WBTV Series on the Piedmont/USAir Merger - August 1989

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  • Опубликовано: 29 июл 2019
  • During the first week of August 1989, Brian Thompson of WBTV (CBS in Charlotte) did a three-part series on the impending merger of Piedmont Airlines and USAir. The series, titled "Fasten Your Seat Belts," looked back at Piedmont's history and the challenges and problems the merger was already creating.

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  • @JimmySand9
    @JimmySand9 4 года назад +14

    Funny how they mentioned USAir's then fortress hub in Pittsburgh, and how that city might prove to be favorite child of the combined airline and grow at CLT's expense. In the end, Charlotte had nothing to worry about. Douglas just kept growing, and is now only second in importance to DFW in the American system. Pittsburgh, AirMall and all, got dehubbed entirely.

    • @friesareyummy
      @friesareyummy 4 года назад +1

      Douglas International kept on going

    • @BlackMan614
      @BlackMan614 Год назад

      Pittsburgh wasn't de-hubbed because of CLT, but because of Philly. Can't have 2 hubs so close together.

    • @Lex5576
      @Lex5576 Год назад

      Yes indeed, Charlotte has grown into a colossus of an airport.....6th busiest by passenger traffic.

  • @CheeseTheAnimator_onGoAnimate
    @CheeseTheAnimator_onGoAnimate 4 года назад +7

    Funny that they were worrying about Charlotte, now Pittsburgh is gone and I just went through CLT yesterday and it was busier then my origin city (due to COVID)

  • @Lex5576
    @Lex5576 Год назад +2

    Speaking from a business standpoint, this was the worst fucking day ever for US air travel. Nobody has come remotely close since, to Piedmont's level of service and professionalism. With the takeover of Piedmont, air travel in the areas involved has steadily gone downhill to the shit show it is today.

  • @tpain5402
    @tpain5402 4 года назад +6

    4:47 I'd say those signals from the Justice Dept weren't quite strong enough.

  • @volsonrockytop690
    @volsonrockytop690 Год назад +1

    Always loved staying at the Airport Motel where the Piedmont Stewardesses stayed at the end of the day, they always ended up having quite a great time!

  • @steel_city_aviation140
    @steel_city_aviation140 2 года назад +4

    In the end, Piedmont still exists as a regional airline, and the Pittsburgh hub is no more, nor is US Airways

  • @jefferyrobertson7520
    @jefferyrobertson7520 9 месяцев назад

    I Still Have Last Farewell Piedmont Airlines System Timetable From June 1st 1989 Brings Back Memories

  • @cv990a4
    @cv990a4 Месяц назад

    Starting in 1989, USAir made six unbroken years of losses totaling $3bn. It bought Piedmont and PSA for a total of $2bn in cash. The merger of USAir with those two carriers was an utter disaster. Catastrophic.

  • @craigjackson2428
    @craigjackson2428 4 года назад +3

    Nice archive!!!! Thanks for the upload and sharing. My heart still skips a beat for Piedmont. Fond memories of a kid avgeek. Reminded of August 5, 1989, seeing a Piedmont 727 taxing with hurriedly removed Piedmont replaced with USAir. Fast forward to today. American Airlines. What a hell of a ride for those original Piedmont Airlines employees. It's my understanding American Airlines originally looked at Piedmont.

    • @airpiedmont
      @airpiedmont  4 года назад

      Thanks for commenting. I agree with everything you said. I will post the newscast from August 4, 1989, the last day of scheduled service, very soon.

    • @craigjackson2428
      @craigjackson2428 4 года назад +1

      Looking forward. Thanks again!!!!

  • @l.devonclenney2317
    @l.devonclenney2317 Месяц назад +1

    Piedmont flight attendant, started flying in 1979…still a bitter feeling …it was NOT a smooth merger…

  • @timwetzeltv
    @timwetzeltv 2 года назад +2

    This is so funny to watch now. Charlotte is now one of the top hubs for the largest airline in the world.

  • @jocelynharris-fx8ho
    @jocelynharris-fx8ho Месяц назад

    The Airline Deregulation Act was the beginning of the end for the "glory days" of aviation. The merger mania killed some of the best airlines and the best airlines were not always the largest . The various carriers had unique styles and that is what made flying fun. Wish we could go back to when the flight was the best part of your journey. 😢

  • @brianlacroix822
    @brianlacroix822 2 года назад +1

    LOL @4:47. amazing how people in the 80s thought they knew it all.

  • @erik_griswold
    @erik_griswold 2 года назад

    CLT could have been just like Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, St Louis, Memphis (for passengers at least), Kansas City, New Orleans, Reno and Cleveland.

  • @stitch-xx2oo
    @stitch-xx2oo 4 года назад +2

    Great Video. sad News!

    • @airpiedmont
      @airpiedmont  4 года назад +1

      Sad indeed!

    • @Survivor1547
      @Survivor1547 4 года назад +2

      Here another sad news USAir Airlines no longer is now American Airlines.

  • @erik_griswold
    @erik_griswold 2 года назад +2

    LOL at 7:57

  • @raymondhetes9783
    @raymondhetes9783 Год назад

    Usair shud had merged with Ozark,North Central,, Republic.

  • @jamessamartini5855
    @jamessamartini5855 4 года назад +4

    Ed Colodny sucks!!!!! USAir should have bought Eastern gained a foothold in the Atlanta market,or TWA should have Bought USAir and Eastern left Piedmont alone...Piedmont should have bought Southwest Airlines......

    • @Survivor1547
      @Survivor1547 4 года назад

      USAir Airlines is now American Airlines.

    • @johnsonwaite9865
      @johnsonwaite9865 3 года назад +3

      What would it be like if the merger went the other way? Piedmont buys out USAir.

    • @flightforensics4523
      @flightforensics4523 Месяц назад

      OMG! GREAT CALL!

    • @flightforensics4523
      @flightforensics4523 Месяц назад

      ​@@johnsonwaite9865NOT GOOD BECAUSE....the US AIR work force...across the board...we're lazy, antagonistic, sarcastic people. VOID OF DISCIPLINES to understand what customer service was about. They, across the board, wanted to SCREW THE COMPANY AT EVERY CHANCE AND TO HELL WITH THE COMPANY!
      As evidenced by the TWO SUBSEQUENT BANKRUPTCIES after the merger, Piedmont's once cherished customers learned quickly to...GO ELSEWHERE! US Air was fat and lazy and the presence of DISCIPLINED and CARING PIEDMONT EMPLOYEES wouldn't have made a difference. UNLESS THE US AIR EMPLOYEES WERE ALLOWED TO STAY AT HOME AND COLLECT FULL WAGES! 😠 😡

  • @raymondhetes9783
    @raymondhetes9783 Год назад +1

    Uscair ruined them

    • @jocelynharris-fx8ho
      @jocelynharris-fx8ho Месяц назад

      USAir should have stayed Allegheny Airlines and stayed in their little corner of the northeast U. S.