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Old 03-18-2019 | 04:49 AM
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Who is? ABX?





Thats funny. The typical question when someone asks who you work for and then after you say (any acmi...abx, ati, omni, atlas) they get this look on their face like......ohh you're not a real pilot.


Thats what our friends and family ask us all the time. Usually they assume ABX was some sort of toilet cleaner.

You want cool bag tags from the pilot shop at CVG? 500 pilot minimum just to get started. Otherwise 200 is just a waste of time to them. I was asked, “who is ABX?”


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Old 03-18-2019 | 05:43 AM
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Thats what our friends and family ask us all the time. Usually they assume ABX was some sort of toilet cleaner.

You want cool bag tags from the pilot shop at CVG? 500 pilot minimum just to get started. Otherwise 200 is just a waste of time to them. I was asked, “who is ABX?”


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Boy it's really too bad you did not figure out this earth shaking news before you decided to work in the ACMI world....you could have gone straight to United or Delta or American. I am sure its heart breaking.
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Old 03-18-2019 | 06:28 AM
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[QUOTE=ACMItrash;2784671]
Originally Posted by point432
Who is? ABX?


Thats funny. The typical question when someone asks who you work for and then after you say (any acmi...abx, ati, omni, atlas) they get this look on their face like......ohh you're not a real pilot.
I have never actually had this happen. Of course I don’t introduce myself as a pilot so the subject doesn’t always come up. Hmmmm maybe it is you.
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Old 03-18-2019 | 08:38 AM
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ABX needed to hire for growth. They didn't start in time and when pilots did finally start to come they realized this place is a dumpster fire and quit in droves.
Pilots went on strike because vacations were big denied. Everyone was forced to work on days off.
This strategy sure helped purge a seniority list cluttered with remnants of previous furloughs who hit the 7-year marker. Nicely played, JH!!
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Old 03-18-2019 | 09:24 AM
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I have never actually had this happen. Of course I don’t introduce myself as a pilot so the subject doesn’t always come up. Hmmmm maybe it is you.



I mean, they already know i’m a pilot. Its just when I changed jobs and explaining it then.


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Old 03-18-2019 | 10:33 PM
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I mean, they already know i’m a pilot. Its just when I changed jobs and explaining it then.



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That's like trying to explain how you get 5 weeks off in a row multiple times each year and still get paid.....why bother? I used to tell my father in law they fired me again. He eventually quit asking...
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Old 03-24-2019 | 05:46 AM
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I used to tell my father in law they fired me again. He eventually quit asking...

Hahah! Great response, I’m stealing it.

Working 121 FFD a little while now, my mother still asks “your home nearly half the month, sometimes more, and you still have a legitimate job?????”
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Old 03-24-2019 | 06:29 AM
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Any comments or thoughts????? Buehler... Buehler...

Long interesting article, detailed, good comparisons? I find it very interesting, and much more light needed into 121 cargo carriers...

Meat and bones in the middle to end.

How accurate is the information being presented about amazon & also ABX?

https://markets.businessinsider.com/...9-3-1028050092
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Old 03-24-2019 | 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by SilentLurker
Any comments or thoughts????? Buehler... Buehler...

Long interesting article, detailed, good comparisons? I find it very interesting, and much more light needed into 121 cargo carriers...

Meat and bones in the middle to end.

How accurate is the information being presented about amazon & also ABX?

https://markets.businessinsider.com/...9-3-1028050092


That article hits the nail on the head!


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Old 03-24-2019 | 06:50 AM
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Business Insider did their homework for this article. Additionally, they revealed safety issues with hiring low time inexperienced pilots. Unfortunately ABX is considered a distressed carrier.....stay away!
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