I worked for Piedmont Airlines on a temporary assignment back in 1987-88 while the airlines was being taken over. I worked for the Regional Managers. Pete Jones, Eddie Jones, Wayne Tucker, Bob_____, and sorry but I can't remember the other managers name. I was an executive secretary working with Diane Mabe. It was one of the most enlightening jobs I had ever had. If USAir had never come into the picture I would have had a full time job and probably still be working there. It was always a close knit,and very comforting place to work. I worked one other assignment there before the company was broken up, but it was with USAir and things were definitely different. I am a native of Winston-Salem and I am writing this because of an article in the Winston-Salem Journal today. It was the sad beginning of big changes to Winston-Salem that have not been good for the local economy. Winston-Salem has lost much of its personality since those years.

That was a great article and I encourage everyone to read it. It was blatantly honest and one of the most forthcoming pieces I have ever read about the demise of Piedmont.

If you haven't read the article you can do so online at www.journalnow.com

Best quote I have read in a LONG time? From Gordon Bethune: "You couldn't have found a dumber management in the industry than USAir and they proceeded to ruin Piedmont".

AMEN!

I was temped to post here what I really think of usair/usair ways ,small letters intended, but that would only taint the wonderful memory. And all you PACEMAKERS who know me know what that took

I was surfing the web and found this article the other day..
[www.allbusiness.com]

As this article points out, NS was a major reason we ended up with US.
If NS had of followed through, none of it would have happened, is what I get from the article.

Steve

Could the other manager's name have been Bennington? He was later the manager when BWI became a hub.

Hi Rob,
Saw your reply to message from dpurcell and wanted to say Hi.
Purcell was refering to Bob Beard.

Hope all is well.
Best regards,
Bob