PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Help us to keep our european cargo jobs
View Single Post
Old 18th Oct 2012, 02:15
  #14 (permalink)  
edie
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: In a hotel
Posts: 46
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Fact is, that US carriers operate within Europe without paying taxes and taking the jobs of european pilots.
It's not all about pilots. Don't forget that UPS is not a cargo airline but rather an integrator that happens to operate airplanes. According to this link UPS has 43,000 employees in Europe, who I assume all pay taxes. VAT from shipments is another chuck of revenue for European governments. I don't think UPS gets away with not paying for fuel taxes, overflight permits, landing fees and so on.

UPS Europe Region Fact Sheet - UPS Pressroom

Last edited by edie; 18th Oct 2012 at 02:24.
edie is offline