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US Airways to cut service, close crew base at Pittsburgh
Thursday October 4, 2007
US Airways said it will reduce mainline Pittsburgh service to 22 daily flights from 31 from Jan. 6 and expects service provided by regional partners to drop to 46 daily flights from 77 as it "continues to maximize the financial stability of its Pittsburgh operation." Chairman and CEO Doug Parker said the PIT operation cost the company more than $40 million over the past year.
US will close its pilot and flight attendant bases but will not furlough those employees, leaving approximately 500 to bid for trips originating from alternate US bases. Around 100 mainline ground workers will be offered jobs elsewhere in the company while some 350 employees of wholly owned subsidiary PSA Airlines will be offered new jobs or furloughed, US said. The airline will reduce its lease of 29 gates following negotiations with the airport and said it plans to maintain its frequent-flier club, operations control center and a heavy MRO base that employs 730 mechanics at PIT. Mainline service will be canceled from PIT to Boston, Denver and Chicago O'Hare.
Good luck to all those involved...
US Airways to cut service, close crew base at Pittsburgh
Thursday October 4, 2007
US Airways said it will reduce mainline Pittsburgh service to 22 daily flights from 31 from Jan. 6 and expects service provided by regional partners to drop to 46 daily flights from 77 as it "continues to maximize the financial stability of its Pittsburgh operation." Chairman and CEO Doug Parker said the PIT operation cost the company more than $40 million over the past year.
US will close its pilot and flight attendant bases but will not furlough those employees, leaving approximately 500 to bid for trips originating from alternate US bases. Around 100 mainline ground workers will be offered jobs elsewhere in the company while some 350 employees of wholly owned subsidiary PSA Airlines will be offered new jobs or furloughed, US said. The airline will reduce its lease of 29 gates following negotiations with the airport and said it plans to maintain its frequent-flier club, operations control center and a heavy MRO base that employs 730 mechanics at PIT. Mainline service will be canceled from PIT to Boston, Denver and Chicago O'Hare.
Good luck to all those involved...
