AVP mainline

[Dont call me Shirley]

I know this is slightly off-topic, but FWIW, I have complained to CO repeatedly about the lousy Comair service at AVP. It's run like a third-world banana republic. I made it very clear that US runs a very professional operation at AVP, with great agents and ground service operations. Since CO is now in the *A, I strongly recommended that CO outsource to US. I would hate to think of US lowering its standards at AVP, if this is indeed what this thread portends.

US is not very aggressive in seeking handling contracts for other carriers. Now PDT might be interested and would have a cost advantage over its brother.

 

[robbedagain]

the rate at which EN ha sbeen getting ground contracts is fast and I would think they would take CO as they have with AA at AVP and MDT.

 

[dexter]

Yes at the rate EN is growing in alot of cities these past couple of months I can see EN bidding for CO work. I foresee PIT turning totally over to EN. CF formerly of PHL EN is now a mainline manager in PIT. This is the perfect setup to grab the unprotected PSA work that mainline has been currently working. I know there is an aircraft order for EN for 900's-86 seaters, a very scary thought for mainline all over the system. MDT and AVP are just two of the cities recently hiring more and more employees system-wide. My spin is that eventually EN will be LARGER than Usairways mainline.I also believe that PIT mainline will be non-existant in PIT similar to IAD. Right now you have mainline agents just barely hanging onto work and not one mainline flight in and out of the station. Very sad days are a comin!!!!

 

[Hope777]

Yes at the rate EN is growing in alot of cities these past couple of months I can see EN bidding for CO work. I foresee PIT turning totally over to EN. CF formerly of PHL EN is now a mainline manager in PIT. This is the perfect setup to grab the unprotected PSA work that mainline has been currently working. I know there is an aircraft order for EN for 900's-86 seaters, a very scary thought for mainline all over the system. MDT and AVP are just two of the cities recently hiring more and more employees system-wide. My spin is that eventually EN will be LARGER than Usairways mainline.I also believe that PIT mainline will be non-existant in PIT similar to IAD. Right now you have mainline agents just barely hanging onto work and not one mainline flight in and out of the station. Very sad days are a comin!!!!

As the Pilot Contract Stands Now, EN CAN NOT get any 86 Seaters. I also doubt they would ever add Jets to there Fleet so You might want to check your source.

 

[dexter]

As the Pilot Contract Stands Now, EN CAN NOT get any 86 Seaters. I also doubt they would ever add Jets to there Fleet so You might want to check your source.

 

[dexter]

Hope, you better check Charlottes Flight Schedules. Piedmont operates at least 40 flights a day using 900- 86 seaters and Mainline in Charlotte do not do the work. Piedmont does.

 

[john john]

Hope, you better check Charlottes Flight Schedules. Piedmont operates at least 40 flights a day using 900- 86 seaters and Mainline in Charlotte do not do the work. Piedmont does.

Are you taking about flight crew or ground crew
PDT flight crews flight DH-8 100 and DH-8 300 only
PDT ground crews work any thing they win the bid on

They are two 86 seat types CRJ900 mesa files
And the E175 that republic flies

 

[Hope777]

Hope, you better check Charlottes Flight Schedules. Piedmont operates at least 40 flights a day using 900- 86 seaters and Mainline in Charlotte do not do the work. Piedmont does.

EN, PIEDMONT, only flies Turbo Prop Aircraft and that is all they can fly. PSA the other Wholly Owned can only fly up to 70 seaters.

 

[dexter]

Like I said, Piedmont in CLT has many 900-s----86 seaters opereated by EN gate and ramp personnel. You better check this out prior to answering.

 

[700UW]

EN does not have jets, they are not authorized by the FAA on their operating certificate to fly them.

They might work flights that come to E-Con, as ramp and csa work, but they dont fly them.

Better check your sources.

And Mesa's 900s come to C-concourse and mainline works them.

