Red,

I didn't say there wouldn't be a class, just that no one was offered a training date in 2008 at the time of that posting. Age 60 rule and other issues had/have an affect on how to approach hiring, specifically for ILN. Right now the only openings are for KIX and we're working to fill them.

Mike V

That hardly describes DHL's operating philosophy. "Independent contractor" drivers, pilots, maintenance, rampers, loaders, and God-knows what else. Other than a few gals who work in the office, does anybody know anybody who actually works for DHL?If they had lost money on those operations for 20-plus years in a row without making significant inroads to larger or more profitable markets, then yes, somebody (probably their stockholders or a financial advisor like Bear Stearns) would have told them to "pull the plug and forget it."

There's a huge difference between losing money while you build market share, and losing money because you haven't built market share. One is temporary, the other pretty much the way it's going to stay barring any major upset or infusion of capital. It's pretty clear where Bear Stearns sits on this one, and why.

Just my $.02