New-hires Beware!
#171
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Yea, it all makes sense. Amazon has a lot to lift, and they can't get all that from one carrier. They also have a track record of using multiple companies for logistics to avoid over-reliance on one company.
But it seems clear that they may be looking at the regional industry and how the majors keep labor costs down and saying to themselves, "I want me some of that".
It's amazing that even writers that typically cover aviation are still missing the big picture. It's like Amazon knows black magic or Jedi mind tricks or something.
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But it seems clear that they may be looking at the regional industry and how the majors keep labor costs down and saying to themselves, "I want me some of that".
It's amazing that even writers that typically cover aviation are still missing the big picture. It's like Amazon knows black magic or Jedi mind tricks or something.
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Just spitballing here, but I suspect one reason the writers can’t seem to get it right is that the industry is different and new from what it has been. Consider that the new player amazon is not like the other freight companies. At this stage they want their freight company to move their products on a massive scale. This is fairly new. I’m not aware of any other company that has attempted this (at least on this scale). So what data do these writers have to go on? UPS? FDX? These companies move others individuals and companies materials. So how do you analyze a company like amazon? In other words I’m not surprised that the writers are not getting everything accurate. Additionally, amazon is very secretive. They play their cards close.
All that said, there has been some amazingly lazy writing. A simple fact finding mission would greatly improve some of these articles. They all want to be the first to predict amazons next move and be recognized as an industry expert. Yet they miss the basics. Instead of reporting accurately what is, they report on what they think tomorrow will be.
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