Originally Posted by
A300BOY
Do you think UPS or TNT are any better ?
It is my opinion that FedEx is the finest job on the planet.
And UPS is a close second.
DHL reminds me of Emery Worldwide and their subcontractors of the 1980s. Where they played one airlines group against the other, always looking for the lowest bidder. Airlines like Rosenbalm, IASCO, Kittyhawk, Spirit of America, Orion Air, Ryan Int'l etc, etc played the rapid upgrade before you lose the contract game. Then it's cap in hand to the next airline who underbid the contract, so you can do the same job for less pay. They like to play that pea and cup game too, using name changes to hide the cheese. Railway Express, Emery, Puralator, Consolidated Freight, Menlow.
DHL in The United States plays the same game, where Atlas Air, Southern, ABX, Kalitta, etc, etc are here one year and gone the next. No wonder the crews have had enough.
Can aviation historians come up with a list of DHL subcontractors since the mid 1980s? Most I've forgotten about, but I'd bet there were at least 30 different airlines.
That's why you'll find every FedEx and UPS new hire class loaded with DHL, ABX, Atlas, Global Western, Kalitta crews.
They know they'll stay for life for FedEx was once Federal Express and UPS was once United Parcel Service, but that's about all that has changed since 1972 for Fed-Ex and 1988 for UPS. What's different guises has DHL traded as, other than constant turmoil?