US Airways
IATA US	ICAO USA	Callsign US AIR
Founded		1939 (as All-American Aviation)
Hubs		Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Philadelphia International Airport Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport McCarran International Airport
Focus cities		Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport LaGuardia Airport Logan International Airport Pittsburgh International Airport
Frequent flyer program		Dividend Miles
Member lounge		US Airways Club
Alliance		Star Alliance
Subsidiaries		Piedmont Airlines PSA Airlines US Airways Shuttle
Fleet size		357 (+183 orders)
Destinations		241
Parent company		US Airways Group, Inc.
Company slogan		Fly With US
Headquarters		Tempe, Arizona
Key people		Doug Parker (CEO) Derek Kerr (CFO) Scott Kirby (President)
Website: [1]

US Airways is an American low-cost airline^[1] headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, owned by US Airways Group, Inc. The airline is the sixth largest airline in the United States, and the largest low cost/low fare carrier in the United States by number of destinations. Including aircraft operated by its America West Airlines affiliate, US Airways has a fleet of 357 mainline jet aircraft and 352 "express" (regional jet and turbo-prop) aircraft connecting 240 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, Hawaii, and Europe. As of February 2007, US Airways employs 37,675 people worldwide and operates 3,860 daily flights.

US Airways operates primary hubs in Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Las Vegas, with the latter two being former America West hubs. US Airways also maintains focus city operations at Washington Reagan National, New York LaGuardia, Pittsburgh and Boston.^[2]

The airline operates the US Airways Shuttle, a US Airways brand which provides hourly service between key Northeastern markets. Regional airline service is branded as US Airways Express, operated by contract and subsidiary airline companies.

History

Heritage

US Airways traces its history to All American Aviation Company, a company founded by du Pont family brothers Richard C. du Pont and Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr.. Hubbed in Pittsburgh, the airline served the Ohio River valley in 1939. In 1949, the company was renamed All American Airways as it switched from airmail to passenger service. The company was again renamed, to Allegheny Airlines, in 1952.

Allegheny expanded progressively, introducing the Douglas DC-9 in 1966 and absorbing Lake Central Airlines in 1968 and Mohawk Airlines in 1972 to become one of the largest carriers in the northeastern United States.

But with expansion came growing pains: by the 1970s Allegheny Airlines had earned the nickname "Agony Air" due to customer dissatisfaction with the carrier's service.^[3]

Allegheny's agreement with Henson Airlines, the forerunner to today's US Airways Express carrier Piedmont Airlines, to provide service under the Allegheny Commuter banner, is generally regarded as the industry's first code-share agreement, a type of service now routinely offered throughout the industry.

The birth of USAir

Allegheny changed its name to USAir in 1979 following the passage of the Airline Deregulation Act the previous year, which allowed the airline to expand its route network to the southern United States. In the early 1980s, its routes in the Northeast were fed by Ransome Airlines, among others. It was at this time with a new corporate name that the company moved its corporate headquarters from Pittsburgh to Arlington (Crystal City), Virginia near Washington, D.C., although Pittsburgh would remain its primary hub for another two decades.

USAir was a launch customer for the Boeing 737-300, as the airline needed an aircraft with greater capacity to serve its rapidly-growing Florida markets. USAir was the world's largest operator of DC-9 aircraft and approached McDonnell Douglas for a new airplane. However, in the late 1970s, the company's proposed successor to the DC-9-50 did not suit USAir's requirements. After negotiations with McDonnell Douglas broke down, Boeing stepped forward with a proposed variant of the 737. USAir chose this aircraft and the company worked closely with Boeing during its development, receiving the first plane on November 28, 1984.

1980s: Mergers and expansion

USAir expanded dramatically in 1987, when it purchased San Diego-based Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) and Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Piedmont Airlines. The mergers gave the airline hubs in Baltimore, Charlotte, Syracuse, Dayton, routes to the West Coast, and Piedmont's transatlantic service to London Gatwick Airport. Only Baltimore and Charlotte remained hubs. When the Piedmont acquisition was completed in 1989, it was the largest merger in airline history. USAir became one of the world's largest airlines, operating over 5,000 daily flights.

