Originally Posted by
slowplay
It's a great ancillary business. Tell me again how much those 9 dedicated freighters lost us in 2008 before the shutdown?
Point is, FedEx and UPS have created a duopoly in their overnight package delivery business. They ran ABX, DHL, and the USPS into insignficant market share. They are both extremely profitable and are paying some of the highest wage rates in the US piloting business. Their main deck freighter counterparts (Atlas, Kalitta, et. al.) pay less than us on like aircraft. APC shows Atlas at $176 per hour for a 747.
When you can be awarded whale captain on your fourth year of longevity at DL, all of the above is valid.
Until then, it's irrelevant.
Lack of outsourcing has lead to proportional growth at those companies that some American passenger carriers will never see again.