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Old 03-17-2020 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by CA Deplorable
With the stock market in a free fall and the goods coming out of China slowed to a trickle, is this the recipe for the thinning out of cargo carriers, CEOs using this as an excuse to downsize or eliminate?? Just a question!
Freight prices are very high and all-cargo carriers are thriving. It's quite the opposite you seem to believe.
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Old 03-18-2020 | 08:15 AM
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Apparently we have moved more freight so far this month than we did all of December. I’m very happy to be a freight dog night now.
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Old 03-18-2020 | 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by goinaround
Apparently we have moved more freight so far this month than we did all of December. I’m very happy to be a freight dog night now.
Thanking my lucky stars man. So lucky right now.
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Old 03-18-2020 | 10:12 AM
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It just killed Sunwing in Canada. 470 pilots out of work this morning.
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Old 03-18-2020 | 10:40 AM
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Fedex managed to INCREASE revenue Q3, which included February, when China was already locked down. Just like Fedex, Brown loads have been normal or higher in most routes. Most people don’t realize airlines move about 30% of all cargo in their bellies. That’s a lot of capacity that needs to be picked up by others, hence our windfall.
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Old 03-18-2020 | 02:34 PM
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Just a word of caution freight dog friends. If the virus gets loose amongst crews the airlines may have freight to carry but soon either won't have pilots to fly the planes or possibly be allowed by governments to move them. I'm cautiously optimistic about our industry withstanding this crisis but we are not bullet proof.
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Old 03-18-2020 | 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by sky jet
Just a word of caution freight dog friends. If the virus gets loose amongst crews the airlines may have freight to carry but soon either won't have pilots to fly the planes or possibly be allowed by governments to move them. I'm cautiously optimistic about our industry withstanding this crisis but we are not bullet proof.
amen brother
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Old 03-18-2020 | 07:14 PM
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Atlas is currently pulling 4 747 freighters out of the desert...think they were parked after Xmas peak...
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Old 03-18-2020 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by atpcliff
Atlas is currently pulling 4 747 freighters out of the desert...think they were parked after Xmas peak...
source please
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Old 03-19-2020 | 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by JackStraw
source please
Nothing official from the company...
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and, Talked to Southern crew yesterday. They said Southern is trying to add one 777 freighter to the schedule next month.
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