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Old 11-05-2015 | 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Czech Airman
I disagree with your assertion that ACMI equal unreliability. I will make the argument that ACMI gives better reliability than an inhouse airline. The reason is that if the ACMI has strict performance goals written into it's contract and if they fail to meet those, they risk being replaced by a contractor who will, with the subsequent loss of flying and probable furloughs of said pilots.

If you knew your job depended on you blocking out and arriving at a certain time, you'd do whatever it took to make it happen. If that means liberal interpretation of the regs to ensure ontime performance, then so be it.
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Old 11-06-2015 | 11:11 AM
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'Amazon Transportation & Logistics' could earn the e-commerce giant $5bn a year - The Loadstar
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Old 11-06-2015 | 07:39 PM
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Perhaps unrelated, but several months ago, Amazon agreed to start collecting Ohio sales tax due to their plans to significantly increase their presence in the state.
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Old 11-06-2015 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by WTFover
Perhaps unrelated, but several months ago, Amazon agreed to start collecting Ohio sales tax due to their plans to significantly increase their presence in the state.
That must mean they plan to use ILN as the sort for Prime Air.
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Old 11-07-2015 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by BoilerUP
Amazon 2014 net profit in millions: (241)

Amazon market capitalization as of 11/7: 307 billion. Q3 2015 profit: 1.04 billion.

Full disclosure: AMZN stockholder. Bring on the logistics business.


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Old 11-07-2015 | 03:53 PM
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Per Amazon's Q3'15 10-Q, net income (ie. profit) was $79M on $25.4B revenue.

As I've said before....good luck.
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Old 11-07-2015 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by BoilerUP
Per Amazon's Q3'15 10-Q, net income (ie. profit) was $79M on $25.4B revenue.

As I've said before....good luck.
Yep. And even those numbers are fishy!
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Old 11-07-2015 | 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Czech Airman
Like the FAA allows the majors to operationally control their FFD partners.
The majors are not in operational control of their FFD partners.

They tell them the schedule they would like, but are not in control of daily flight ops.
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Old 11-07-2015 | 08:45 PM
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Amazon will be the Uber of the sky. Delivering packages via independent contractors using their own airplanes. Mechanical Turks of the sky. Where can I sign up?
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Old 11-08-2015 | 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by BoilerUP
Amazon 2014 net profit in millions: (241)
Wow, they could buy a shiney new 777 every year!
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