DHL urged to discuss terms with ABX and ASTAR (U.S)

Ohio legislators have called on DHL’s German-owned parent company to hold talks and discuss terms with ABX Air and ASTAR Air Cargo on the airlines’ proposals to remain DHL’s air carriers in the United States.
The June 16 letter, signed by both of Ohio’s U.S. senators plus eight Ohio members of Congress, presses Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) in the final paragraph to give “genuine consideration” to proposals from current carriers ABX and ASTAR.
DPWN announced in late May it plans to contract with United Parcel Service (UPS) as the lone air carrier to transport DHL packages in North America. If the plan is carried out, it’s expected to directly cause the loss of at least 7,000 jobs at the Wilmington Air Park where ABX and ASTAR are based.
The focus of the letter to Jurgen Weber, Chairman of the Deutsche Post Supervisory Board, centers on what the legislators apparently view as a lack of interest or effort by DPWN to enter into the bargaining process with DHL’s existing air carriers.
Similarly, the letter’s first paragraph says, “… we ask that you allow incumbent carriers to present alternative proposals to DPWN before making a final decision.”
The letter concludes that the lawmakers would welcome an opportunity to help facilitate presentations of ABX’s and ASTAR’s proposals.
Referenced in the Ohio lawmakers’ letter is a possible direct loss of more than 8,000 jobs. The same sentence says there could be “an additional 30,000 downstream jobs” indirectly lost in southern Ohio.
The letter was released by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s office.

Ohio legislators have called on DHL’s German-owned parent company to hold talks and discuss terms with ABX Air and ASTAR Air Cargo on the airlines’ proposals to remain DHL’s air carriers in the United States.
The June 16 letter, signed by both of Ohio’s U.S. senators plus eight Ohio members of Congress, presses Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) in the final paragraph to give “genuine consideration” to proposals from current carriers ABX and ASTAR.
DPWN announced in late May it plans to contract with United Parcel Service (UPS) as the lone air carrier to transport DHL packages in North America. If the plan is carried out, it’s expected to directly cause the loss of at least 7,000 jobs at the Wilmington Air Park where ABX and ASTAR are based.
The focus of the letter to Jurgen Weber, chairman of the Deutsch Post Supervisory Board, centers on what the legislators apparently view as a lack of interest or effort by DPWN to enter into the bargaining process with DHL’s existing air carriers.
Similarly, the letter’s first paragraph says, “… we ask that you allow incumbent carriers to present alternative proposals to DPWN before making a final decision.”
The letter concludes that the lawmakers would welcome an opportunity to help facilitate presentations of ABX’s and ASTAR’s proposals.
Referenced in the Ohio lawmakers’ letter is a possible direct loss of more than 8,000 jobs. The same sentence says there could be “an additional 30,000 downstream jobs” indirectly lost in southern Ohio.
The letter was released by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s office.
Those signing the letter are Brown, U.S. Sen. George V. Voinovich, and U.S. representatives Michael Turner, Jean Schmidt, Zack Space, Betty Sutton, Tim Ryan, Jim Jordan, Steven C. LaTourette and Charles A. Wilson.