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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 668540" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>Crews jumpseating or flying non-rev are a small part of the equation. Our ID75 flight privileges are a drop in the bucket compared to the big bucks the airlines save by shipping all of their pkgs at 75% off standard rates. It's also certainly true that we give big discounts to big shippers, which has nothing to do with being an "airline".</p><p> </p><p>You don't think FedEx thinks it's important to be thought of or classified as an airline instead of a systems integrator or pkg delivery firm? That is the very essence of the RLA argument, which is that we are an "express carrier", unlike UPS, which is a "pkg delivery company". Sorry, but both UPS and FedEx move their pkgs <em>the same way.</em> Why isn't UPS also an "airline"? They've got almost as many aircraft as we do, a parallel hub system that does the same thing ours do, and a fleet of vehicles that deliver the pkgs the airplanes transport from point A to point B. What makes us so special?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 668540, member: 12508"] Crews jumpseating or flying non-rev are a small part of the equation. Our ID75 flight privileges are a drop in the bucket compared to the big bucks the airlines save by shipping all of their pkgs at 75% off standard rates. It's also certainly true that we give big discounts to big shippers, which has nothing to do with being an "airline". You don't think FedEx thinks it's important to be thought of or classified as an airline instead of a systems integrator or pkg delivery firm? That is the very essence of the RLA argument, which is that we are an "express carrier", unlike UPS, which is a "pkg delivery company". Sorry, but both UPS and FedEx move their pkgs [I]the same way.[/I] Why isn't UPS also an "airline"? They've got almost as many aircraft as we do, a parallel hub system that does the same thing ours do, and a fleet of vehicles that deliver the pkgs the airplanes transport from point A to point B. What makes us so special? [/QUOTE]
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