So since EN works other airlines and mainline ramp at some outstations does that mean EN operates Jets for other airlines too? (sarcasm)

From Piedmont's Web page:

Piedmont Airlines, Inc. operates as an US Airways Express carrier and is a wholly owned subsidiary of US Airways (LCC). US Airways is the 6th largest airline in the United States. Our airline was founded by Mr. Richard Henson in 1931 as Henson Flying Service, a fixed-base operator. In 1962 scheduled airline service commenced as Hagerstown Commuter. Today, Piedmont operates nearly 440 daily departures to 55 cities throughout the eastern United States and Canada. We currently operate 51 deHavilland DHC-8 turbo prop aircraft.

Our corporate headquarters is located in Salisbury, Maryland which is located about one hundred miles southeast of Baltimore, Maryland. Piedmont Airlines employs nearly 4000 aviation professionals.

Piedmont Airlines, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of US Airways Group, Inc., and is one of ten airlines doing business as US Airways Express. Piedmont's corporate history stretches back to 1931, and the company has been providing scheduled passenger service since 1962. Headquartered in Salisbury, Maryland, Piedmont carries over 3 million passengers a year to 55 destinations throughout the Eastern United States and Canada with a fleet of 55 deHavilland DHC-8 ("Dash 8") aircraft. The Dash 8 is a state-of-the-art turboprop aircraft that offers safe and comfortable transportation for up to 50 passengers. Every flight aboard a Dash 8 features all the normal conveniences of modern air travel, including flight attendant service, overhead bin storage, cabin pressurization and a lavatory.

Piedmont aircraft are flown by our corps of over 450 pilots and maintained by our 210 FAA-licensed mechanics. Passengers are served in the airports by the 2100 employees in our Customer Services Department and on board by our 240 flight attendants. These front-line employees are backed by the Company's operational support, administrative, and stores departments. For more information about the corporate officers and our route structure, click here. Piedmont is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

[wings396]

Hope, you better check Charlottes Flight Schedules. Piedmont operates at least 40 flights a day using 900- 86 seaters and Mainline in Charlotte do not do the work. Piedmont does.

I think that you are mixing up "operate" and "handle". EN may very well ground handle these A/C, but they do not operate {fly} them. As posted above, EN flies nothing other than DH-8 A/C. The 300 with 50 seats being the larges type. I'm surprised that the contracts of the CSA group even permit Express from handling these larger A/C in CLT. In PHL all of the EMB 170/175's are operated out of the mainline gates, handled by mainline employees all around as they should be.

 

[Crzipilot]

And Mesa's 900s come to C-concourse and mainline works them.

Mesa jets park at E con. Republic now parks at C....

 

[dexter]

There is some shady business going on in our Sandcastle. There are 36-38 CRJ900 aircraft being handled out of CLT by EN everyday by EN gate and EN ramp personnel. Pull up the flights for yourself. Mainline CLT is not handling these CRJ900 aircraft. Do the homework and you will see it for yourself.

 

[LGA / 037]

2 years ago for consitency purposes all the hub and key cities changed the handling of the EMB170/175 to Mainline and the CRJ700/900 to Express. Piedmont does not fly anything other then the DH8 100/300 but below the wing handles everything including Airbuses depending on the station.

 

[airbrush]

2 years ago for consitency purposes all the hub and key cities changed the handling of the EMB170/175 to Mainline and the CRJ700/900 to Express. Piedmont does not fly anything other then the DH8 100/300 but below the wing handles everything including Airbuses depending on the station.

This is correct. PDT does NOT fly anything other than Dash 8 100/300s, and due to scope issues and other factors it is debatable if they ever will. PDT has been picking up ground handling business lately, including American Eagle's recent return to MDT and a shuffle of stations with another company (I've forgotten the name....something-or-other Flight Services) that was announced last week. This allows PDT to handle Delta and Airways flights at some stations while the other company handles Airways & Delta at others. PDT ground handles all Express a/c types and the Airbus depending on the station. Some people speculate that PDT's aircraft fleet will dwindle over the next few years as the leases expire, eventually turning them into a ground services only company; but so far that has yet to be confirmed officially (not that they would do that, of course, until it was obvious). Don't know what the future of PDT would be in any of the merger scenarios floating around, so I guess they're trying to build a foundation in case they have to stand alone as a contractor.