PSA and piedmont

[paddlehigh]

Rumor is they are going to merge. Starting nov. park one 200 and one dash, and add two 900's to birding fleet combined to 89 aircraft.

 

[cbrown1]

what about cities like Hilton head?

 

[paddlehigh]

Delta dropped it with no problem.

 

[FMEpilot]

I have heard several people mention Nov. in the very recent past.

 

[Flyin2low]

What would be the benefit of a PSA/PDT merger? It has been released in the past that it may have saved 22 million in 2005. That is chump change in the airline business.

 

[FMEpilot]

Benefit? Staffing regional feed. They need (sadly) us PDT pilots. There is nothing attractive about working here... but combine the two and you might keep your needed feed flying.

 

[WSurf]

Why add 900's???? You might as well go for the C-Series and Q400's.

 

[Flybywire44]

what about cities like Hilton head?

Hopefully HHI sees the light and gets a runway extension.

Either that or SAV is going to continue siphoning traffic.

 

[Sig]

Totally unsure what HHI is, but as an operator in and out of HHH/HXD in the Dash for PDT, I sure found Parker's words about DFW-HHH fascinating. A runway extension isn't necessarily as important as tree cutting, as far as direct operational impact. The terminal can't handle an E175 as a taxi in and turn out, and I doubt the taxiways can (trees, yet different reasons). Either way, the island hates the idea of runway extension and/or cutting trees. Plenty of boredom fodder if you look for it on google regarding this issue.

What was the title of this thread?

Oh yeah. PDT/PSA merge. Whatever. It'll be a bloodbath if it happens.

 

[kf4amu]

Hopefully they will never extend the runway. It's a waste of money. SAV is 45 minutes away. If that 45 minute drive is too long, pay up for the convenience.