Originally Posted by FlyByCable

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.