I think you'll find that USAir is a Part 121 operator while the Piedmont is now Part 123. COmmuter vs. Air Carrier Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juan Carlos Gideon" <JCAirStuff@xxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 2:21 AM Subject: Re: One of these long time airlines will no longer exist. Which o ne? > Bob and the rest of the list... > > Piedmont then and now was/is the same company. USAir took over fleet and > routes as they saw fit. (By the way, taking over Piedmont's new 767s was USAir's > introduction into the type / widebodies.) What was left over after the > acquisition / fleet & route take over was a small commuter flying USAir's > connection flights. > > JC Gideon >