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Phoenix came on the following March, and Salt Lake City in November 1979.
Profits and passengers were affected, with only half the profits of 1979 ($12.6 million) and 6.6 million passengers.
Named after its owner Vee Neal Frey, Vee Neal Airlines was established in Latrobe, Pennsylvania and received an air operator's certificate in 1979.
At first, the company operated as a fixed-base operator, and later added schedule service between Latrobe and Pittsburgh with a Cessna 402 in May 1980.
The Pilots struck on September 25, 1980 - with some feeling PSA timed the strike to occur on the anniversary of 182, making the pilots look worse.
Some 6 million passengers flew PSA during 1980 with PSA, Inc. reporting year end earnings of $12.6 million on revenues of $370,204,000.
Service was slightly expanded in December 1981 to Tucson from Burbank, and Seattle from LAX, now becoming PSA's main hub.
Early training was done in the air, as the simulator was late being delivered. (The MD-80 simulator, later converted to an -82 one, was moved by USAir to PIT after the merger.) In 1981, the new flight training building was opened in Scripps Ranch.
PSA's aggressive fleet transition program highlighted 1981 as the airline received 12 DC-9 Super 80 aircraft from McDonnell Douglas.
The catalyst came in April 1983 when USAir announced it would further reduce frequencies out of Erie and would discontinue nonstop service to Chicago.
In December 1983, the airline was renamed to Jetstream International Airlines (JIA) after it took delivery of its first two Jetstream aircraft.
Thirty repainted and reoutfitted Braniff Boeing 727s would be leased by PSA to serve 16 new cities, beginning in late Spring 1983.
PSA instead refocused its attention on markets in the West, and in Spring 1983 inaugurated service to Portland, Oregon; Spokane, Washington; and Albuquerque, New Mexico-the largest expansion in PSA's recent history.
Although PSA set records in 1983 for revenue passenger miles and available seat miles, PSA, Inc. reported a net loss of $9.3 million for the year.
Competitive pressures abounded during 1983 from both established carriers and new entrants in PSA markets.
The aircraft started being delivered in June 1984.
PSA took delivery in 1984 of its first six BAe 146-200 jets, named "Smiliners," with the first revenue flight June 20 between Burbank and Oakland.
Eight Boeing 727s were sold or leased in 1984, with the last aircraft making its final flight in PSA's fleet on November 26.
PSA made money ($2.2 million) in 1984, only through this help.
Several new customer conveniences were introduced in 1984.
The airline struggled financially, but in September 26, 1985 it secured a deal with Piedmont Airlines to operate flights under the Piedmont Commuter brand connecting Erie with Piedmont's Baltimore and Dayton hubs and Youngstown with Baltimore.
Still suffering financially, the next year Piedmont offered to buy Jetstream in a deal that closed on August 1, 1986.
In 1986 Western and AirCal were purchased by out-of-state airlines (Delta Air Lines and American Airlines respectively). Some who believe USAir was actually pursuing AirCal because of fleet commonality (Boeing 737-300s) but that American Airlines spoiled the deal and PSA was its second choice.
PSA carried a record 10.7 million travelers in 1986, but posted a year end net loss of $3 million.
December 7, 1987, Flight 1771 was on its daily run on the 'PSA Expressway' between LAX and SFO, piloted by Gregg N. Lindamood.
An hour after the AirCal deal was announced, PSA agreed to merge with USAir, which was completed in 1987.
In 1987, Jetstream once again moved its corporate headquarters, this time to its new base of operations in Dayton.
Most employees wondered "What will happen to the smile?", then "What will happen to us?" Most of the employees went on in the April 1988 absorption of PSA.
The USAir Club, built in the 1990 SAN terminal renovation, is now unused.
USAir had previously assigned the Piedmont Airlines name to Henson Airlines in 1993.
The PSA route network slowly disintegrated within USAir and was completely gone by 1994: most of the former airline's assets were scrapped or moved to USAir's hubs on the East Coast.
Also in November 1995, USAir moved the headquarters of the new PSA Airlines to Vandalia, Ohio.
By March 1996, the last Jetstream aircraft was replaced and PSA's fleet of 25 Dornier 328 aircraft was the largest in the world.
In February 1997, USAir changed their name to US Airways, and PSA transitioned to operating under the name of US Airways Express.
On May 6, 2000, the San Diego Aerospace Museum unveiled their first PSA exhibit, after years of hard work led by the late Capt.
On August 11, 2002 US Airways filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Randy Prine continued Art's work, leading to the new PSA exhibit placed prominently in the museum's new commercial aviation section - this new exhibit opened on September 26, 2003.
In February 2005, PSA opened its Charlotte crew base.
In the ultimate twist of irony, America West Airlines announced a merger with US Airways on May 19, 2005.
In January 2008, US Airways flight activity at the Pittsburgh International Airport was significantly reduced due to market condition changes.
In 2015, after the merger of American Airlines and US Airways, PSA became part of American Airlines Group and started to operate American Eagle flights.
In August 2016, PSA Airlines announced a new 45,000-square-foot maintenance base would be opening in late 2016 at the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP).
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExpressJet Airlines | 1979 | - | 3,000 | - |
| Delta Air Lines | 1924 | $61.6B | 86,564 | 252 |
| Spirit Airlines | 1983 | $4.9B | 10,000 | 17 |
| Mesa Airlines | 1982 | $498.1M | 2,500 | 35 |
| Continental Airlines | 1934 | $2.7B | 10,001 | - |
| GoJet Airlines | 2004 | $94.0M | 1,670 | 17 |
| Southwest Airlines | 1967 | $27.5B | 58,803 | 36 |
| Piedmont Airlines | 1931 | $3.0B | 9,800 | 249 |
| Envoy Aviation Group Inc. | 1987 | $14.3M | 1,096 | - |
| Air Wisconsin Airlines | 1965 | $530.0M | 1,500 | 12 |
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