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You guys are funny!! Now I know why I left Canada, Refuse to fly for AC, and enjoy flying the MD-11 for Gemini!!
As I sit here in my hotel room in T.O. reading this before my YYZ-FRA hop inthe -11 I get a good laugh. IF you are so jealous of the flying in the US, pay the money, hire a lawyer, and get a green card. Gemini loves Canadians. Some of them even live in Canada and commute. I guess they should be out of a job because of your near sightedness on a 4 year contract to Gemini, yes it was extended 2 more years....
Using an ACMI carrier is a great idea for the next few years. The 777-200ERF won't be off the line until 09, and at 210 million USD each, that makes expensive freight. And sure it hauls more farther for cheaper than the -11, but is AC filling the -11's?
As far as world, and Gemini doing AC ACMI, this is a good litmus test for AC to see if they can even do their own freight and make money. Why do you think they sold the DC-8 freighters? Too cost prohibitive to pay for MX, and crews,...etc.
What is the crew cost for an AC crew to fly freight? I can do a 30 hr duty day with a full HEAVY crew. It sucks, but sometimes it is required to catch up the schedule due to mechanical, or freight issues. What would the AC boys say about that? " Sure we'll fly our butts of in the next 30 hours to get back on sched..." I think not.