This is USAirways related. Northwest wants to start a MidAtlantic, called Newco, and is trying to win over the employees and the public with Neil Cohen's "playbook" from MidAtlantic at US Airways.
This article has completely wrong information about MDA. There was never an operating certificate or airline called MidAtlantic Airways, it never used the Potomac certificate although it was proposed. It also doesn't mention that the mainline employees are losing thier jobs while the planes are taken over by Republic.
It makes me sick to see NWA trying to make the MidAtlantic tragedy look like a good thing to exploit Northwest employees. :down:
Northwest details Newco Plans
When Cohen and former US Airways CEO David Siegel were reorganizing the airline three years ago, they formed the Pittsburgh-based MidAtlantic Airways division as a way to operate close to 30 larger regional jets (DAILY, May 31, 2002). MidAtlantic used the FAA operating certificate of Potomac Air, which was formed as part of the proposed merger with United. More recently, Republic Airways Holdings reached a deal to acquire 28 Embraer 170s flown by MidAtlantic (DAILY, Nov. 22).
Bulls**t!!!!!!!
This article has completely wrong information about MDA. There was never an operating certificate or airline called MidAtlantic Airways, it never used the Potomac certificate although it was proposed. It also doesn't mention that the mainline employees are losing thier jobs while the planes are taken over by Republic.
It makes me sick to see NWA trying to make the MidAtlantic tragedy look like a good thing to exploit Northwest employees. :down:
Northwest details Newco Plans
When Cohen and former US Airways CEO David Siegel were reorganizing the airline three years ago, they formed the Pittsburgh-based MidAtlantic Airways division as a way to operate close to 30 larger regional jets (DAILY, May 31, 2002). MidAtlantic used the FAA operating certificate of Potomac Air, which was formed as part of the proposed merger with United. More recently, Republic Airways Holdings reached a deal to acquire 28 Embraer 170s flown by MidAtlantic (DAILY, Nov. 22).
Bulls**t!!!!!!!