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US Airways (US)

US AIRWAYS US Airways, Inc. is a major airline based in the U.S. city of Tempe, Arizona. The airline is an operating unit of US Airways Group and is the sixth largest airline by traffic and eighth largest by market value in the country. US Airways operates major hubs in Charlotte, Phoenix and Philadelphia and maintains focus city operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. A member of the Star Alliance, the airline has a fleet of 347 mainline jet aircraft and 319 regional jet and turbo-prop aircraft connecting 200 destinations in North America, South America, Europe and the Middle East. The airline merged in 2005 with America West Airlines, all of the financing was arranged by US Airways. US Airways merges with America West Washington Post article. The new airline retained the US Airways name. The name choice was based on studies indicating that the US Airways name had better brand recognition worldwide than the America West name. The carrier operates the US Airways Shuttle, a US Airways brand which provides hourly service between Boston, New York and Washington, D.C. Regional airline service is branded as US Airways Express, operated by contract and subsidiary airline companies. As of December 2008, US Airways employed 33,765 people worldwide and operated 3,130 daily flights (1,312 US Airways Mainline, 1,818 US Airways Express as of December 2008). Read more →

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US Airways Details

Carrier Code US
ICAO AWE
Alliance Star Alliance
Website US Airways
Callsignn CACTUS
Logo size 200
Parent US Airways Group
Company slogan Fly With US
Alliance Star Alliance
Founded 1979
Headquarter Tempe, Arizona
Subsidiaries * Piedmont Airlines * PSA Airlines
Logo US Airways Logo.svg
Key people * Scott Kirby * Doug Parker * Robert Isom * Derek Kerr
Frequent flyer US_Airways%23Dividend_Miles
Lounge US_Airways%23Airport_lounges
Parent company US Airways Group
Destinations 141
Fleet size 345
Headquarters Tempe, Arizona
Airline US Airways