In the early 1990s, USAir expanded its service to Europe with new flights to London, Paris, and Frankfurt from its four main hubs. The company formed new partnerships, marketing the Trump Shuttle as the "USAir Shuttle" and accepted a large investment from British Airways that started one of the first transatlantic airline alliances. During this period several 767 aircraft were painted in the British Airways livery, but operated by USAir.^[4][5] It also invested heavily in a new, state-of-the-art terminal at its hub at Pittsburgh.

1990s: Rebranding, fleet modernization, and a failed sell-out

In 1996, USAir closed its relationship with British Airways and announced its re-branding as US Airways. It expanded its flights to Europe through the end of the decade, and bought out the remains of Trump Shuttle in 1997. That same year it introduced a single-class service known as MetroJet, which attempted to compete with low-cost carriers expanding into the East, in particular Southwest Airlines.

On November 6, 1996, just following the re-branding to US Airways, US Airways placed an order for up to 400 Airbus A320-series narrow body aircraft, with 120 firm orders at the time of the order signing. At the time, it was regarded as the largest single aircraft order in history. In 1998, the airline followed with an order for up to 30 Airbus A330-series or A340-series widebody aircraft, with an initial firm order for 7 A330-300 aircraft. These orders accomplished two goals: 1) they allowed US Airways to replace older aircraft with newer, more efficient aircraft; and 2) helped with the re-branding and repositioning of US Airways as the "Global Carrier of Choice".

Although the airline had returned to profitability in the mid-1990s, its route network's concentration in the U.S. Northeast and high operating costs prompted calls to merge with another airline. On May 24, 2000 US Airways announced plans to be acquired for $4.3 billion by UAL Corp., the parent company of United Airlines, the world's largest commercial carrier at the time. The complex deal drew immediate objections from labor unions, consumer advocates, and antitrust regulators. Negotiations stalled; with both airlines losing money and the deal all but certain to be blocked by the federal government, UAL withdrew its purchase offer on July 27, 2001, paying US Airways a $50 million penalty for withdrawing from the deal.

Beginning in 2000, US Airways started retiring several aircraft types in an attempt to simplify its fleet to lower costs. These aircraft types were replaced by new A320 family aircraft.

2001-2004: 9/11, financial woes, contraction

As the largest carrier at Washington-Reagan, US Airways was disproportionately impacted by that airport's extended closure following the September 11 terrorist attacks. The resulting financial disaster precipitated the closure of the airline's MetroJet network, which included the de-hubbing of the subsidiary's primary operating base at Baltimore-Washington International Airport, and the furloughing of thousands of employees. The airline entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 11, 2002. The company received a government-guaranteed loan through the Air Transportation Stabilization Board and was able to exit bankruptcy after a relatively short period. On October 19, 2005, the loan was repaid when the debt was refinanced with other lenders.

In early 2003, US Airways management liquidated the pensions of its 6,000 pilots, sending their pensions to the federal pension program, PBGC, or Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. It was one of the first major airlines to drop pilots' pensions to save money, and other airlines have subsequently tried to do the same.

Following an initial trial run of selling in-flight food in 2003, US Airways discontinued complimentary meal service on domestic flights.

In August 2004, US Airways attempted to build a Latin American gateway at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood, announcing service to 10 cities in Latin America and the Caribbean. The attempt was largely unsuccessful and short-lived, in part due to Fort Lauderdale’s proximity to American Airlines’ hub at Miami International Airport, with access to an extensive Latin American network. In an attempt to stem further financial losses, in November 2004 US Airways officially de-hubbed Pittsburgh International Airport, and began a process of de-emphasizing its hub-and-spoke system to capitalize on direct flights between major eastern airports such as Washington-Reagan, New York-LaGuardia, and Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood. This emphasis on more direct flights has been undertaken by many airlines of late, as an attempt to capitalize on the highest-profit routes, and is modeled after Southwest Airlines' system, one which most U.S. airlines used until the mid-1980s.

