USAirways Fire Sale?

[DrinkSweetTea]

This rumor is really snow balling. You dont suppose management is doing this to put pressure on the union do ya? Or how bout USAir selling PDT or ALG and then combining the seniority list of the one reamining. Think Positive!

 

[Cheese Blood]

What is the connection?

From Reuters 1/8/04:

The assets include the airline's shuttle service between Boston, Washington and New York, its US Airways Express regional jet service , and possibly one of its three hubs, according to sources. The hubs are in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Charlotte, North Carolina.

Also on the block, according to sources, are various gates, slots at slot-controlled airports -- for example at New York's LaGuardia airport -- and routes. No aircraft or transfer of employees is contemplated at this point, they said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Reading this story I wonder how PDT and ALG are even part of the discussion. It seems that the people that fly the jets are the ones that should be worried, because the whole problems stems from the mainline pilots. That is just from reading the new stories, maybe people on the inside know more.

 

[PDTGIMP]

In those same stories it also said "their regional airline US Airways Express." (singular)

I don't think anyone has any clue what they want to sell. Morgan Stanley is reviewing all of the company's assets, and you're right dying turboprop airlines are not too hot right now. BUT I remember three or four years ago when ACA was going to buy all three of us with all our turboprops and no jets.

 

[poorpropdriver]

Mesa lost their investment in U during the bankruptcy..

 

[OneTuffGuy]

Do any of you think before you type? Why would Airways sell its New Express RJs? In fact they are all leased anyways they dont own them. This is one of the keys to Daves recovery plan. Nothing would be dumber then spending millions at PSA for training and then just getting rid of it? How can you make money with out the new RJs ? you cant..... and no contract carriers are not the answer either. Lets face it US Airways does not want props anymore so if they can sell them and make money why not do it? I believe ALG and PDT actually own some of the Dashes. There is no way they would sell of PSA a to keep a bunch of dashes around, what would that get them? nothing PSA just has pilots and a training department. Look it sucks but airways needs to do what it can to stay alive. Mainline people will not even listen to Daves new plan so what choice does he have? And as for one senority list at the w/o's the only reason it has been done is for a flow through to MidAtlantic NOT for a merger. Come on you all use your heads why is PSA preparing to take 70 seat jets (mechanics are in ground school) and it has been stated that the negotiating comitte will meet this month if they are going away? No RJs at Airways = No Airways, however No Props at Airways = Airways with an all RJ feeder which as we all know is what the public wants. The scope clause does not allow enough RJs at a contract carrier to even make Airways run its express with a w/o. Dave S is between a rock and a hard place and he can not make anyone happy. However if we think about it and if he can bring 60 planes back online without adding pilots then the work rules over at US Airways are still great. Any other airline is staffed so cut throat that even one airplane more would require more pilots. At ALG we can not even fly all our flights due to staffing levels and planes are going back, heard it is the same at PDT and even PSA on the Dornier. Life sucks I have accpeted it I just hope for the best for all of us

 

[PDTGIMP]

I agree, again I'm almost always wrong so take it for what it's worth, and although I'm not happy about it, PDT and ALG are the perfect parts of US Airways to sell. I think, whether I like it or not, that Mesa could end up owning/merging ALG and PDT into their operation.

 

[LearLove]

I agree, again I'm almost always wrong so take it for what it's worth, and although I'm not happy about it, PDT and ALG are the perfect parts of US Airways to sell. I think, whether I like it or not, that Mesa could end up owning/merging ALG and PDT into their operation.

Never thought I'd say but, Thats Fine. My DOH at Mesa would put me in the left seat of a CRJ and at this point with the way we are being treated anything would be better than it is now.