a laser-based missile-defense system for installation on civilian aircraft, to protect those aircraft against heat-seeking missiles"
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Re:FedEx: equip aircraft with countermeasure against heat-se... by nefitty on Friday January 14, 2022 @01:54PM (#29938534)
Jesus. How much do those pilots get paid? Like $60k/year?
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Re:FedEx: equip aircraft with countermeasure against heat-se... by Turing_Machine on Friday January 14, 2022 @02:06PM (#29938766)
GlassDoor says FedEx pilots make an average of $239k/year, plus some bonuses.

That's still not enough to have missiles fired at you, IMO.

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Re:FedEx: equip aircraft with countermeasure against heat-se... by throwaway0a5e on Friday January 14, 2022 @02:07PM (#29938796)
Widely varies. It's a crappy "time working for this specific employer" based seniority system.
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