US Air cutting contract carriers in Pit?

[Humphreybogart]

Is this true? What carriers will mostly be affected? I hope it's not TSA and the J41's. Let me know if anyone knows anything about this. Thanks.

 

[I.P. Freley]

Well... Since USAirways is drastically reducing the number of flights in and out of PIT, reducing it from a hub to a "focus city" or whatever they're calling it now, it seems obvious that they are going to be cutting quite a bit... And not just flights by contract carriers, but mainline and WO's, too.

What is the number I read... Down from 100+ flights per day to 40 or something? That's a pretty big cut, esp. since the 100+ is already a cut from what it was two years ago... Or five years ago, for that matter.

Then again my numbers aren't necessarily right, it's just what I remember. And why are you specifically concerned about TSA's -41's?

 

[Humphreybogart]

Because I fly the 41 for TSA.

 

[I.P. Freley]

Uhhh....

Then none of this should be a mystery to you. You basically know as much as the rest of us.

 

[Humphreybogart]

I wish that was true, but hence, we here at Trans States feel like mushrooms, you know kept in the dark and fed a bunch of $*it!

 

[DorkProp]

Note -- No offense is intended against TSA pilots, or any other carrier/person/entity.

Anyone who has deadheaded on a J-41 knows that it is probably the least comfortable airplane out there. I would not be sad to see it leave the US Air system.

Again, no offense intended. I'm glad you have a job and enjoy what you fly.