"MidAtlantic" (which is really just US Airways, the same certificate with recalled furloughed employees under commuter airline contrsacts) is still flying. There are only about 13 planes still on the US Airways certificate. The PIT and DCA bases were closed on the 1st of the month and all employees have been sent to the PHL base until May 28th. This will be some of thems 4th or fifth displacement and second or third furlough in 5,6, or 7 years with US depending for FAs and pilot seniority goes up to 15 years.. They have of course been offered to pay for thier own training and be an America West new hire, because they havent been insulted enough throughout all of this.
Also as they lose time they spend half of thier workday deadheading on Republic to get to the remaining planes watching the 19 year old power tripping new hires who have replaced them. Total injustice. They actually havent officially furloughed a FA yet because most of them have just quit, but they are still overstaffed. May 28th is the last day, then it will be gone aloing with some of most dedicated employees USAirways ever had. The whole thing stinks and still most "mainline" people dont even know what it is or just dont care, but then they complain that they are on reserve.
190s would be flown by mainline but so were the 170s so who knows if they could make up another fake contract for them. USAir has not ordered any yet. They already have Republic flying the same exact plane with a few less rows and Mes flying CRJs with 90 seats on them so it would be surprising if they even bothered. US Airways hates its employees and would contract out the Airbuses if they could. its probably the next plan.