Joe, Scareways has been digging her own ground for so many years.. I think they are going to be the first major airline to fold.. They already contracted out most of their flying to regional airlines and I find them as a nuance for coast to coast travel.. Cheers, BAHA -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of www.joepries.com Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 4:28 AM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Airport Authority: New US Airways Hub an Insult to Pittsburgh It's not only that Baha- it's the fact that USAir must do what it can to survive, not make the folks in PIT happy- I feel for them (PIT) but its making them happy or making I don't know how many thousand USair employees keep their jobs.. JP Bahadir Acuner <bahadiracuner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Joe, You left out the most important reason, their football team sucks :) PIT is in line with STL, low O&D traffic, and it's not a desirable place to be, and lastly not a good hub. Who needs to connect in PIT when you can go through flying RJs up and down the East Coast. BAHA Fan of people not discussing stupid things like who got shot at, who did not 30 years ago -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of www.joepries.com Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:19 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Airport Authority: New US Airways Hub an Insult to Pittsburgh Let's get real- where is there more action- PIT or FLL? that's a no brainer... And let's not even get into the miserable miserable winters of PIT while FLL is 77 and sunny.. USAirways did the right thing. lafrance@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: Airport Authority: New US Airways Hub an Insult to Pittsburgh Aug 24, 2004 12:34 pm US/Eastern Pittsburgh (KDKA) Airport Authority Director Kent George says US Airways' decision to open a new hub in Florida is "almost a slap in the face" to Pittsburgh. Just a few months after downgrading Pittsburgh from "hub" status to what it calls a "focus city," the airline is reportedly planning to open a new international hub in Fort Lauderdale. George calls the move in an insult to Pittsburgh. "It's almost a slap in the face to say, you're not a good enough hub, but I'm going to start another hub down south, and we're going to try to see if this works." -- Kent George, Airport Authority Director "Abandoning Pittsburgh is immoral, if not unethical... Pittsburgh has always been supportive of US Airways." -- Christine Fox, CWA Union President US Airways says the airline will still have a much greater presence in Pittsburgh than it will in Fort Lauderdale. This all comes after talks broke down between US Airways and its pilot union. The airline says it needs another $800-million in concessions to avoid filing for a second bankruptcy. Roger EWROPS Joe Pries Commercial Aviation Photography I recently discovered an amazing website WWW.AUCTIONTRANSPORTATION.COM Joe Pries Commercial Aviation Photography I recently discovered an amazing website WWW.AUCTIONTRANSPORTATION.COM