The airline became the 15th member of the Star Alliance on May 4, 2004.

However, high fuel costs and deadlocked negotiations with organized labor (chiefly the Air Line Pilots Association, who were traditionally the first group to come to a concessionary agreement) forced US Airways into a second round of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection proceedings, on September 12, 2004. Widespread employee discontent and irregularly high sick calls were blamed by the airline for a staff shortage around the 2004 Christmas holiday, a public relations disaster which led to speculation that the airline could be liquidated; the USDOT, however, found that the problems were caused mainly due to poor planning by management.

2005: Acquisition by America West

For history of America West Airlines prior to the merger see article mentioned or America West Holdings.

On May 19, 2005, US Airways Group announced that it would merge with Arizona-based America West Holdings Corporation (parent company of America West Airlines), whose strength in the West would complement US Airways' routes in the Northeast, Europe, and the Caribbean. The new entity retains the US Airways name due to its non-regional emphasis, as well as its greater worldwide brand recognition, its Dividend Miles frequent flyer program, and its participation in the Star Alliance. Equity partners include Air Wisconsin Airways Corporation and ACE Aviation Holdings.

The merger resulted in a large loss of control by former US Airways executives as the new US Airways is headquartered at the former America West corporate offices in Tempe, Arizona, and America West executives and board members are largely in control of the merged company. The merger with America West Airlines will include consolidating all aircraft under the US Airways certificate, is scheduled to be completed in 2007, approximately 18-24 months following the merger of the holding companies in 2005. For the initial merger announcement, click here. Also, see: Merger with US Airways Group for additional information.

• On September 13, 2005, America West's shareholders voted to approve the merger agreement with 95.5 percent of shareholders approving the transaction.
• On September 16, 2005, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia approved US Airways' Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, clearing the way for the merger to be closed on September 27, 2005, in conjunction with US Airways Group's emergence from bankruptcy.
• On September 27, 2005, the merger of the two holding companies was completed. The combined airline has branded itself as the "World's Largest Low-Fare Airline".

Post 2005 merger

During 2006 the airline began consolidating its operations under the US Airways brand; operations are expected to be fully integrated by 2007 after government approval allowing the airlines to operate under a single operating certificate. Until this happens, the former America West aircraft and destinations are operated under a separate certificate and by separate crews, but the flights are marketed and sold as US Airways. Check-in counters are still maintained for both US Airways and America West, but most only display US Airways signage.

In January 2006, the airline began consolidating its operations under the US Airways brand, and all America West flights became branded as US Airways flights.

On February 9, 2006, US Airways announced that it would become the first US-American "legacy" carrier to add the Embraer 190 to its mainline fleet.

In May 2006, the US Airways and America West web sites were merged. The new US Airways web site unites the two brands using graphics and styles reflective of the airline's new livery and services.

In July 2006, US Airways and America West ordered 20 new Airbus A350 aircraft.

The end of 2006 saw US Airways making a bid for competitor Delta Air Lines, which opposed this bid and takeover by US Airways. The final bid was valued at $10 billion but was withdrawn on January 31, 2007, since US Airways failed to secure backing from Delta's creditors. The airline has stated that it will no longer pursue a possible takeover of Delta.^[6] In retrospect, the market capitalization of Delta has been around U$D 4.5 to 6 billion, so the offered price would not have actualized.

Most pre-merger US Airways aircraft were equipped with Verizon Airfone at every row of seats. However, since Verizon ended this service, the airline has deactivated the service and as of 2007, removed the phones or have covered them up from all aircraft.

Final merger pieces

During the night of March 4, 2007 the US Airways and America West computer reservation systems were merged. The previous US Airways system on the Sabre airline computer system, switched to the new QIK system, an overlay for the Shares system which is based on the Amadeus computer reservations system, which had been used by America West. A few of the features from the Sabre system were incorporated into the new joint system with the most prominent being the continued utilization of the Sabre ramp partition "DECS" for all computer functions related to weight and balance, aircraft loading and technical flight tracking within the company with Former America West employees being fully trained and implemented into the old East system on September 25, 2007.

