If the tables were turned UPS/ASTAR(DHL Airways INC)

[Browntothebone]

By the way....just in case anyone thinks this is a smoothe no problem deal....

I learned last night that DPWN tried to bribe the State of Ohio with $400 Million dollars if they would just "go away" on the issue. Uhh, they declined. Now, if DPWN was sooo confident that this should have no problem happening without multiple lawsuits and anti-trust issues, wonder why they were willing to stroke a $400 Mill dollar check for the State of Ohio to go away.

I heard this from an attorney and if true, it'll sure be great for that little tidbit to show up in a courtroom hearing.

...Just sayin'

So, how many fuel efficient 737-300s and 767s could DHL buy for Astar for $400 million?

 

[penguin22]

Aren't you busy negotiating pay cuts instead of fighting for your job?

Teamsters and 1224 have a bigger presence on the Hill over this issue than ALPA

 

[AV8OR]

So, how many fuel efficient 737-300s and 767s could DHL buy for Astar for $400 million?

Not many BTB. Now just so ya know, while the Gov. of Ohio might not take a bribe to go away, I on the other hand would have no problem taking $400 Mill split 500 ways at AStar to go silently into the night! I could definitley be bought....dude....I AM a pilot for cryin out loud!!

 

[penguin22]

My advice to the couple of UPS pr!cks hanging around on this thread...

Just wait until the UPS/DHL agreement is reached, and then read it thoroughly. I wouldn't be surprised to see a few details emerge that you won't be bragging about.

 

[PreRVSM]

Well, this is going to get a nice flame war started.

Hold on, let me go get a drink and some pop corn........................

3 pages in 12 hours... i need a bigger pop corn bowl

 

[eatme]

3 pages in 12 hours... i need a bigger pop corn bowl

No flame here, just your average run of the mill, everyday knife fight you see here on Flightinfo.

 

[Box-Hauler]

You just can't get this kind of entertainment on APC. That is why the brown guys come here, to have some fun........, now if we could just get purple in on this.........

 

[rotor&wing]

I'm already into a bag of Doritos........

 

[Bob Dylan]

No UPS pilot that I know is gloating over this.

But, it's counter-productive to fight it. If I were at Astar or ABX, I would be getting the logbooks dusted off for interviews. Why waste time fighting this?

ALPO ain't gonna stop this deal.

 

[Browntothebone]

No UPS pilot that I know is gloating over this.

But, it's counter-productive to fight it. If I were at Astar or ABX, I would be getting the logbooks dusted off for interviews. Why waste time fighting this?

ALPO ain't gonna stop this deal.

According to today's edition of the Wilmington News Journal, Astar is "prepared to present a proposal to DHL that would be competitive with the proposed UPS arrangement." Since DHL stated that one of the reasons for doing the deal with UPS what that DHL's costs in the US were too high and that doing the deal with UPS would lower DHL's cost, one must conclude that this new proposal by Astar must be concessionary.
Do any of you Astar guys have details on what it might be?