FDX - Significant Cuts to ANC Operations?
#6
Seems like a great base for you guys. They already reduced the EWR flights and got rid of the SEA-ANC legs. Not that long ago, there were rumors that you were going to expand the bulk cargo business relying on ANC, using the MD11's no longer needed due to 777 flying for that lower yield stuff. But, based on the recently announced strategy that seems to be on the outs.
Perhaps Fred has been sharing Cohibas and port with Scott Davis (UPS CEO) at the country club lately.
Or is this just a negotiation tactic?
Last edited by Sideshow Bob; 05-14-2013 at 11:09 AM.
#7
I assume it's related to this?:
Change when change is needed | Payload Asia
FedEx has taken the same strategy as many on the general air cargo side and that is to reduce capacity. “We’re taking capacity down, but in concert with that reduction in capacity what we’re not doing, is we’re not reducing service and that’s a function of the way we built our network. We built our network so effectively there’s a redundancy in connectivity built in, so we can take units of capacity out and not affect the transit time,” he says. FedEx is also moving deferred and lower yielding products into other lower costs networks. “We are going to use other carriers and belly capacity and to some extent main deck capacity where it makes sense to do so. Up to the beginning of this year the express carrier was operating up to 10 wide body flights a day on the transpacific. “We can scale back that capacity quite a bit without affecting service and we operate three flights between Asia and Europe with basically a dozen or so flights a day connecting intra- Asia through our hub in Guangzhou.”
#8
I just heard the same things out on the road. Down to 4 afternoon departures and reduction in Asia inbounds as well. What I can't figure out is: Are they planning on deadheading crews out/in to get them on the road? Also, I'm thinking this may be a temporary shift until things pick up, that way we are in place when they do? Otherwise, why wouldn't they have downsized the base more than 15 f/o's?
#10
I just heard the same things out on the road. Down to 4 afternoon departures and reduction in Asia inbounds as well. What I can't figure out is: Are they planning on deadheading crews out/in to get them on the road? Also, I'm thinking this may be a temporary shift until things pick up, that way we are in place when they do? Otherwise, why wouldn't they have downsized the base more than 15 f/o's?
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