PSA Airlines relocating headquarters to Charlotte. What it means for jobs in the region
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PSA Airlines is moving its corporate headquarters from the Midwest to Charlotte, the company announced Wednesday.
The Dayton, Ohio-based company associated with American Airlines said the new location at Water Ridge Office Park is expected to open in January 2026. It will house about 400 workers. PSA’s new office will be about two miles from American’s Charlotte Flight Training Center and five miles from Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
PSA decided to move because Charlotte has the most daily departures for the airline, said Dion Flannery, President and CEO of PSA. Almost all training is based in the city, too.
He also mentioned the airport’s foot traffic. CLT is the seventh busiest airport in the world for arrivals and departures, according to Airports Council International. Most of those flights are provided by American Airlines. CLT is the second largest hub for the Fort Worth, Texas-based company and accounts for about 90% of all flights out of the airport. PSA is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group.
Many Dayton-based team members will be moving to Charlotte, according to PSA. The airline emphasized that no state or local incentives were provided to PSA for this move.
“While we’re looking forward to getting integrated into the Charlotte community, I want to sincerely thank the city of Dayton, its leaders and the entire Dayton community for embracing and supporting PSA for so many years,” Flannery said in a statement.
The company will continue to have a presence in Dayton with a maintenance hangar and crew base housing more than 550 employees. All 350 Dayton-based workers will invited to continue their careers with PSA and relocate to Charlotte. They have until the end of April to decide, according to the airline.
Moving PSA team members from Dayton to Charlotte will be gradual, with moves as early as the second half of 2025 and concluding in 2026.
PSA was the airline involved in a fatal crash Wednesday night in Washington D.C. where an American Eagle flight collided with a military jet.
More jobs in Charlotte
PSA is hiring residents in the Charlotte region too, though local hiring needs will depend on how many people move from Ohio to Charlotte. The company has posted Charlotte-based roles on psaairlines.com.
Annually, PSA hires more than 1,000 people. The airline is expecting to increase its hiring in 2025 and 2026 based on anticipated needs in Charlotte. PSA will provide updates on the total number of local hires this spring.
About PSA Airlines
With over 750 daily departures, including over 180 out of CLT, the airline serves American’s American Eagle regional network, directly supporting four American hubs in Charlotte, the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. The routes expand to over 100 markets in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.
This story was originally published January 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM with the headline "PSA Airlines relocating headquarters to Charlotte. What it means for jobs in the region."
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