The Daz attempts to acquire ABX AIR

[DC-9er]

P.S. just posted a proffer for 11 more 767 crews. Three classes added. 4 in July 4 in Aug and I think 3 in Sept. That Asian base is going to be huge......

wow, I just saw that.Those 76 classes just keep coming. Anybody know if they'll be going to the UAL sim in DEN?

 

[BoxesRus]

Sure is a lot of "what iff'in" goin' on over an expression of intent to purchase........

No sense starting border wars when the borders haven't even been established yet.

 

[Box-Hauler]

Sure is a lot of "what iff'in" goin' on over an expression of intent to purchase........

No sense starting border wars when the borders haven't even been established yet.

but if we do not bicker amongst ourselves what are we supposed to do. Its not like we are flying a day sort like UPS and FEDEX. We got all this time on our hands and nothing to do. You know the saying about idle hands..........

We all know that DHL will have to join the express way of doing things. UPS and FEDEX figured it out and now it is Yellows turn. One airline, one pilot group = control over your assets to deliver one-time to the customer. Remember them they are the ones paying $20 to ship a letter overnight so that it will be delivered by 1000am. Express it is the way the US works. The EU is OK with next week, us Yanks want it here yesterday but we will accept it by 1000 the next day. I was hoping that DHL would just copy the other big 2. If Airborne would have done this there would have been no buyout and true competition in the express industry. One Express Co. = Monopoly, 2 Express Co. = duopoly (sp) 3 Express Co. = COMPETITION. A single airline will happen for DHL in the US, it just is a matter of time.:beer:

 

[LarryinTN]

You don't think he would really have the pair to say NO do you?

I don't know much about The Daz but he is an accomplished business man. I can't see him dumping the much higher yielding charter business in favor of lower yield DHL work.

I do think that a lot more 767s will go into DHL system if this thing goes through but I don't think that they'd dump the high-yield charters. I think that they'll do, and grow, both.

wow, I just saw that.Those 76 classes just keep coming. Anybody know if they'll be going to the UAL sim in DEN?

I was talking to someone in the current class just yesterday. Instructors from DEN are currently in ILN training a couple of our crews in the sim under supervision as part of the process by which they will be approved to train our guys in the DEN sim. The plan is for everyone to do ground school in ILN then some of the class will do sim in ILN and some in DEN. Looks like this will double their ability to train 767 crews.

 

[abxaviator]

wow, I just saw that.Those 76 classes just keep coming. Anybody know if they'll be going to the UAL sim in DEN?

No, FAA wouldn't sign off on us using their sims; instead, we will be bringing their instructors to ILN to use our sim.

 

[AV8OR]

No, FAA wouldn't sign off on us using their sims; instead, we will be bringing their instructors to ILN to use our sim.

What? Why the heck not?

 

[LarryinTN]

What? Why the heck not?

There was a dispute between the DEN and DTW FSDOs regarding what the DEN instructors would have to do to become qualified to teach our program to our guys. That's now been resolved and the DEN instructors are in ILN getting qualified. They will be teaching our guys in the DEN sim soon. Probably starting with the July class.

 

[shooter]

so, it's July the 2nd at 5:30 pm., has ABX replied to ASTAR as asked in the intent letter? Or will it a be a wait a few weeks until we see how much we are really worth stand off? Anybody read anything on this?

 

[hvydriver]

Shooter,

FWIW, we haven't heard anything.

 

[shooter]

Shooter,

FWIW, we haven't heard anything.

ahhhhhhh, the life of a mushroom. ain't it grand.

 

[PHXFLYR]

Last time I counted, there were more Teamsters than ALPA members for the affiliation vote.

In all my years of flying ,I thought I would never say this,but trust me. Unless you like to see the simplest of issues turned into a political football, you don't want ALPA as your representative. Stay with Teamsters and honor whatever picket line other Teamster represented employees at your company might put up in thier fight for a better contract. But ALPA?? As they say in Brooklyn ........Fuggheddahboudit!!


PHXFLYR

 

[PHXFLYR]

Not saying the share holders will allow Hete to take any of ABXA property (767) but what about the future deliveries, not to mention any future AA birds. We bought one 76 from AA; what they had a sale on just the one bird, let me guess the other 50 or so are the good ones with new tires on them and low miles right.

Just asking a question. Can Hete get any 767 with doors for a ACMI to do his Asia gig....... He has said repeatedly that Asia is the place to be.

Just trying to figure out if I should decide to bid the 76 and go with Joe to Asia or stick it out and see the knife fight over seniority with Astar........ Decisions, decisions......

Senority knife fight. Makes for better bar stories on future overnights with your new found flying buddies!!


PHXFLYR