DHL to shift flying from Astar???

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mercpc9

Point well taken although this situation is a little different. Both ABX and Astar are independent companies working under an ACMI agreement for DHL. The one holding company two airline stunt to which you refer is certainly one avenue of divide and conquer but it's not being used here.

RampTramp.

Again noted, but hard realities have become apparent. ABX always was and still is an express freight airline having at least CatII approach capability on their aircraft allowing them to deliver on time. We on the other hand always were and still are CatI equipped freight forwarders, we'll get there eventually - but not necessarily to schedule. Customers don't care if the package is carried in an A container, a C container or a bath tub, they just want the service they have paid for.The bottom line is that ABX consistently delivers overnight whereas we don’t.

Daysleeper.

MEC is master executive council, the union board of officers in charge. Each airline has one and there's a national one presiding over all others.

Politics of course come into it. DAL, NWA, UAL, USair are all represented by alpa and (along with others) are all on their backsides. There is only one jewel left in alpa's crown and that is FedEx - and FedEx have a big interest in seeing DHL fail. I wonder about the quality of advice and leadership from the national level that's filtering down to our local when success for DHL's operation in Wilmington is detrimental to FedEx. I cannot help thinking that alpa are yesterday's force and that a change of representation to one without conflict of interest would be conducive to our long-term success. Others would seem to feel the same way, hence our small but lively civil war. As I said in my previous post: remember Emery. A fine example of alpa taking the money and running to the hills. I certainly feel less than confident having alpa on my side.
For us to be successful it's going to be necessary for recognition of our strengths and weaknesses. We're simply not doing that at the moment and unless we acknowledge and accept our place in the DHL machine I fear that it's going to run us over.