Psa To Latoff 90 At Phl

[FM2436]

http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/050707/1130079.html?.v=2

 

[Light Years]

They just opened that base about a year ago. So does that leave them with CLT, DAY, and TYS?

You're just not safe anywhere at this airline, they shift around the flying so much. Air Wisconsin employees will have to move to PHL, and PSA employees will have to move elsewhere, and they'll all probably have to hire as people leave.

 

[ringmaruf]

I don't understand this. It doesn't make any freaking sense. It's like they're doing this just to screw with the employees. Rather than have Air Wisc replace the Mesa flying, which would make sense, they're going to replace the PSA flying and displace all the of the PSA people, presumably to then cover the Mesa flying. What does that possibly achieve, other than poor employee relations?

Of course, I'm not even a little bit surprised. :-(

 

[madders]

The base is being close because operation being shifted out of CLT so those people are in essense just being relocated to CLT

 

[usairways85]

So will Air Wis take care of all US RJ flying out of PHL?

 

[orville]

YES...Air Wisconsin will be handling the RJ flying from PHL while PSA will take the RJ flights at CLT.

 

[hharotz]

Is Air Wisconsin going to be refurbishing their interiors to offer a consistent product (leather seats with headrests and a standard USAirways bulkhead pattern) on their worn RJs? Some of their interiors make Mesa look like SQ!

...Ah wait, CCY would never bother to hold contract carriers to any quality standards whatsoever. What was I thinking?

 

[jimcfs]

Is Air Wisconsin going to be refurbishing their interiors to offer a consistent product (leather seats with headrests and a standard USAirways bulkhead pattern) on their worn RJs? Some of their interiors make Mesa look like SQ!

...Ah wait, CCY would never bother to hold contract carriers to any quality standards whatsoever. What was I thinking?

[post="280711"][/post]​

Anything has to be better than some of the Mesa planes I've been on for UA.

 

[Bluestreak]

It makes perfect sense. U pays air wisconsin a flat rate. Why not make air wisconsin do the hard/expensive stuff? They are being smart and switching all the expensive flying to Air Wisconsin and the cheap flying to PSA. Air Wiskey gets to pay for all the deicing and burnt fuel waiting in line at PHL while PSA basks in the sun in CLT. PSA profits go straight into U's wallet and air cheese has to figure out a way to make a profit in PHL. This is one time I like out sourcing. U keeps the same feed in PHL, gets $150 million from Air Wiskey, and some other airline has to figure out how to operate at a profit in PHL. PSA isn't actually losing any flying. All the PHL based planes are already down here in CLT. The PSA CLT base went from zero to 65 lines in a year.

 

[hharotz]

It makes perfect sense. U pays air wisconsin a flat rate. Why not make air wisconsin do the hard/expensive stuff? They are being smart and switching all the expensive flying to Air Wisconsin and the cheap flying to PSA. Air Wiskey gets to pay for all the deicing and burnt fuel waiting in line at PHL while PSA basks in the sun in CLT. PSA profits go straight into U's wallet and air cheese has to figure out a way to make a profit in PHL. This is one time I like out sourcing. U keeps the same feed in PHL, gets $150 million from Air Wiskey, and some other airline has to figure out how to operate at a profit in PHL. PSA isn't actually losing any flying. All the PHL based planes are already down here in CLT. The PSA CLT base went from zero to 65 lines in a year.

[post="280715"][/post]​

I thought we were paying them costs plus a guaranteed profit? Eg. all costs plus 5%.

 

[Bluestreak]

I thought we were paying them costs plus a guaranteed profit? Eg. all costs plus 5%.

[post="280717"][/post]​

Man, I hope you're wrong, but I bet you're right. I was just guessing U was paying Air Wisconsin a fee per departure. Leave it to U to give all our money and jobs to a contracter.

Anyone know for sure how Air Wisconsin is paid??

 

[700UW]

US is paying all the expenses plus a fixed profit per flight.

 

[hharotz]

US is paying all the expenses plus a fixed profit per flight.

[post="280761"][/post]​

:down:

Then again, I'm not surprised. Honestly, what incentive is there for the contract companies like Mesa, Air Wisconsin and Republic to keep their costs in line when they are reimbursed for all expenses and get a fixed profit per flight?

 

[USA320Pilot]

PSA is closing the Philadelphia crew base to make room for Air Wisconsin, which will soon start flying RJs for US Airways.

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Regards,

USA320Pilot

 

[Finish or Ignore]

YES...Air Wisconsin will be handling the RJ flying from PHL while PSA will take the RJ flights at CLT.

[post="280705"][/post]​

But who will be not loading the bags?