Originally Posted by
LAXative
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.
Lax, tell everyone what YOU are worth. Are YOU a "lower cost alternative"? I am not a "lower cost alternative" and like most here, we are trying to stop the "bottom feeder wages"(that are essentially being established by a non-USA Company).
If DHL and especially Amazon want a low cost airline, why didn't they start one? What they want is a quality product, a reliable product. And these things have a price.