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Old 02-10-2006, 07:12 AM
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ultradrvr
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DHL= ABX Air and AStar.....I cant speak for Astar but ABX Air is making an attempt to counter the rising cost of fuel...we have 767s that can almost carry twice the cargo to the west coast for about half of the fuel (easy men I said almost) as for the 8s and 9s we keep the 8s on shorter runs because of the fuel burn (KILN to KORD...all preparation and no H!) we are a cost plus business so we pass along the cost to DHL. It still is wise to conserve fuel based on the fact that it will affect us in the long run..Delta had a fire sale of 76s so we bought 11 and that will help our cause as well...KOZ2000 is right about the cost of a new jet vs buying fuel... one (someone smarter than me) has to take that into consideration when deciding which way to go
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