The company keeps a whole department of nothing but economists to look into the future, so far they seem to be doing pretty well. Freighters are the last to be affected by good times and the first to be affected by bad times. Keeping ahead of the game is the trick. That is why we have the buy outs, 727's shoved out the door early, 767's rushed to operation in a couple of months, the 777's, ETOPS, and LEAN events at every turn. With CFR 14 Part 5 coming shortly, IOSA changes, DOD requirements, being on top of the game is mandatory and be glad we have managed to navigate the messes that are thrown our way. I would not worry about a few hiccups, it will all shake out and long after a lot of freight airlines nosedive, FedEx will always be there. After being furloughed several times, I feel safe here despite the lower flying hours.