UPCOMING REUNION
Our next reunion is currently scheduled for October 2025, with the date and location TBD. There will be an entry fee to be eligible for our giveaways; in 2024 it was $5.00. If you have questions, suggestions, or comments, please reach out to Donna or Michael at the contacts below.
REUNION COMMITTEE
This website has become home for the Reservations Department Reunion Committee. This committee represents any reservation agent hired by PSA or USAir/US Airways at the Reno reservation office, which closed September 9, 1995, or the San Diego reservation office, which closed October 19, 2001.
USAir purchased PSA in 1986. PSA had opened the Reno office December 21, 1985, and the San Diego office January 31,1979. These offices are where many of us began numerous lifetime friendships.
Who is the reunion committee?
The reunion committee is made up of a core group of volunteers who, along with assistance, organize the event each year. Thank you, Bill Adair, for helping every year. Please let us know if you can help in 2025.
- Michael McGrath (619) 750-6390 EMail
- Donna Newbold EMail
- Volunteer #1 50/50
- Volunteer #2 Check-In
- Volunteer #3 Check-In
- Volunteer #4 Relief
Have questions or comments about our reunions?
Please contact Donna or Michael
PLANNING REUNIONS
We do our best to select a venue which is suitable for our specific needs (parking, individual tabs, etc.). Within the 4-5 months prior to the event, the committee secures a location and if necessary, submits the required paperwork for permits. Arrangements are then made if any food, equipment, or supplies are needed. They are the first ones to arrive on reunion day to set up and are the last ones to leave making sure everything is packed up and the area is left clean. Thanks to Mary Jordan, Mickey Stanley, Bill Adair, and Jim Lippert for organizing the first reunion in 2002 and thanks to all who have helped since.
The committee’s biggest need is to contact companies for our giveaways. We have a letter ready to be mailed and this can be done from anywhere. To volunteer or if you have questions contact Donna or Michael.
FUTURE REUNIONS
Our reunions are normally held the weekend closest to the date of our San Diego reservation office closing, which was the 19th of October.
- 2025 Dates and location TBD
- 2026 Special Event** 25-year anniversary of San Diego reservation office closing
**When we have unique events to commemorate important dates, entry fees are higher but would include food and maybe entertainment.
PAST REUNIONS
Reunions have been held every year since the closing of the San Diego reservation office in 2001. *except 2020, 2021 These reunions have been held at a variety of locations; Mission Bay(3), Randy Jones All-American Grill(3), On The Border(13), 94th Aero Squadron(1), and our 2004 event was held at the former San Diego reservation office at 9850 Carroll Canyon Road.
Links to reunion pictures and videos can be found in the GALLERY.
ANNUAL PSA PARTY
Mark your calendars! The 2025 ANNUAL PSA PARTY will be Thursday September 25 at 5:00pm at the Bali Hai Restaurant 2230 Shelter Island Drive 92106. Entry fee is still $50.00 cash per person at the door. EMail Ted Fritzges if you have any questions.
A bit of history, back in the day, there were hundreds attending the pilot/flight reunion on a Thursday or Friday night, and the old-timer's picnic on Saturday. The Saturday picnic stopped after 2010, but the pilot/flight reunion has continued with attendance steadily decreasing over the years.
While recent years have seen strong attendance, future events are uncertain due to attendance requirements and increasing costs. Support from all former employees is crucial for this reunion. Event organizer, former PSA pilot Ted Fritzges, would love to see you there in 2025?
The 2024 ANNUAL PSA PARTY was held Thursday September 26 from 5:00pm to 10:00pm at the Bali Hai Restaurant. There was a Hawaiian buffet, no-host bar, the dress was cocktail party attire, and it was $50.00 cash per person at the door. "We had 162 happy people, much to our delight. Did away with the loud music, background only. Lots of folks said it was best ever." -Ted Fritzges