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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 4403426" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>You mention 1995, not 1996. Why is that? The criteria to be met is whether FedEx is really an airline or a hybrid, which is 90% trucking, and, therefore, not a true airline. More of a trucking company with an airline component. Weren't you feebly arguing earlier that UPS Co. was an airline and RLA, and UPS Inc. was a trucking company? How is the hybrid FedEx Express any different? With the incorporation of Ground as a direct means of Express delivery, the "airline" argument gets even thinner. The trucking component of FedEx Express just vastly increased.</p><p></p><p>Let's go with a strict interpretation of airline, OK? That would mean that the pilots and mechanics would be split-off into FedEx "the airline", and everyone else would be FedEx, the trucking company. Just following the guidelines, Dano.</p><p></p><p>Let's do that. Make the pilots and mechanics RLA, and everyone else NLRA. I'm sure Fred would be fine with such a fair solution to the issue.</p><p></p><p>Pretending that any and all locations are "stations" with an airport identifier doesn't make it true that FedEx ops are "airline" ops. The vast majority of FedEx "stations" are simply truck terminals that have vans instead of semis. Calling it the Lubbock Terminal instead of LBB is far more accurate. Does LBB have a feeder aircraft or a truck? IDK. Are they going to start giving 3 and 4 letter airport identifiers to Ground facilities soon?</p><p></p><p>Keep trying.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 4403426, member: 12508"] You mention 1995, not 1996. Why is that? The criteria to be met is whether FedEx is really an airline or a hybrid, which is 90% trucking, and, therefore, not a true airline. More of a trucking company with an airline component. Weren't you feebly arguing earlier that UPS Co. was an airline and RLA, and UPS Inc. was a trucking company? How is the hybrid FedEx Express any different? With the incorporation of Ground as a direct means of Express delivery, the "airline" argument gets even thinner. The trucking component of FedEx Express just vastly increased. Let's go with a strict interpretation of airline, OK? That would mean that the pilots and mechanics would be split-off into FedEx "the airline", and everyone else would be FedEx, the trucking company. Just following the guidelines, Dano. Let's do that. Make the pilots and mechanics RLA, and everyone else NLRA. I'm sure Fred would be fine with such a fair solution to the issue. Pretending that any and all locations are "stations" with an airport identifier doesn't make it true that FedEx ops are "airline" ops. The vast majority of FedEx "stations" are simply truck terminals that have vans instead of semis. Calling it the Lubbock Terminal instead of LBB is far more accurate. Does LBB have a feeder aircraft or a truck? IDK. Are they going to start giving 3 and 4 letter airport identifiers to Ground facilities soon? Keep trying. [/QUOTE]
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