The 777s are long range, high capacity, and dependable airliners. UPS has MD11s that were mothballed in the desert. FDX has managers that manage the business end, and FDX is an airline with trucks. UPS on the other hand is a trucking company with airplanes, thus using managers that would not make it in the real world. Most uppers were just promoted to get them out of someone's operation that they were dragging down. It is sad to have worked here since '86 and see how many bad decisions over the years has cost UPS so much in lost revenue, lost business and lost productivity. UPS bought the 747-400 after years of people begging them to upgrade the fleet, but in reality the company waited to late and may not be able to keep up with FDX's visionary managers. FDX's stocsk is a prime example of how a business should be run. UPS stock is the same price it was in 1999, no splits, small dividends, and bad decisions.