Brown Bailout
06-09-2009, 05:54 PM
#21
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Joined APC: Nov 2005
Position: 777 FO
Posts: 931
I think most of us here only wish we were as smart as Fred Smith. I'd leave the long-term planning to him over the trolls at APC any day of the week.
06-09-2009, 08:13 PM
#22
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Position: UPS Captain
Posts: 837
One of the best comments I have read!
06-10-2009, 01:01 AM
#23
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Posts: 101
Fred's lot in life is more attributed to his dad's cash than his smarts, that's for sure.
06-10-2009, 04:47 AM
#24
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Joined APC: Oct 2006
Position: Zeppelin Tail Gunner
Posts: 1,530
I'm sure you feel the same about Bill Gates. No credit for coming up with the idea, then founding FedEx or Microsoft. It was just destiny.
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06-10-2009, 05:02 AM
#25
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Joined APC: Apr 2006
Position: 767 CA
Posts: 1,876
We still have options on the A380. I'd be willing to bet that if the 777 options get cancelled, we'll pick up our options for the A380.
06-10-2009, 05:10 AM
#26
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Joined APC: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,931
I won't be surprised by anything the next 12 months. Everything seems to be up for grabs. CNBC and Glenn Beck are all up in arms over many of the business/financial proposals from the new Administration.
06-10-2009, 11:41 AM
#27
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My main concern is the dollar value; I think that if it plummets too much (in the next few years) the oil prices will sky rocket again and the export companies will continue to bleed which of course will affect FDX and UPS more than other 'airlines'.
I'm not talking about the near future but a few years down the road... Having lived in a high inflation country in the past I fear it more than the plague itself... (well, almost)
06-10-2009, 06:20 PM
#28
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Joined APC: Jun 2009
Posts: 8
Personally, I don't think he's bluffiing. I think he'll cancel it if he doesn't get his way. As for the UPS vs. FDX drift, it's more like Teamsters vs. FDX. UPS management certainly doesn't give a rat's a** about the Teamsters welfare, they only care about gaining an edge on FDX - and rightly so. I also think FDX will win the public relations battle. Most people cringe when they hear "Teamsters" and "Jimmy Hoffa." I wouldn't expect a whole lot of sympathy for the teamsters from the public.
06-10-2009, 08:27 PM
#30
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Position: missionary
Posts: 320
I forget was it purple or brown that had to cease a certain string of false ads recently?
FedEx lawsuit alleges UPS 'most reliable' ad is false : Business News : Memphis Commercial Appeal
FedEx lawsuit alleges UPS 'most reliable' ad is false : Business News : Memphis Commercial Appeal
Apparently in your book, two wrongs make a right. I'm sure your fine mother taught you otherwise...
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