How hard is it going to be to get a wheelchair now? Gotta wonder just who they have in mind to replace the guys flying through the airport yelling, "CART COMIN THROUGH".




PrimeFlight Aviation Services to lay off 276 in Houston - Nashville Business Journal




PrimeFlight Aviation Services To Lay Off 276 In Houston
Nashville Business Journal

Date: Friday, April 6, 2012, 9:30am CDT
Related: Travel, Logistics & Transportation, Jobs



Nashville-based PrimeFlight Aviation Services Inc. has filed notice with the Texas Workforce Commission that it will lay off 276 employees at George Bush International Airport (IAH) due to the termination of its contract with United Airlines.

PrimeFlight said in its March 29 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification that it was recently notified that it lost a contract with United Airlines. PrimeFlight ends its current contract with United on May 15, 2012.
When PrimeFlight's contract ends, it will end most of its operations at IAH, including all positions related to the contract. These positions include 155 wheelchair pushers, 62 cart drivers, 29 passenger escorts, 16 supervisors, eight managers, five dispatchers and one office manager.

PrimeFlight, which provides airlines and airports with ground handling and terminal services, said its employees are not represented by a union, and none of them have bumping rights.