Originally Posted by
DMBinHBurg
Hey everyone,
Just curious what's happened at PDT. They have gone from being one of the "best regional/commuter" airlines back in the 90's early 2000's to one of the crappiest (work rules, equipment, etc...) I am curious for those "in the know", what went wrong? Did management screw it all up? Did USAIR give them the shaft? It doesn't appear PDT has gotten any new flying or routes for years. Why didn't they get the Q400s (instead of Colgan?). I know.. lots of questions.. just curious.
It looks like they might not even be around in 2 years. I think this sucks because the Dash is a great plane and a true commuter. Just wanted to get some "inside knowledge/thoughts" from those who might know. Thanks!
I'm not positive, but I think I read somewhere that the reason they didn't get the Q400s was because of a scope clause. I agree with you about the Dash. It seems to be like it's a guaranteed money-maker (altho maybe I'm off on this....feel free to correct me if I"m wrong there).
I had another question I wanted to add to this. Could the problems at PDT be linked to the new management at USAir? I know the old management sucked ba!!s, but maybe they treated PDT better than the new management? Or maybe the lack of experience of the new USAir management in the regional business is causing the problems?
Good questions, though. I was wondering the same things.