As the Fan Turns
Neither really. AAWWH is a publicly held holding company which in turn owns both Polar and Atlas. AAWWH has said they are merging the two subsidiary companies. That is THEIR choice not Bobb and Robin's.
Bobb initially said "Great" we want to merge. Now, after the seniority list is negotiated, he suddenly doesn't want to merge. AAWWH could do the DHL contract with any number of companies out there. They could sub-lease, they could fire everyone and start a new company; they could even buy a non-union company and give the whole deal to them. They own the leases on the planes, and they own the certificates and landing rights. Those certs and rights and planes DO NOT belong to the Polaroids no matter how much they might wish it. So if Bobb and Robin keep screwing around, NEITHER group will have the DHL contract. And maybe AAWWH won't either.
Atlas pilots don't really give a Bos grunniens hindquarters whether they merge or not. They just want to negotiate their contract and want their planes back, one way or the other. They are just more realistic about the mindset of the company.
A bonus would be never having to deal with Bobb and Robin again.
Astar really has nothing to do with it. This is all part of the Deutsch Post/DHL plan to rule the cargo world. The two groups, if they ever get together, are going to be but a small part of the big plan alongside Astar, Abex, Lufthansa and DHL and probably others. If Polar and Atlas don't get together, however, then chances are that Deutsch Post/DHL will go to someone that is easier to work with. I wonder if that has already happened.
Last edited by WhaleFR8; 2nd October 2007 at 08:02.