PSA Airlines is adding 14 Bombardier CRJ900s to its fleet to operate for American Airlines.

Increasing the fleet

PSA is one of American Airlines
’ wholly-owned subsidiaries. The airline is headquartered in Ohio but has bases in Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. According to data from Cirium, an aviation analytics firm, PSA operates more than 20,000 monthly flights.

Earlier today, the airline announced that American Airlines (AA) will purchase 14 Bombardier CRJ900NG (next generation) and that it would lease the planes from AA. The first plane will be delivered by next week. But before entering into service, work will be done on the planes.

American Eagle Bombardier CRJ900

Photo: Portland International Jetport

Each plane will be configured with 76 seats in a two-cabin configuration, standard for PSAs CRJ900s. Additionally, the aircraft will undergo maintenance. WiFi connectivity is available and is an improvement over the previous offering.

Previously, WiFi connectivity would only work above 10,000 feet. Now, it will be available gate-to-gate and has a faster speed and reduced latency. PSA Airlines President and CEO, Dion Flannery, said,

“PSA is on a well-planned growth trajectory that involves more team members flying more aircraft and customers as we continue to expand and enhance our operation. This year, we fully restored staffing, resurrected all our parked aircraft and inducted the last of the seven aircraft as part of a previous agreement. Now, we’re prepared for the next phase of growth with the addition of these 14 NextGen CRJ900s.”  

About PSA’s operations

PSA’s current fleet comprises 141 aircraft, 61 CRJ700s and 80 CRJ 900s. With those planes, the airline operates more than 750 daily flights on a network of nearly 100 destinations. According to Cirium, PSA’s busiest route is only 76 miles long.

In October, PSA has 480 flights scheduled between Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) and Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP). Operations on this route vary between six to nine daily roundtrips and there are more than 35,000 seats available.

PSA Airlines Operated American Airlines Bombardier-CRJ-900

Photo: PSA Airlines

The second-busiest route in the network is only six miles longer than number one, and is also operated from CLT. Piemont Triad International Airport (GSO) is only an 82-mile flight from Charlotte, and PSA operates between four and eight daily roundtrips. In total, there are 420 flights and more than 31,000 seats on the city pair.

Two routes are tied for third-busiest, both from Charlotte. PSA has 410 flights scheduled to Savannah and Knoxville. Because of the aircraft type deployed, Knoxville just barely beats Savannah by number of seats. The flight to Knoxville is 177 miles long, while the flight to Savannah is 214 miles long.

The longest route operated by PSA this month is 1,158 miles from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Will Rogers World Airport (OKC). However, this flight is only operated by PSA four times this month. The second-longest route, operated nearly daily, is from DCA to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT.) The flight from DCA to ICT is 1,110 miles.

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