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From: Hard Landing, by Thomas Petzinger, Jr. 1996, Three Rivers Press, New York, NY.
"It was, if nothing else, a survivor. USAir by 1992 was the last of the original local-service operators. Few airlines had been more brilliantly managed or more consistently profitable in the years since deregulation. Much of its success was due to its near monopoly of Pittsburgh, which flourished as a medical and high technology center in the postindustrial economy of the 1980's. Pittsburgh was also one of the country's most valuable hubs, perfectly situated among the Great Lakes, New England, and mid-Atlantic regions. USAir was a short-haul airline, Chairman Ed Colodny liked to say. "becasue that's the way the country's built east of the Mississippi River."
It makes me think of happier times. Happy employees, fair (to above average) service, good connecting airports, and a company that cared about the communities it served.
Now....none of the above.
"It was, if nothing else, a survivor. USAir by 1992 was the last of the original local-service operators. Few airlines had been more brilliantly managed or more consistently profitable in the years since deregulation. Much of its success was due to its near monopoly of Pittsburgh, which flourished as a medical and high technology center in the postindustrial economy of the 1980's. Pittsburgh was also one of the country's most valuable hubs, perfectly situated among the Great Lakes, New England, and mid-Atlantic regions. USAir was a short-haul airline, Chairman Ed Colodny liked to say. "becasue that's the way the country's built east of the Mississippi River."
It makes me think of happier times. Happy employees, fair (to above average) service, good connecting airports, and a company that cared about the communities it served.
Now....none of the above.
