Morgans wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote

I'm not sure I'd lump "People's Express" and "Piedmont" under the banner
of
"Great Airlines."

Piedmont, while not far reaching, and not large, had some of the best
service, most reliable and comfortable in this area of the US. Many cried
when it was snapped up by useless air.

yes, Piedmont was one of the best airlines flying before they were
assimilated into the USAir borg.

But they were primarily in the Southeast, and there is now a regional
airline with that name, which may have thrown Jay off. The only real
remainder of the old Piedmont, besides the part that's now in USAir,
is a string of Piedmont FBOs in the southeast. They are also directly
descended from Piedmont airlines.