Interesting Cargo Development

[ABXbooger]

State Dept consider cabotage for EU cargo Carriers
Air Transport World, Thursday May 24, 2007


US State Dept. Deputy Assistant Secretary-Transportation Affairs John Byerly said offering cabotage rights to EU carriers for cargo flights is under consideration and could be in play during the next round of EU-US open skies talks. While noting that no consensus administration policy has been developed, the US's lead air services negotiator said cargo cabotage is "less threatening" and may not encounter the strong opposition from labor and Congress that passenger cabotage will. "'Cargo first' is a way of approaching changes in our laws," he told ATWOnline this week, emphasizing that he was expressing a personal opinion and not US policy. "Whether that will take the form of direct cabotage or DHL having outright ownership of [its US subservice operator] Astar [Air Cargo] I don't know."

 

[Captain Morgan]

I will fight this to the death. Rediculous!!!

 

[sqwkvfr]

"Whether that will take the form of direct cabotage or DHL having outright ownership of [its US subservice operator] Astar [Air Cargo] I don't know."

With DHL contracting out a whole bunch of flying in Europe (i.e., Lufthansa, etc.), is it really possible that DHL has the desire to have outright ownership of Astar?

I suspect that this actually has little to do with DHL.

 

[penguin22]

With DHL contracting out a whole bunch of flying in Europe (i.e., Lufthansa, etc.), is it really possible that DHL has the desire to have outright ownership of Astar?

I suspect that this actually has little to do with DHL.

Agreed, on both your points.

That said, I think this cabotage thing is coming, like it or not. Remember when the government deregulated the airlines, they started with cargo first. Which, by the way, led to the birth of Fedex, Airborne, and all the rest of us.

 

[tired_pilot]

when are we going to figure it out and stop being sheep

I dont go out on a limb much but I am today. The airline industry in my opinion is only the begining of the demise of the middle class of America. I'm so sick of pompous pilots standing up and professing how they're a proud Republican. Hell, I voted for Bush in 2000 but thats where it stopped. Has the Republican party done anything for our profession at all? I'm not naive enough to belive the Democarats are "that" much better, but at least their roots go back to labor more so then Republicans. Two Democart Senators even chaistised Trans States CEO for his labor practices recently.

Bush doesnt care if your a Fed EX/former military pilot making $250,000 or a CRJ FO making $19,000 were all middle class peions. His one world stance is going to bankrupt the United States and more to the point our middle class. Its well past time to open our eyes and stop being sheeple. The Republicans of today are using the Republicans of yesterdays image to pull a fast one on the people of the United States.

Whats the solution? I dont know. A third party? a revolution? Term limits? Theres not a lot we can do, except make calls to our elected officials and display our outrage at this and other ideas on the One World Agenda. If enough of us speak out and stop being sheep maybe we can put the United States and its people back on solid footing.

 

[FreightBumper]

Please cut back on the caffiene. You're probably thinking Bush had something to do with the beginnings of global warming, maybe he created hurricanes to pick on the poor people in New Orleans too.

 

[Whistlin' Dan]

...the US's lead air services negotiator said cargo cabotage is "less threatening" and may not encounter the strong opposition from labor and Congress that passenger cabotage will. "'Cargo first' is a way of approaching changes in our laws," he told ATW Online this week...

This has nothing to do with DHL/Astar. What he's saying, is...

"We could probably give away a few thousand cargo-pilot jobs in this country without jeopardizing our political careers or risking a suspension-of-service by the passenger carriers"

He may have a point.