Airline operated ramp towers?

[scramjet]

Hmm from the info I've gotten from you guys, looks like US Airways is a good bet against out sourcing the ramp towers unlike United. My name has come been mentioned over in the UA tower here I'm told, which is great. However, given the trend with that company, I'd imagine its a matter of when, not if, that tower becomes out sourced and I'd end up with about the same compensation I have now to do 3 times the work. Sad every part of the industry seems to be headed this way.

Thanks again guys.

United is insane with the amount of outsourcing. They seem to have no cohesive strategy in doing so and often seem to choose unnecessary complexity over using a single vendor. For instance, in PIT, there's about four or five different contractors involved in various parts of the operation. Each vendor is limited to very specific flights or areas. It's extremely detrimental to the operation and in the end does not help to improve UAL's standing with customers.

 

[deadpixel]

FedEx has their own ramp towers at least in Memphis and Indy. I don't see them outsourcing this for a very long time.

 

[rd757]

Delta operates the ramp tower at DTW, or at least they did when I worked there 'til 2012.

 

[Baronman]

Each vendor is limited to very specific flights or areas. It's extremely detrimental to the operation and in the end does not help to improve UAL's standing with customers.

I'm not sure that United's standing with its customers is the company's primary concern. Too much points otherwise. Or perhaps they care as long as it doesn't cost them a cent.

To the OP: United runs the Terminal C ramp area around EWr and Jetblue has the T5 ramp at JFK.