ABX DC-9's painted in DHL colors?

[GE CF34-3B1]

I've talked to several ABX Air and Astar pilots, and they say that the two pilot lists have not been merged.

But what's up with ABX Air painting their airplanes in DHL colors?

 

[LarryinTN]

You don't normally merged seniority lists of pilots working for two separate companies.

We have 74 DC9s. 10 of them are now in the DHL yellow scheme, 1 is in the white ABX Air scheme and the rest are the old gray Airborne Express Theme. There is also one yellow DC8 and the remaining 767s will be painted yellow as they arrive.

They've stopped painting airplanes until after the holidays are over. They will resume in January.

 

[GE CF34-3B1]

So I'm confused? They are going to eventually paint all ABX airplanes in the yellow DHL colors, yet it will still be ABX?

 

[LarryinTN]

They are keeping one DC9 and one 767 in the white ABX air colors. They will have at least one white DC8, maybe more depending on how many aircraft they have in the MIA charter operation.

DHL can not own a domestic airline due to foreign ownership restrictions so no DHL owned and operated airlines can fly domestic US routes. DHL has it's contractors paint the airplanes in DHL colors. That's pretty much how DHL does it all over the world.

 

[Abus300Pilot]

Just thought I'd chime in on this as I just arrived in San Juan yesterday. I parked next an ABX air 767 yesterday in the white colors. Pretty cool job.

Abus300Pilot

 

[neil armstrong]

how DHL does it all over the world!!


As far as i know they only do this it the states becuase of the foreign ownership problems!
Allmost all the aircraft in Europe operated by DHL are flow by DHL Air (UK) or EAT(BE) these company's are fully owned by DHL
In Asia they have a 50% stake in what ever company fly's for them again!
The other company's (Lufthansa Cargo ect) fly in there own colours

Neil

 

[abxaviator]

It's really not all that complicated! The color of the airplanes at ABX has NOTHING to do with ownership and EVERYTHING to do with brand recognition. You aren't seeing ABX Air ads on TV, they all are for DHL, sooooo... DHL would prefer the aircraft match the advertising so as not to confuse the customer.

 

[LarryinTN]

how DHL does it all over the world!!

They're not flown by multiple airlines instead of a single airline such as UPS or FedEx? i.e. DHL Air and EAT instead of one DHL airline.

 

[neil armstrong]

As far as i know UPS and Fed Ex use lots of other airlines to fly there stuff arround.

UPS uses Channex in Europe and White star ,Fed Ex uses Air contractors and i bet they use many more!

Neil

 

[LarryinTN]

It's completely different. UPS and FedEx have their primary airline and contract only where they can't do it themselves.