Originally Posted by
PilotJ3
We've been stagnating for 4 years and 2 of them it was because of PSA.
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Much more than 4 years..
9/11, flowbacks.. Then losing all the Saab's, then age 65 in 2008, then closing BOS, closing LAX to give to Skypest (now Compass), losing all the E135's. Then losing 1/3 of ORD to Republic, Then Losing the ATR's, then closing SJU, then losing more 140's.
Then Parker, WalmartAir and PSA came along and really F-d us over good, when we already had terms with AA and a bankruptcy agreement, they gave away 99 more aircraft, gave our 700's to the new version of scabs, sorry wrong word, people will freak out.. Excuse me, how about just scum, 145's are being given away to PDT, TSA and Xjet, our main operation DFW is now infiltrated by Mesa's embarrasing trash service, then they just gave away two more major domiciles, MIA, and NYC.
Other companies can't handle all the flying the morons gave away from us so here we are.. Down from 7 MAJOR bases and 3200 pilots to 2 bases and 2000 pilots. WAY overstaffed with 700 people on reserve. Lines worth 60 hours or zero time and part time lines. Then other carriers doing the feed we use to do are cancelling due to no staffing.. And we are having to try and cover it anyway.