UPS Rumor to lighten the mood

[Brett Hull]

Anyone else heard a rumor from Big Brown concerning an announcement from Boeing on the 25th to announce a new fleet type - a 777F? Also, a new paint scheme and redesign of the uniforms. Supposedly big happenings in SDF tuesday at 9 a.m.

Or am I crazy?

 

[de727ups]

The rumor

I've been hearing the rumor, too. Some big announcement is coming on the 25th. Maybe we can ditch our brown uniforms.....

 

[boeingav8r]

I'd happily wear that ole brown uniform in a heartbeat

 

[T-Gates]

I doubt UPS would ditch the brown uniforms. It's part of the company's long-standing corporate image. Wonder if the 777F rumor is true though.

--03M

(Wanna Be Brown)

 

[DoinTime]

Just what UPS needs.....another fleet type. Maybe they would replace the 747's with it.

 

[T-Gates]

UPS has the oldest 747's on earth. They need a good replacement. The DC-8's and 727's are all updated with better avaionics and engines, while the 747's remain largely untouched. Seems to make me think their days are numbered. Rumors of an updated livery and uniform were confirmed by my father at the corporate offices. So we'll all just have to wait and see. He heard a plane may arrive in updated livery at SDF on the 25th. Who knows. You all know how rumors are.

Just my .02

--03M

 

[b747dogg]

How can you tell if a 747 is a 747-100?

The brown tail!

 

[328jetdriver]

hey b747dogg
you're avatar is very depressing. as they say "money, hard come-easy go"
good luck.

 

[T-Gates]

How can you tell if a 747 is a 747-100?

The brown tail!

Nice!

--03M

 

[GCD]

Or red bird on a white tail. JAL still has some 100 SUD's.

 

[XLR8]

I would gladly wear a brown uniform if it meant I was flying for UPS!

 

[KigAir]

Fedex merger

Anybody here about a posible UPS Fedex merger?

 

[UPS Capt]

Anybody here about a posible UPS Fedex merger?

Called FedUp, right? That jokes about as old as the one where the FAA shows up with a gun to give Santa a line check.

 

[socalpilot]

What about the possible acquisition of an Emery, DHL, or Airborne Express type company. I know rumors have been floating around before about a possible purchase to increase market share.

 

[ilinipilot]

fleet replacement

Anyone heard any rumors concerning how, when UPS will replace the 727s and/or DC-8s
It might not be a while but just curious what is being heard througout the grapevine

D

 

[T-Gates]

What I've heard is that the 8's and 727's will be around for awhile to come. The 747's are on the way out. I don;t know any specific dates though.

My dream job = Flying a UPS DC-8

--03M

 

[Cardinal]

What could be cooler than 4 CFMs?

 

[browntail]

N9103M I have your dream job and you might want to think about that dream a little harder. LOL!!

 

[T-Gates]

Awww c'mon browntail! A DC-8 with CFM's and semi-Glass can't be all that bad! My dad has worked at UPS for 15 years and I have always wanted to fly for UPS. They just need to drop the nepotisim clause! And I need about another 1000 hours of turbine PIC.........

I'm just glad to hear that you guys were able to avaid the furlough.

Brown to the Bone,

--03M

 

[UPS Capt]

Awww c'mon browntail! A DC-8 with CFM's and semi-Glass can't be all that bad!

Only if you can't hold the B757/767, B747, MD11, B727 or A300!

 

[LGAPilot]

New Logo

UPS Embraces New Logo, Colors
Tuesday March 25, 8:37 am ET
By Paul Simao


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ATLANTA (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE:UPS - News) said on Tuesday it was changing its familiar brown-and-gold logo and adding a catch phrase to its vast fleet of chocolate-colored planes and trucks as part of an effort to modernize its image.


The world's No. 1 package deliverer said the changes are meant to reflect the company's move into new global markets as well as emerging businesses, such as the fast-growing area of supply chain services.

"UPS is a vastly different company today than most people realize," Chairman and Chief Executive Mike Eskew said in a statement. "Today we are bringing our look up to speed with our capabilities."

The makeover will include removing the familiar bow-tied parcel that sits atop its brown-and-gold "shield" logo. The old logo, which was designed in 1961, appears on 257 jet airplanes, 88,000 vehicles and countless uniforms.

Atlanta-based UPS is also planning to add the phrase "Synchronizing the World of Commerce" to its fleet. A new advertising campaign stressing the synchronicity theme will be launched this week.

The company, which is sometimes referred to simply as "Brown," said a palette of different colors would enhance its familiar brown colors on aircraft, package envelopes and other assets.

The Mail Boxes Etc. franchises, which were acquired in 2001, will be included in the redesign.

UPS' moves come at a time when its main rival, Memphis, Tennessee-based FedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX - News), has been making gains in the lucrative U.S. ground-delivery market.

Last week, FedEx reported that its ground volumes grew 24 percent in its most recent quarter ended on Dec. 31. UPS' ground volumes fell 1.5 percent in its fourth quarter.

A UPS spokesman said the company expected to spend $20 million on its redesign in 2003, excluding the cost of advertising and would take about three years to repaint its vehicles and six years to finish its jets.

Although the makeover occurs amid an aggressive push by UPS into the market for warehousing, customs brokerage and other logistics services, the company cautioned that it was not abandoning its core businesses.

Last year, UPS unveiled its "What Brown Can Do for You" advertising campaign, touting its growing range of services to customers in more than 200 markets around the world.

"Package delivery is and will remain the foundation of our business," Eskew said on Tuesday.

Shares of UPS fell $2.07, or 3.5 percent, to close at $57.78 on Monday on the New York Stock Exchange (News - Websites), in line with a broad market drop. FedEx dropped $1.80, or 3.1 percent, to $55.46.