Originally Posted by Bill Lumberg

Do AF and KLM have 5th freedom rights to fly Cargo flights? I seem to recall we have plenty of NWA Cargo slots that are now unused. I would bet FDX and UPS might balk at AF and KLM starting NRT to LAX/ANC/SFO/JFK/ORD flights, and could throw a wrench in that process. NCA and JAL Cargo are the only 2 Japanese airlines allowed to do that, and then FDX, UPS, and NWA Cargo had the other slots.