Originally Posted by EXPAT1

This is what DHL has been doing for decades. Outsource all of the flying to whatever is cheapest. The market is rapidly changing to where this type of business model makes more sense. Charter aircraft only when needed and outsource to cheaper forms of transportation to the maximum extent possible ie trains, blimps, belly freight, USPS, whatever can move freight for a profit. The overnight delivery has shrank to a very small part of the business model.