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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1022839" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="http://atwonline.com/atw-china/article/big-brown-s-big-deal-0907" target="_blank"><strong>Big Brown’s Big Deal - Air Transport World</strong></a></p><p></p><p>In stark contrast to the air passenger and general airfreight sectors, both famously fractured into a myriad of global companies, the international express cargo delivery business looks more like other modern transnational industries dominated by a handful of mega-players. On a global scale, United Parcel Service (UPS), FedEx, DHL Express and TNT Express are really the only games in town.</p><p></p><p>Which is why Atlanta-based UPS’s pending acquisition of Amsterdam-based TNT is of such consequence. If the €5.16 billion ($6.3 billion) deal goes through as expected, the international express game board will essentially belong to just three behemoths. And, as has been seen in FedEx’s reaction to the UPS-TNT merger, an increasing number of regional and domestic time-definite delivery operators are likely to be scooped up by the new, and expanding, Big Three.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1022839, member: 1"] [URL="http://atwonline.com/atw-china/article/big-brown-s-big-deal-0907"][B]Big Brown’s Big Deal - Air Transport World[/B][/URL] In stark contrast to the air passenger and general airfreight sectors, both famously fractured into a myriad of global companies, the international express cargo delivery business looks more like other modern transnational industries dominated by a handful of mega-players. On a global scale, United Parcel Service (UPS), FedEx, DHL Express and TNT Express are really the only games in town. Which is why Atlanta-based UPS’s pending acquisition of Amsterdam-based TNT is of such consequence. If the €5.16 billion ($6.3 billion) deal goes through as expected, the international express game board will essentially belong to just three behemoths. And, as has been seen in FedEx’s reaction to the UPS-TNT merger, an increasing number of regional and domestic time-definite delivery operators are likely to be scooped up by the new, and expanding, Big Three. [/QUOTE]
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