Atlas underbids Evergreen for future dreamlifter operation

[Deltabravowhiskey]

If I were Boeing and Del showed up, my first question would be " And Mr. Smith, just how many $100 Million airplanes have you bought from us and how many -8's can we sign you up for?"

Not likely to be the case but don't think for a second that Boeing does not appreciate the 24 orders on the books worth $7.8 Billion in new aircraft.

Privately held companies can't offer the stability and resources those companies like Atlas can. Atlas has a crew force rated and trained on the -400/-8 ready to go. Integrating (4) more -400s to the Atlas operation under a "CMI" contract in the greater scheme of things actually reduces the operating costs of Atlas thru greater economies of scale.

What it comes down to is that Atlas can staff a -400 for about the same price as staffing a corporate G-IV.