LOA talk at FDX
07-30-2008, 11:55 AM
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LOA talk at FDX
We believe that we are over-manned due to 4 factors: 1) The Economy and the resultant reduced volume and consolidation. 2) Federal Age change legislation and the reduced number of retirements. 3) An aggressive transition from 3 to 2-person aircraft. 4) Significant productivity enhancements brought on by the optimizer.
Hey what about 5) DW
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07-30-2008, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by R1200RT
We believe that we are over-manned due to 4 factors: 1) The Economy and the resultant reduced volume and consolidation. 2) Federal Age change legislation and the reduced number of retirements. 3) An aggressive transition from 3 to 2-person aircraft. 4) Significant productivity enhancements brought on by the optimizer.
Hey what about 5) DW
Hey what about 5) DW
07-30-2008, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by R1200RT
We believe that we are over-manned due to 4 factors: 1) The Economy and the resultant reduced volume and consolidation. 2) Federal Age change legislation and the reduced number of retirements. 3) An aggressive transition from 3 to 2-person aircraft. 4) Significant productivity enhancements brought on by the optimizer.
Hey what about 5) DW
Hey what about 5) DW
07-30-2008, 02:11 PM
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One point...if margins on domestic service are less than 7%, how much do we want to "take back" from the optimizer? I'm not disputing that FDX is still a profitable enterprise, but trying to extract gains from our lowest margin area is going to be tough. Raise the cost there too much and we'll see more pressure to truck the goods. Granted, FDX Ground has its own issues, but even with Diesel at 4.80 the trucks are not our friends.
International? Yeah...we can squeeze there. There's room. But domestic yields don't invite a huge "unwinding" of the optimizer. Not saying we can't do some stuff to allieviate some issues, but protecting the goose is still important.
International? Yeah...we can squeeze there. There's room. But domestic yields don't invite a huge "unwinding" of the optimizer. Not saying we can't do some stuff to allieviate some issues, but protecting the goose is still important.
07-30-2008, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Albief15
One point...if margins on domestic service are less than 7%, how much do we want to "take back" from the optimizer? I'm not disputing that FDX is still a profitable enterprise, but trying to extract gains from our lowest margin area is going to be tough. Raise the cost there too much and we'll see more pressure to truck the goods. Granted, FDX Ground has its own issues, but even with Diesel at 4.80 the trucks are not our friends.
International? Yeah...we can squeeze there. There's room. But domestic yields don't invite a huge "unwinding" of the optimizer. Not saying we can't do some stuff to allieviate some issues, but protecting the goose is still important.
International? Yeah...we can squeeze there. There's room. But domestic yields don't invite a huge "unwinding" of the optimizer. Not saying we can't do some stuff to allieviate some issues, but protecting the goose is still important.
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07-30-2008, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Albief15
One point...if margins on domestic service are less than 7%, how much do we want to "take back" from the optimizer?
International? Yeah...we can squeeze there. There's room. But domestic yields don't invite a huge "unwinding" of the optimizer. Not saying we can't do some stuff to allieviate some issues, but protecting the goose is still important.
International? Yeah...we can squeeze there. There's room. But domestic yields don't invite a huge "unwinding" of the optimizer. Not saying we can't do some stuff to allieviate some issues, but protecting the goose is still important.
Normally you're pretty astute, but you're either flying some good trips, or you don't realize over the last few years how much the optimizer has hammered out of all our collective hides. Think about it: if you squeeze another leg out of 4,700 pilots several days a week, it has a lot more effect than the ND's, the 100 or so retirements we eat this year, or blaming it on DW. Layovers are shorter and total legs have increased. This is a fact.
IF we're overmanned...that's reason #1 why.
07-30-2008, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Laughing_Jakal
Albie.....FedEx pays good money for people to come up with ideas like that....and that someone is neither you nor me....we get bannanas to fly the aircraft. FedEx likes ex-mil guys because like a hooker from the third world, (even though you are in the Big BX), it is hard to forget sometimes where you came from.
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07-30-2008, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Albief15
One point...if margins on domestic service are less than 7%, how much do we want to "take back" from the optimizer? I'm not disputing that FDX is still a profitable enterprise, but trying to extract gains from our lowest margin area is going to be tough. Raise the cost there too much and we'll see more pressure to truck the goods. Granted, FDX Ground has its own issues, but even with Diesel at 4.80 the trucks are not our friends.
International? Yeah...we can squeeze there. There's room. But domestic yields don't invite a huge "unwinding" of the optimizer. Not saying we can't do some stuff to allieviate some issues, but protecting the goose is still important.
International? Yeah...we can squeeze there. There's room. But domestic yields don't invite a huge "unwinding" of the optimizer. Not saying we can't do some stuff to allieviate some issues, but protecting the goose is still important.
07-30-2008, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Albief15
One point...if margins on domestic service are less than 7%, how much do we want to "take back" from the optimizer? I'm not disputing that FDX is still a profitable enterprise, but trying to extract gains from our lowest margin area is going to be tough. Raise the cost there too much and we'll see more pressure to truck the goods. Granted, FDX Ground has its own issues, but even with Diesel at 4.80 the trucks are not our friends.
International? Yeah...we can squeeze there. There's room. But domestic yields don't invite a huge "unwinding" of the optimizer. Not saying we can't do some stuff to allieviate some issues, but protecting the goose is still important.
International? Yeah...we can squeeze there. There's room. But domestic yields don't invite a huge "unwinding" of the optimizer. Not saying we can't do some stuff to allieviate some issues, but protecting the goose is still important.
When FX was making more $$ we didnt share in the spoils as much as I think we should have. Now that they are making less of a profit, I dont expect to pay for it. Let the bonuses and compensation of the higher ups take a hit...for once.
I feel that our Reps need to think more about our well being than the Companies. Until, that is, when things get really tight on the profit margins. Some of the "pro" company things you say might be best left unsaid! FX is doing fine at the moment. And with the LOA, they are doing better than they have a right to with respect to FDA's.
Your job should be to fly the plane the best you can and represent your block the same. Let the Company worry about their minor problems.
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