LGA needs metering. BADLY. A couple months back at 10pm ONE GUY was working both Tower and Ground...took 35 minutes to get a push clearance off 7A.

An LGA domicile would save the company money in certain ways, but cost them in others. Besides, the aforementioned political pressure to reduce RJ flying is playing a role; I understand Republic and the 170 return to LGA starting in November or December. Rumor is MKE and RDU are still on the table (albeit backburner), but my WAG is nothing will be decided in ATW until after the arbitrator decides a remedy in the concessionary grievance.

Our current flying through PIT is way down anyway, and it is proposed that TSA take over all EWR flying. That's too bad...I really enjoyed flying DCA-PIT, sitting 3:45 and going back to DCA, or doing PIT-EWR-PIT-PVD and arriving 2 hours late into the RON every time...

/sarcasm