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Old 07-25-2008, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ⌐ AV8OR WANNABE View Post
Wouldn't it have been easier to put it under the
thread I already started earlier with the same quote? (UPS/DHL)


Well, at least Flybycable posts a link to the story you’re quoting…

http://www.scdigest.com/assets/newsviews/08-07-07-1.pdf



I’ve said it before and will say it again – this deal is very bad news for UPS pilots. My friends who work for DHL in Germany tell me that if we think UPS likes to be in control we ain’t seen nothing yet.

I think that once UPS and DHL management teams get used to dealing with each other on a daily basis they’ll try to expand this deal by inviting a third airline into the mix. Then we’ll be doing all DHL flying in the US, DHL will do our flying in Europe and the third airline will be doing all the flying for the two of us in Asia.

Control is one thing, making even more money is an even bigger thing.

I sincerely hope I’m wrong but…


You're paranoia is getting the best of you. Even before the DHL deal was announced the entire UPS global air network of browntail flying was about as big as it was going to get as far as destinations served. There might be a handful of new gateways opened up around the world in the future, but what we have is about as big as it's ever going to be. You guys are worried about losing flying to DHL to destinations that UPS crews would never do in the first place. I'm talking about flying to eastern Europe, Africa and other remote locations around the world. These areas are where DHL excels. UPS will never have the volume to dedicate putting a browntail aircraft to those destinations, so it's a mute point. UPS could very well utilize DHL contracted lift to service those areas which UPS now uses common carriage or block space sub-load lift.

You UPS guys need to read article 1 of the contract. We are guaranteed ALL the international flying that we are currently doing. UPS and their lawyers have already acknowledged this and said that there will be no using DHL at the expense of IPA crews. I know that your paranoia and general distrust of UPS management is well founded, but you guys are really making more out of this than what it is. DHL is simply switching contractors for it's N. American air lift. Over half our flying is now international. Do you really expect UPS to shrink to less than half it's size? You guys seem to think that we will just hand over half our aircraft and all our long range aircraft to DHL.
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