Originally Posted by
Varsity
They aren't just a logistics company when they are deciding when a flight goes and own the airplane.
They have operation control, regardless if they tell you so or not.
If they didn't, these companies like ABX and Atlas could fly the amazon jets for other carriers like Fedex, but they can't.
FedEx and UPS have unions that would prevent those things. Look at the auto industry. GM owns many plants. Some use workers in Michigan, some in Texas, and some in Mexico. Owning/controlling an asset doesn’t restrict you from farming out the use of those assets. Legacy passenger airlines own many of the regional jets out there, they maintain operational control over their use, yet they farm other companies out to fly them.