Originally Posted by abxflyr

You are both stoned and high on ABX boars head.
No one is surprised of the -200 retirements (from AMZ), nor should you be surprised that ABX will most likely be out of the AMZ system at the end of 2024 (unless there is some change..)
DHL is still operating Atlantic flights, just not as many (belly freight) and no longer with ABX overall (even ABX states they are moving to DHL owned operator). Listen to DHL Americas CEO on Bloomberg
Hiring not for attrition...that is the largest BS statement you could have possibly made! The model of short-staffing has been here 4ever with no change of that in sight. Ask management why the LDS training if you are so inquired, or even better ask Exco...I can save a moment. It's part of a grievance, plain and simple, all are required to be trained equally (including a/c differences). Next mth bid back will have 40+ LDS events again as well.

If you believe we are getting Atlas birds and the company is preemptively hiring, training, etc. prior to their arrival....you haven't been here long enough to know much of anything. We struggled (in all depts), and that's an understatement, to put on the last 4 CK birds. Of course they can do it again (add new a/c), just taxes limited resources and we fail timeliness. For now, it's all a pipe dream until there is some announcement.

Lastly of course ACMI comes/goes. By scale it affects the smallest carriers with drastic swings. Present course, by end of 2024 ABX will be down the 6 aircraft we gained over the last few years (2 DHL, 4 CK offset loss of 6 -200 AMZs)....all while ATI looses their 6 -200 and still gets 3 additional -300s this year (they will operate somewhere around 45+ frames with AMZ and combi).