FedEx MD-10 collides with SWA 737 on taxiway

Reply Subscribe

Page 4 of 4

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

12-03-2009, 06:25 AM

#31

DLax85

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Jul 2007

Position: Gear Monkey

Posts: 3,201

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bitme

...Oh and just so some of you that don't know this, it is one of the main reasons FedEx can never let us engage in a legal work action. Too much bad publicity and they won't be able to control the media. Anything that hurts the "Brand", that has taken BILLIONS of dollars to build can not be allowed. This is elementary business school stuff.

Thought this second part was worth repeating.

12-06-2009, 08:16 AM

#32

ANCFRTDG

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Feb 2008

Posts: 174

Brand protection??

Hummmmm Really??? VERY INTERESTING!!!!

12-06-2009, 03:18 PM

#33

kronan

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Nov 2005

Position: 757 Capt

Posts: 2,419

Cargo will never generate as much media attention as the pax lines.

Just the way of the world. FedEx media purchases aren't the big driver in situations like these

12-07-2009, 04:35 AM

#34

Bitme

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Jul 2006

Position: A300 Captain

Posts: 257

Quote:

Originally Posted by kronan

Cargo will never generate as much media attention as the pax lines.

Just the way of the world. FedEx media purchases aren't the big driver in situations like these

I never mentioned media purchases in the equation. The infrastructure of The Fed's communications department is phenomenal. I know, I've been on the receiving end of a screaming VP of Communications phone call when something they did not like hit the press. It was funny and scary at the same time.

You are correct though pax will trump cargo every time in the interest category because "lives" are at stake, which I always found funny that our lives don't count.

12-07-2009, 06:47 AM

#35

Jetjok

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Sep 2006

Position: Retired

Posts: 3,717

It's not that "our lives don't count", it's that we're perceived as part of the plane, unlike passengers, who have individual identities, like that exceedingly fat guy that was the rage of the internet last week. YouTube - Fat guy on a Plane

JJ