ATSG Group AMAZON and DHL
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Incorrect. Their pilot attrition rate is higher than the amount of pilots they have hired and they would not be able to staff the entire fleet with the new 777s coming. When you don't have enough pilots to staff your fleet you have to park some AC. The 777s will be a much higher yielding fleet, and the margins operating 767s with well paid pilots for DHL is slim.
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After publication of this story, an Amazon spokesperson said in an emailed statement that the assertion the company is scaling back flights "due to lower demand overall and slow economic growth is false."
"As part of our annual planning, we routinely reduce our flight schedules at this time of year to account for the typical post-holiday fluctuations and for aircraft maintenance," the spokesperson said.
Amazon in October hired Hawaiian Airlines to fly large, rented Airbus cargo jets, and said it would retire some older planes.
"As part of our annual planning, we routinely reduce our flight schedules at this time of year to account for the typical post-holiday fluctuations and for aircraft maintenance," the spokesperson said.
Amazon in October hired Hawaiian Airlines to fly large, rented Airbus cargo jets, and said it would retire some older planes.
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The lesson in all of this is, certain carriers viewed themselves as Amazon and DHLs wives when in essence they were just the mistress...no true commitment only empty promises, false ideas about what the future holds. And they move on to the next and do the same thing all over again. Recognize the whipsaw game and dont sell each other out for a chance to ride in the front seat.
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The lesson in all of this is, certain carriers viewed themselves as Amazon and DHLs wives when in essence they were just the mistress...no true commitment only empty promises, false ideas about what the future holds. And they move on to the next and do the same thing all over again. Recognize the whipsaw game and dont sell each other out for a chance to ride in the front seat.
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Hopefully rates, a part 117 backstop, and a good trip rig by Hawaiian will stop whatever excuses the managements and pilot groups of other carriers have had up until This point. It’s complicated I get it, but DHL and Amazon be darned.
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That's a hope but ATSG seems pretty dug in for the long fight.
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13 years of this and I’ve learned that Amazon and DHL are both scumbag operators. The profit margins for their contractors will never be high. A few years ago I was in Seattle having breakfast at the airport hotel and had my badge turned around so I kept getting glances from all the ATSG pilots trying to figure out who I was. Anyway, I heard them all bragging about how they were poaching flying from a larger (might even say “Giant”) air carrier. This other airline was in stalled contract negotiations and their opinion was that we were so embittered that we would never survive as an operator. I just smirked and chuckled to myself. Being Amazon’s golden boy doesn’t mean much. I’ve always admired my airline’s high diversification and ability to bring in high profit contracts. They know how to make cold hard cash. DHL/AZN will always just be icing on our cake, not our cake.
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13 years of this and I’ve learned that Amazon and DHL are both scumbag operators. The profit margins for their contractors will never be high. A few years ago I was in Seattle having breakfast at the airport hotel and had my badge turned around so I kept getting glances from all the ATSG pilots trying to figure out who I was. Anyway, I heard them all bragging about how they were poaching flying from a larger (might even say “Giant”) air carrier. This other airline was in stalled contract negotiations and their opinion was that we were so embittered that we would never survive as an operator. I just smirked and chuckled to myself. Being Amazon’s golden boy doesn’t mean much. I’ve always admired my airline’s high diversification and ability to bring in high profit contracts. They know how to make cold hard cash. DHL/AZN will always just be icing on our cake, not our cake.
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