

                                                    Exhibit 99(a)


                      BAX Global Inc. Plans
                 To Acquire Certificated Airline

     Richmond, VA -- February 4, 1998.  BAX Global Inc., the
operating unit of the Pittston Burlington Group (NYSE-PZX),
announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire,
subject to regulatory and judicial approvals and other conditions
to closing, the privately held Air Transport International LLC
("ATI") for cash purchase price of less than $30 million, subject
to possible adjustments.  ATI is a U.S. - based freight and
passenger airline which operates a certificated fleet of DC-8
aircraft providing services to BAX Global and other customers. 
The ATI acquisition is part of BAX Global's strategy to improve
the quality of its service offerings for its customers by
increasing its control over flight operations.  As a result of
this agreement, BAX Global is suspending its efforts to establish
its own certificated airline carrier operations.

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     Pittston Burlington Group Common Stock (NYSE-PZX), Pittston
Brink's Group Common Stock (NYSE-PZB) and Pittston Minerals Group
Common Stock (NYSE-PZM) represent the three classes of common
stock of The Pittston Company, a diversified company with
interests in global freight transportation and logistics
management services through BAX Global Inc. (Pittston Burlington
Group), security services through Brink's, Incorporated and
Brink's Home Security, Inc. (Pittston Brink's Group), and in coal
through Pittston Coal Company and in gold mining and metals
exploration through Pittston Mineral Ventures (Pittston Minerals
Group).


