US Express/Piedmont to take over operations at ANC

[JetguyCLT]

US Express/Piedmont is taking over operations at ANC above and below the wing. Anyone know if its above and below in LGB, AUS, SAT, ICT, and OMA?

 

[700UW]

Funny PI doesnt fly into any of those cities yet they are putting employees there?

Very strange.

 

[JetguyCLT]

Funny PI doesnt fly into any of those cities yet they are putting employees there?

Very strange.

I though so to but they are listed in the DRS for Express Jobs.

 

[hp-csr-phx]

I think ANC was all contract.

 

[awaflyboy]

I think ANC was all contract.

Correct, it was all contracted by Delta, was always wierd checking in there and all the employees were wearing Delta lanyards and namebars. Especially during the failed takeover attempt, they all wore the "keep delta, my delta buttons and lanyards. The only HP/US employee there is the Station Manager.

 

[AirbusA310]

now just need to send some DH8s to ANC and open up service from there to FAI ADQ BRW OME JNU OTZ DUT heck why not even PEK on a Dash out of ANC?

 

[NCflyer]

Funny PI doesnt fly into any of those cities yet they are putting employees there?

There are a number of stations that PDT doesn't fly into yet provides the ground service.

What's even more interesting is that I have been told by a very reliable source that during a station meeting with the VP of customer service, that VP made a statement to the effect that Piedmont was no longer an "airline" and was now a "ground service" company. When he was asked about the fact that PDT was still flying 50 airplanes, he had no response. Of course since that meeting PDT will soon be down to 40 airplanes.

Maybe we should ask ourselves why has every US regional grown over the past 7 years and during the same time ALG has been shut down/merged with PDT and their combined DH8 fleet has diminished from 100+ to 40 by the end of 2009?

 

[gizmo_sc]

US Express/Piedmont is taking over operations at ANC above and below the wing. Anyone know if its above and below in LGB, AUS, SAT, ICT, and OMA?

ANC is above the wing only and LGB, AUS, SAT, ICT and OMA are below the wing.

 

[Piedmontegheny]

There are a number of stations that PDT doesn't fly into yet provides the ground service.

What's even more interesting is that I have been told by a very reliable source that during a station meeting with the VP of customer service, that VP made a statement to the effect that Piedmont was no longer an "airline" and was now a "ground service" company. When he was asked about the fact that PDT was still flying 50 airplanes, he had no response. Of course since that meeting PDT will soon be down to 40 airplanes.

Maybe we should ask ourselves why has every US regional grown over the past 7 years and during the same time ALG has been shut down/merged with PDT and their combined DH8 fleet has diminished from 100+ to 40 by the end of 2009?

I've been wondering about this for the last couple years. We keep losing aircraft and routes but PDT customer service and GSE support has been growing.

 

[JetguyCLT]

ANC is above the wing only and LGB, AUS, SAT, ICT and OMA are below the wing.

Thanks for the info. I was wondering about the other stations!

 

[NCflyer]

ANC as in Anchorage Alaska? Am I reading this right? I'm confused but that's not uncommon

Yes, you are right.

Don't forget that LGB is Long Beach, CA. Both are a long way from the eastern shore of Maryland.

Don't worry about being confused. I think this entire company is confused. You'll get some what used to it eventually.

 

[JayBrian]

This must be a sign of an impending merger with Alaska Airlines.

 

[cynic]

There are a number of stations that PDT doesn't fly into yet provides the ground service.

What's even more interesting is that I have been told by a very reliable source that during a station meeting with the VP of customer service, that VP made a statement to the effect that Piedmont was no longer an "airline" and was now a "ground service" company. When he was asked about the fact that PDT was still flying 50 airplanes, he had no response. Of course since that meeting PDT will soon be down to 40 airplanes.

Maybe we should ask ourselves why has every US regional grown over the past 7 years and during the same time ALG has been shut down/merged with PDT and their combined DH8 fleet has diminished from 100+ to 40 by the end of 2009?

Within 2-3 years, PDT will be nothing more than a ground handling company. When do the leases expire on the -300s? 2012?

 

[DASH8AV8R]

A few are up in 2014 with the rest due in 2015.

 

[john john]

Within 2-3 years, PDT will be nothing more than a ground handling company.

Another express carrier whipsawing the mainline pay and benefits