Airline Profile: US Airways

Tempe, Arizona: The sixth largest airline in the United States, US Airways is a major player in travel aviation. Together with their code share partners, US Airways performs 3,000 flights a day to over 200 destinations worldwide.

US Air was technically born in 1979, however its beginning goes back several decades before then. The timeline leading up to US Air actually begins with the DuPont family in 1939. They founded All American Aviation in 1939 to service the Ohio River valley. The company grew and later became All American Airways in 1949. Then as the airline began to focus solely on passenger traffic, it changed names to Alleghany Airlines in 1953.

Alleghany Airlines grew by leaps and bounds through the 60’s and 70’s. They merged with Lake Central Airlines and Mohawk Airlines to become one of the largest airlines in the Unites States. It was then that the front office changed the name of the airline to US Air.

 The airline continued to grow through the 80’s, absorbing even more airlines. They quickly merged with Pacific Southwest Airlines and Piedmont Airlines. Then in the 1990’s they added international service through a partnership with British Airways as well as purchasing Trump Shuttle.

But the 2000’s brought dark times to US Airways. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the airline industry was dealt a heavy financial blow due to reduced passengers. The lost revenue forced US Airways into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. But the airline was able to quickly recover and move out of bankruptcy in 2003.

US Airways grew again in 2005 with a major merger with America West Airlines. The resulting mergers have placed US Airways in the top ten nationwide in traffic.

US Airways operates their routes in conjunction with US Airways Express. US Airways Express is a collection of regional airlines that provide code share service under the US Airways brand. These airlines include: Air Wisconsin, Chautauqua Airlines, Colgan Air, Mesa Airlines, Mesaba Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines, Republic Airlines and Trans States Airlines. These regional airlines account for 302 of the 642 jets used to complete the daily US Airways schedule.

US Airways and several of its US Airways Express partners operates as a member of the Star Alliance. Star Alliance is the world’s largest airline alliance. US Airways along with 27 other airlines provide flights for over 607 million passengers a year.

The US Airways fleet consists of 340 aircraft. It is comprised of various models from Airbus, Boeing and Embraer. The US Airways Express fleet adds another 302 aircraft. The Express fleet consists of models from Bombardier and Embraer.

US Airways is based out of Tempe, Arizona. They operate three hubs; Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. From these three hubs, US Airways services 132 destinations world wide.

Click on the photo above to view my US Airways photo gallery.

 Updated January 3, 2012

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