"a really sad for the country when Eastern decided to shutdown Air Southwest"
Oh please, give me strength
People aren't in aviation business for fun, they're there to make money and if a business isn't making money then it gets shutdown or it goes bankrupt eventually -a fairly simple business theory, which seems lost on quite a few people on here!
I never like to see jobs lost, but SZ was screwed long before Eastern got their hands on it, in fact quite a number of employees are still employed by Eastern today which speaks for itself really.
Sorry to piss on your nostalgic, teary eyed memories but a reality check was required to keep some balance.
