PSA Airlines, pilots union reach agreement

Dayton-based PSA Airlines Inc. has reached an agreement with its pilot union to improve and increase its pilot flow-through program to American Airlines, company officials announced.

The agreement will almost double the current number of pilots flowing to American, culminating in nearly 100 pilots flowing per year. The agreement affords PSA pilots a career path directly to American through a seniority-based flow system.

“We are pleased that our pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association International, have voted in favor of this improved flow agreement,” said Michael Scrobola, PSA Airlines vice president of flight operations, in a statement. “This agreement provides pilots who join PSA a guaranteed career path to the world’s largest airline, American,” he said.

PSA Airlines plans to hire more than 1,000 pilots over the next two years and continues to be the fastest growing regional airline in the U.S., officials said.

Headquartered at the Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, PSA is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines. The company will add 79 new aircraft to its fleet over the next two years.

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