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09-29-2018, 08:07 AM
#21
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Originally Posted by nitefr8dog
Who said it had anything to do with Astar? I was only pointing out how DHL was involved in funding our retirement....it was ironic that it was happening while they were winding Astar down. Also I never mentioned the severance pay......
By the time the ABX pilots were offered the severance, Astar was already shut down by Dasburg. BTW, the ABX management tried to keep those monies for themselves. The ABX pilots had to fight for it. ABX even took a few pilots as hostages by furloughing beyond the real need. Graber can be thanked for that atrocity.
09-29-2018, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by gumpscheck
Wrong, the severance wasn’t being paid while Dasburg was shutting down Astar. The severance was being paid when DHL decided to shut down the USA operations and planned on giving everything to UPS for distribution. Another brilliant move.
By the time the ABX pilots were offered the severance, Astar was already shut down by Dasburg. BTW, the ABX management tried to keep those monies for themselves. The ABX pilots had to fight for it. ABX even took a few pilots as hostages by furloughing beyond the real need. Graber can be thanked for that atrocity.
By the time the ABX pilots were offered the severance, Astar was already shut down by Dasburg. BTW, the ABX management tried to keep those monies for themselves. The ABX pilots had to fight for it. ABX even took a few pilots as hostages by furloughing beyond the real need. Graber can be thanked for that atrocity.
09-29-2018, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by nitefr8dog
Again as Astar was the golden child...
In June of '06, Astar Air Cargo (formerly DHL Airways), under the direction of John Dasburg who was hand picked to run the airline by Klaus Zumwinkel Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Deutsche Post, "expressed an interest" to purchase all outstanding shares of ABX Air. Eight months later Zumwinkel, caught up in a European wide tax evasion scheme, resigned from Deutsche Post. After Frank Appel replaced Zumwinkel at DP, all talk of a purchase of ABX air by it's proxy Astar ceased. That's when we (Astar) began seeing the beginning of the end for us.
Four years later in June of 2012, the one airline using the call sign "DHL", as it had since 1969, ceased operations.
09-29-2018, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyAstarJets
Yes and no. Or more accurately "Yes then no".
In June of '06, Astar Air Cargo (formerly DHL Airways), under the direction of John Dasburg who was hand picked to run the airline by Klaus Zumwinkel Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Deutsche Post, "expressed an interest" to purchase all outstanding shares of ABX Air. Eight months later Zumwinkel, caught up in a European wide tax evasion scheme, resigned from Deutsche Post. After Frank Appel replaced Zumwinkel at DP, all talk of a purchase of ABX air by it's proxy Astar ceased. That's when we (Astar) began seeing the beginning of the end for us.
Four years later in June of 2012, the one airline using the call sign "DHL", as it had since 1969, ceased operations.
In June of '06, Astar Air Cargo (formerly DHL Airways), under the direction of John Dasburg who was hand picked to run the airline by Klaus Zumwinkel Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Deutsche Post, "expressed an interest" to purchase all outstanding shares of ABX Air. Eight months later Zumwinkel, caught up in a European wide tax evasion scheme, resigned from Deutsche Post. After Frank Appel replaced Zumwinkel at DP, all talk of a purchase of ABX air by it's proxy Astar ceased. That's when we (Astar) began seeing the beginning of the end for us.
Four years later in June of 2012, the one airline using the call sign "DHL", as it had since 1969, ceased operations.
While they were winding Astar down?
09-29-2018, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by nitefr8dog
And all of this has what to do with the irony of DHL dumping millions (for whatever reason..purchase agreement, complete US blunder..etc)
While they were winding Astar down?
While they were winding Astar down?
This being a public web board, I didn't know only certain people could only reply to certain posts.
Last edited by FlyAstarJets; 09-29-2018 at 02:55 PM.
09-30-2018, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyAstarJets
Just drilling down a little more on YOUR statement "Again as Astar was the golden child..." in post #23 of this thread.
This being a public wemb board, I didn't know only certain people could only reply to certain posts.
This being a public wemb board, I didn't know only certain people could only reply to certain posts.
10-11-2018, 10:34 AM
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And AMZ is starting ops out of KRIV. Seems a little late for peak though.
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