Originally Posted by
J Dawg
This just doesn't add up to me. DHL already has a stake in Polar and uses them for long-haul lift. DHL has teamed up with Lufthansa to create a long haul carrier with 15 777Fs. Why would they pay a premium to UPS to do this flying all of a sudden when they have this other stuff going on?
If they are pulling out of the US domestic market, they certainly don't need a $1 billion contract with UPS. They can probably use commercial airlines to distribute much of their incomming int'l stuff once its here. The stuff which isn't next day air anyway.
Bingo! Although to toss more out there, what's been dropped is domestic sales. Followed by domestic service. Prior to the ABF merger, the system was the size it will be after the cutbacks from a ground operations perspective. That kept 50 jets and inumerable turbo prop feeder a/c busy hauling nothing but international material. Will that be enough for DHL to ditch the UPS deal? Or, for it to be too small to interest UPS? No one will know until either Bonn or Atlanta lets everyone know.