Originally Posted by
Don Garments
If you were the general contractor of a construction job and one of your sub contractors was having labor issues that would jeopardize your entire project don't you think you would have a little meeting with the management of that sub contractor and possibly put some pressure on them to settle their differences? Also if you are looking to subcontract an airline to carry your cargo (Amazon) don't you think you would question them about their labor issues?
No, because pilots at airlines in our segment of the industry think we are peers with FedEx and UPS. We are not. Our business model is totally different and to think that we are the same is like a regional thinking they are the same as a pax legacy because they carry legacy ticketed passengers.
We are contractors and if we become too expensive for the entity contracting us (DHL or Amazon) they will find a lower cost alternative.
Now before you start to rant about how they isn't enough lift to replace a contractor, both DHL and especially Amazon have enough money to fund a low cost airline like Florida West and quickly ramp up their size to fit the need.