UPS cuts feeder flights

Interesting. So much for the "They're gonna downsize mainline stuff to feeders" argument...sorry to hear it.


oh.


Dooooooommmmmmmmm!
 
Just about everywhere but Salt Lake. I haven't been in base for at least a month so I don't know what is going on
 
AMF had a lot of downgrades systemwide, ie 99s going to chieftains etc. In a couple of those we got underbid on the downgrade and lost the run. Although bad for us at least somebody is still flying the run.
 
So I am guessing that is why Air Cargo Carriers furloughed....I am optimistic at the same time. The market seems to have found a solid bottom and companies like Apple and Ebay have beaten market expectations with earnings.

Do the UPS cuts have anything to do with their deal with DHL?
 
greekpilot said:
So I am guessing that is why Air Cargo Carriers furloughed....I am optimistic at the same time. The market seems to have found a solid bottom and companies like Apple and Ebay have beaten market expectations with earnings.

Do the UPS cuts have anything to do with their deal with DHL?
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Don't know but volume is down all over the place on all three sides.
 
I know Air Now lost the contract out of Buffalo as of may. I think martinaire is now flying the feeder routes.
 
Martinaire underbid AirNow on 8 UPS contracts. Airnow lost 8 of their 15 runs, or so. Ouch.

Martinaire pilots make... $24,000/year with no per diem.
AirNow pilots make... $27,000/year with $4,500 per diem.
 
spilot said:
Martinaire underbid AirNow on 8 UPS contracts. Airnow lost 8 of their 15 runs, or so. Ouch.

Martinaire pilots make... $24,000/year with no per diem.
AirNow pilots make... $27,000/year with $4,500 per diem.
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Well thats part true. It its possible to get up to $50 a day per diem here at martinaire, IF you're a standby pilot. If you're holding a line tho, no perdiem. As far as i knew we only picked up 6 routes. 4 in carolina, and 2 in pennsylvania.

I do feel kinda guilty knowing im working for a company that put at least 6 pilots out of a job, especially knowing my low pay gave them the ability to underbid, but thats the nature of the business. At least we arent taking their runs AND flying their equipment...
 
cmill said:
Well thats part true. It its possible to get up to $50 a day per diem here at martinaire, IF you're a standby pilot. If you're holding a line tho, no perdiem. As far as i knew we only picked up 6 routes. 4 in carolina, and 2 in pennsylvania.
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Are they still doing a per diem in leu of a hotel at Martinaire?
 
ctab5060X said:
Are they still doing a per diem in leu of a hotel at Martinaire?
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yeah, it actually works out pretty well sometimes. Even as a line pilot i can pick that up if i have to divert. My normal alternate is only a 30 minute drive to my base, so naturally i turn down the hotel and pocket the cash.
 
cmill said:
yeah, it actually works out pretty well sometimes. Even as a line pilot i can pick that up if i have to divert. My normal alternate is only a 30 minute drive to my base, so naturally i turn down the hotel and pocket the cash.
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I used to do that on my normal overnight. :D

I took advantage of all the "extra money" opportunities when I was there, and made a decent living considering I had one of the easiest routes.
 
ctab5060X said:
I used to do that on my normal overnight. :D

I took advantage of all the "extra money" opportunities when I was there, and made a decent living considering I had one of the easiest routes.
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well they did away with the over-night thing, but theres still some decent money making opprotunities. what route did you have?
 
cmill said:
well they did away with the over-night thing, but theres still some decent money making opprotunities. what route did you have?
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625

GLH-GWO-MEM-GLH (M-Th)
GLH-LIT-SHV-GLH (Sat)

I was sort of "grandfathered" in on the hotel thing anyhow...
 
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