New service from DCA to begin Oct,3,2010

[AstroLounge]

So you know the numbers on fee for service on contract carriers
Please do tell

Not at all......and never assumed that I did. What is VERY Troubling regarding the EXPRESS Operation is that here you have wholly owned subsidiaries (PSA and Piedmont) and they are continually treated like a red-headed step child. (And puhleeze don't preach to me "You have spomething against red heads.".... just get the Drift!). The wholly owned never seem to get ANYTHING- no fleet renewal, no New routes and get jerked around every chance they can. The REAL Question is "WHY keep wholly owned regionals in the fold when You prevent them from GROWING in any way, shape or form?". American certainly doesn't treat Eagle like that. Delta's mess of regionals is comparable to US's but that isn't saying much. The hard working people at the wholly owned DESERVE to be part of the Operational EQUATION, not just a pawn on a board game. (After seeing what has transpired here in the last several years, it amazes Me that Tempe hasn't literally conducted a firesale of the Regionals just to get a dollar. And many of the PSA and Piedmont folks feel the same.)

 

[john john]

"You have spomething against red heads.".... just get the Drift!).

YEP! They take mainline jobs and lower the bar on pay benefits and work rules
YUL,YOW,BHM and TLH should be mainline

 

[john john]

"WHY keep wholly owned regionals in the fold when You prevent them from GROWING in any way, shape or form?".

To whipsaw the employee groups

 

[ggiby]

US Airways will be making a name change to "US OUTSOURCING AIRWAYS"! They are going to get Charlie the Tuna for spokesperson.

back when I am not sure.
We could fill a 37 from DCA to Montreal...

I am sure that we could today as well...
so why not use mainline??