Originally Posted by
tnkrdrvr
I don’t see UPS paying to park jets that could be making money, either in our network or flying AMC contracts. I also don’t see UPS selling a freight airline starter kit fleet to a potential competitor. While I’m skeptical that the company will spend big bucks to keep them all flying, I’m also skeptical they will dump paid for airframes with a track record of making money.
Parts are becoming increasingly difficult to procure, airframe MX becoming expensive, reliability not the best, easy formula for disposal. I hope I am proven wrong.
2017 hires will probably be the last to see 5 year upgrades. 2018-19 will probably see 6-7, 2020 and beyond most likely in the 7-8 range. Again, I hope I am wrong.