Colgan Air closing operations at LaGuardia Airport

[emshighway]

Colgan Air has filed a WARN notice with New York State Department of Labor on October 15 informing 38 layoffs.

Colgan Air is closing operations at LaGuardia Airport.

This will be completed between 1/14/2010 and 1/28/2010.

The layoffs will start on 1/14/2010 .

The affected employees are represented Airline Pilots Association, United Steelworkers.

The reason for dislocation is given as the “Economic”

Colgan Air is a regional airline operating flights from La Guardia for US Airways under the name US Airways Express.

The address of the company is :
Colgan Air
LaGuardia Airport, Terminal C
Flushing, NY 11371


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[cancidas]

not only colgan is going to be laying off; but also Piedmont, Chautauqua and Air Wisconsin all have LGA-based personnel. this includes yours truly. economic my ass! :?

[NIKV69]

Darn got a buddy who flies for them out of LGA. Hope he isn't one of them.

[Delta777LR]

Never saw that coming, Does that mean no more turboprops at LGA?

[coachrowsey]

Maybe I missed something, but why are they leaving ?

[Matt Molnar]

Maybe I missed something, but why are they leaving ?
US is drastically cutting their operations at LGA, I guess Colgan will have no more work to do.

[cancidas]

Maybe I missed something, but why are they leaving ?
part of the AWE/DAL slot swap deal. regional flying out of LGA is being cut drastically, and with it most of the workforce as well.

[hiss srq]

All regionals operating for USX are essentially going the way of the do do bird. Colgan will cease to exist at LGA shortly. Theyr staff includes pilots, F/A's and mechanics as well as a base maneger for the pilots and F/A's. The same can be said of all other USX regionals minus Republic for LGA as far as cuts go. Piedmont is taking the largest hit as the entire Express concorse as well that the Express operations department in the tower is manned by Piedmont. Sad to see many former co workers are getting the old yeller treatment from an airline manegement team at the executive level who is greedy and in many cases incompetent. I miss the US family but I will never miss that company.