6, just my .02....
I'd have to go with B. The losses incurred inside the US market are due to the ground delivery system, and the pricing models used since the integration. You can't charge less than it costs to move a box from point A to point B for 5 years without expecting to lose your @ss!
We hear a lot about the "antique fleet" over here from Mullen and gang, but the fact of the matter is that they were/are in control of both companies due to their respective ACMI agreements. Any decisions on refleet/no refleet, send this a/c here, send this one there, we need this many pilots, this many mechanics, etc. all had to be approved by DHL prior to any being done. Further, AAC was [I][U]never at anytime[I][U] told that there was an issue with either costs, fleet size, or antiquity. Of course, we did "buy a clue" after Appel announced that their salvation laid with their primary competitor. Much to everyone's surprise.
