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Biggles From Canada, joined Dec 2004, 459 posts, RR: 1
Posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1226 times:

An ABX DC9-30 just departed to FAR as ABX943 . Probably an adhoc flight(??) ,but nice to see an old 9. Cargo traffic appears to be increasing in YYC.

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BrowntailWhale From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 213 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1210 times:

Nope, not an adhoc. ABX has replaced Astar in flying DHL packages to YYC.

Biggles From Canada, joined Dec 2004, 459 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days ago) and read 1186 times:

Ahh..thanks for the update. Will we see any other equipment , or just the DC9 ??

Highliner2 From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 692 posts, RR: 1
Reply 3, posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days ago) and read 1175 times:

A little off-topic but I know ABX was bought by DHL correct? And ABX planes are being repainted into the DHL yellow scheme right? Do they still use the 'ABEX" callsign or is that going to be changed to something else?

-jlk

Go Cubs!

Biggles From Canada, joined Dec 2004, 459 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1139 times:

The DC9 I saw was still in ABX colours and titles,and used an ABX callsign.

DHLSAN From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 136 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1150 times:

DHL bought Airborne Express ground and delivery service. The Airline is now and independant campany called ABX Air. DHL will be their biggest customer but they will also fly freight for anyone who needs it. As a good will jesture they will paint some of the ABX Air in the DHL livery but the rest of the fleet will be repainted into the new ABX scheme. There is a few pictures in the database of the new colors. Once the move of DHL's sort from CVG to ILN is complete, some of the DHL planes will be retired depending on age.

UPS and FedEx sued to stop the merger based on a foreign company owning so many planes that they would have aquired if the AC came with the deal, so this is how they solved the problem, by breaking off ABX. You can read about it and see the new livery at http://www.abxair.com/

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Yellow?

DHLSAN From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 136 posts, RR: 1
Reply 6, posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1131 times:

I have also heard that ABX pilots are the highest paid in the freight business and maybe of even all airlines for the senior Captains.

Yellow?

BrowntailWhale From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 213 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 1115 times:

Quoting DHLSAN (Reply 6):

Not true. We at UPS make more that ABX does. While their hourly pay is higher than ours, they are only paid a 65 hour guarentee for 12 pay periods vs. UPS' 75 hour guarentee for 13 pay periods. Therfore when you multiply it out, UPS pays more than ABX.

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