Pittsburgh Tower - PIT

zippynisles Junior Member

Just curious anyone here from Pittsburgh tower or area that can give me some info on it.

Sharp Newcomer

Im from the Pittsburgh Area...But i dont work at PIT. Moved about 8 months back to go to ZHU. Let me know if you want any info on the area. But by what i have been told the tower isnt hiring and wont be for quite some time.

Roddy_Piper Resident Knucklehead Vegas baby

That would be a shock. I didn't think there was a single fully staffed facility. Even by the new manning numbers the FAA rigged when they short staffed.

Sharp Newcomer

The tower use to have alot more traffic. But a few years back US Air pulled their hub from pittsburgh and moved it to NC. It cut the flights nearly in half. So the tower continues to be downgraded cause they dont have the traffic count. Which is causing for overstaffing. Last time I heard they were 3 over. But that was 8 months or so ago. If they would have been able to maintain the level they were at when the hub was there then they would be understaffed.

rhlohr Rookie PA

I have talked with ERI which is about 2 hours away. I heard PIT isoverstaffed as well. There are actually several people working in ERI from PIT that are waiting to get back to PIT.

amluc51 Newcomer

Anyone heard anything lately about PIT?

KAL88 Newcomer Pittsburgh

hey i just came across this post hoping someone could tell me a little about the KPitt's facility. i actually just got a letter for hire there but im still waiting on my oke city date.

ysj2482 Rookie Phoenix, AZ

I moved away from there around 7 months ago, but from what I hear its still pretty darn slow. You know its bad when you're in the little VFR tower 23 miles north, and the departure north radar controller calls you on the line an begs you for some airplanes (I think they only average somewhere between 300-400 operations a day). Oh and by the way, watch out for the manager down there. I dont know him but I hear interesting things about him.

travelingcutie Junior Member Portland, Oregon

my teacher works at PIT during the day and teaches classes at night. I know that he is retiring in 2 months. He mentioned that there are about 17ppl ready to retire.
I'll ask him this week if there are any openings....
There is alot of people from Cleaveland, and Erie that are waiting for to work at PIT

KAL88 Newcomer Pittsburgh

is your teacher mr eggers? i just graduated from beaver last june and got the new hire application for Pitt so im curious to see how its going to be. i know of a few people in erie trying to get in there too, but if you hear anything else let me know!
- kyle