The new PSA Braniff would be operated as a separate entity and would become known as Pacific Southwest Airlines or PSA. The new entity would use some former Braniff employees and operate a select number of Airways' Boeing 727-200 series trijets. The plan met with resistance from Airways' labor groups but most importantly from the Federal Aviation Administration which was not pleased with the acquisition of Braniff Airways' landing slots at various proposed airports of service. The deal quickly fell through and Airways' began searching for another merger partner.