Astar/ALPA sue DHL

[hvydriver]

Thanks for getting things back on track, 2.

 

[freightdogfred]

"ASTAR pilots every night carry roughly 50% of the weight out of Wilmington, Ohio, for DHL...",

50%? That's a stretch.

You'd think at this stage of the game the two groups would fight together, but this post proves it's impossible. I really wonder if Wilbur and Orville duked it out to see who got to go around the patch first

 

[DC8CRIVER]

With 20 electoral votes up for grabs, I would expect to see Obama and McCain setting up permanent shop right downtown in Wilmington, OH.

Pay attention to ILN, win the election.

From 1224 legislative affairs committee​

Yesterday, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama sent a letter to the White House asking the administration to affirmatively act to (1) examine the proposed DHL-UPS agreement to ensure it does not violate antitrust laws, and (2) if not, then work to ensure the workers and Ohio communities are not left without assistance in finding new work and new use for the Wilmington Air Park. Senator Obama elaborated on the antitrust issue, writing:

As a matter of antitrust law, the proposed consolidation of DHL’s domestic airlift operations under a competitor, UPS raises concern. At the very least, the DOJ should examine whether having two competitors in a fairly concentrated market act as partners would have anti-competitive effects.

This is the first time a member of Congress other than the Ohio delegation has communicated so forcefully on this issue in writing.

Also, yesterday, Doug Holtz-Eakin, Senior Policy Adviser to Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain, issued a statement supporting the efforts of the Ohio Congressional Delegation and the dual-track approach to addressing the Wilmington issue. The Statement in Support of Ohio Congressional Delegation’s Work to Save Wilmington Air Park says:

First, the Ohio delegation has requested this transaction be reviewed by several federal and state agencies for any potential violations of applicable law. John McCain supports this request and believes these inquiries should proceed with the highest appropriate standards of review.

Thank God it's an election year.

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[aerobat]

Anyone got thoughts on State of Kentucky having played a role in this decision??
Conspiracy Theory recognizes that State of Kentucky gave DHL a huge chunk of money and incentives to build their hub at CVG years ago, then they skated to ILN. Did KY have recourse to go back against DHL for the move? If so, did they agree to stay out of litigation if DHL shifted work back into KY by giving to UPS???.... Just a crazy thought I had....