How Many Abx DC9 will go away?

[nitefr8dog]

I talked to a higher up in standards last week (this person knows whats going on with a/c) and he told me that DHL advised ABX last fall that up to 10 DC9's will be release from service in the 2nd quarter of 08...That said, he also told me that DHL had told ABX this sort of stuff before and it never happened...So there are waiting to see if it really happens...We currently have 5 DC9's parked in CVG with another one to be parked this month...He did not know if the one going to CVG this month would be replaced with one already in CGV, nor did he know if the 10 aircraft to be released include the up to 6 a/c that will be in CVG...If 10 additional are parked it would equate to a 20% reduction in DC9 flying...

Thanks that clears everything up!

 

[tflylin2]

The point is that no one knows for sure....We'll just have to wait and see what actually happens....

 

[nitefr8dog]

The point is that no one knows for sure....We'll just have to wait and see what actually happens....

Ok now that really clears things up!

 

[shooter]

The rumor of 10 9's has been around a couple of months. Back then they were to be parked in Jan. Remember?

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=106743

The 1/3 reduction in flying rumor was to be in JAN as well. Will they come? Who knows and who cares any longer? Really? This sword of Damocles dangling over the heads of ABX is crap. There is nothing any of us can do about it but do the best we can to make sure DHL does not lose any customers due to us. Do they want us to live in fear forever? Because thats how long it could be since DHL never ran a profitable business in CVG. And if they think cutting service areas is the answer to become profitable we should be drawing straws to pick who will be the one to turn out the lights. Who knows what will happen now that Dr.Z is out. I heard rumors this thing has close to 1000 people involved. So we may see more higher ups depart.

Now, about that reduction in service areas, I know that there is FL "consolidation" coming. But nothing that would require 10 DC-9's to be parked. The only way they will be able to "consolidate" more would be to destroy their market even further.

 

[TWA]

Do they want us to live in fear forever?

Yes..

 

[shooter]

Yes..

Maybe I should restate that:

They are fools to think we will live our lives in fear forever.