PSA
A PSA CRJ900 with the Washington Monument in the background. Photo: Capt. Joseph Occhuizzo (PSA)
At A Glance
Pilots joined ALPA: 1988
Number of pilots/flightcrew members: 1,845
Pilot bases: Charlotte, N.C.; Dayton, Ohio; Arlington, Va./Washington, D.C.; Dallas/Fort Worth, Tex.; and Philadelphia, Pa.
Headquarters: Dayton, Ohio
Operations: PSA is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group, operating more than 600 daily flights to nearly 100 destinations.
Fleet: 61 CRJ700s and 94 CRJ900s
Last year, PSA Airlines pilot leaders and a team of pilot volunteers worked to implement a preferential bidding system (PBS) that would improve the pilot group’s quality of life. The pilots’ Master Executive Council tasked its PBS team with leading the way, and after years of planning and testing, the PBS live bidding began in August.
PSA is the first wholly-owned American Eagle subsidiary to move from a manual schedule-generation process to trip-construction and pairing-generation software. This year, the Negotiating Committee is negotiating with management over an agreement on the permanent parameters for the full implementation of the PBS, which will need to be ratified by the pilot group.
In addition to scheduling improvements, the MEC has worked diligently over the past few years to improve pilot pay and quality of life, with the pilots ratifying a contract extension in June 2022, along with seven letters of agreement, extending the contract to April 1, 2028.
To support growth associated with the opening of a domicile in Dallas/Fort Worth, Tex., PSA acquired 14 CRJ900NGs from CityJet in November. The first aircraft will enter service in July 2025, with the final aircraft entering service in August 2026, bringing the airline’s total fleet to 155 aircraft.
