Originally Posted by
Sideshow Bob
Just how is this deal different from when Fed Ex got the mail contract and put Kitty Hawk and I'm sure other subcontractors effectively out of business. I don't remember the cacophony of indignation or picketing. And I wonder if there would be similar protest if Fed Ex had gotten the deal...I think not.
Not too familiar with the FDX/ Kitty Hawk story, but based on what you’re saying, I’d agree this deal is, on principle anyway, not that different.
What is different is a) the size and scale of job losses, and b) it’s an election year, (for another couple months anyway) so we may be able to influence the outcome.
Wait, OK, one more difference. Just a few years ago there was FDX, UPS, DHL, Airborne, Emery, etc. Now we’re looking at a FDX and UPS duopoly. Duopoly is a bad word around Washington.
Originally Posted by
Sideshow Bob
but do you actually think that the U.S. government will force DHL to continue using you guys at the status quo and keep Wilmington open?
No. We think if the DHL/UPS thing does not go thru, they’re NOT going to pull out of the US, despite their posturing to the contrary. So they’ll still have to hire somebody to fly their stuff.