Aircraft were still operated by US Airways or America West crew and the aircraft were under two different United States Department of Transportation operating certificates until September 25, 2007. However, until pilot union groups negotiate one contract, pilots will fly only on their airlines' aircraft and flights will be marked accordingly.

Now that the computer systems are merged, America West operated flights are marketed as though America West is a wholly owned carrier. This marketing is common practice for airlines that have code share agreements with other airlines operating the aircraft for feeder or regional routes. This practice is not common for all major airlines, but greatly simplifies the process for a passenger connecting between the US Airways and America West operated flights.

On the morning following the systems' merger, problems surfaced almost immediately. QIK check-in kiosks at several major US Airways hub cities began to malfunction. Although the new system was stable, there were connectivity problems with the kiosks that originally connected to the Sabre system. One of the major problems was with the common use system that some airports (like Las Vegas, Charlotte, Philadelphia, and others) use. Thousands of affected passengers found themselves in long lines having to check-in with an agent. Web checkins were not affected.^[7]

Over half of the US Airways fleet has not been repainted (but some already labeled for the "old" US Airways), and only a few of the interiors of the previous airlines has been refurbished. Currently the only interiors that have been refurbished are the internationally-configured Boeing 767 and 757 fleets with new blue leather seats in coach and the same blue and red color "swoosh" theme from the new aircraft livery printed on the bulkhead walls. So even though aircraft operating certificates have merged, aircraft interiors will remain the same for the time being.

The airline in the summer of 2007 will be upgrading its in-flight service, from food and training for flight attendants. The airline will also begin test marketing a new seat back entertainment system in early 2008. ^[8]

Recent news

A Consumer Reports survey of 23,000 readers released in June 2007 ranked US Airways as the worst airline for customer satisfaction. The survey was conducted before the airline's March 2007 service disruptions. A follow up survey with a smaller sample size conducted in April 2007 found US Airways remained in last place, with its score dropping an additional 10 points.^[9]

US Airways ranked last out of 20 domestic airlines for systemwide on-time performance in March, April and May of 2007 according to the US Department of Transportation figures.^[10][11][12]

US Airways east pilots are taking steps to dump their ALPA membership and form their own in-house union.^[13] They complain that ALPA has shown an unfair bias towards US Airways west (formerly America West) pilots at the expense of the legacy east pilots. East pilots (3,200) outnumber west pilots (1,800) and the proposed union's president states that they have a sufficient number of requests to force a vote.^[14] The new union would be called the US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA).

As of September 2007, US Airways continued to downgrade Pittsburgh International Airport's status from 500 flights a day (with 11,000 employees) in 2001 to just 111 flights a day (with only 2,745 employees). CEO Doug Parker stated its frustration with PIT being an unprofitable airport and more cuts may be on the way. This represents a further deterioration of a strained relationship with Allegheny County with which it has important historical ties.^[15] US Airways Group Inc. said October 3,2007 it would cut mainline flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to 22 a day from 31 and reduce regional flights to 46 a day from 77, starting January 6.^[16]

On September 25, 2007 US Airways was awarded a route by the DOT to serve Charlotte to Beijing via Philadelphia^[17] It currently has no aircraft that has the range required to service this route, but it has two A340s on order that have a range of 9,000 nm. This marks the first direct route to China from Philadelphia and is scheduled to begin flying in March 2009. The contract was awarded over competing bids from American Airlines, Northwest Airlines, and Delta Air Lines.

On September 26, 2007 the US received Single FAA certification.^[18]

Slogans

USAir - "Fly the USA on USAir"

USAir (early 90s) - "USAir Begins With You"

US Airways (early 2000s) - "Where I fly the Flag"

US Airways (post-first bankruptcy) - "Clear Skies Ahead"

US Airways (Post Merger) - "Fly with US"

Livery

Main article: US Airways livery

US Airways has had various different liveries both under the US Airways and USAir name. In general the Express and Shuttle divisions have had liveries that closely parallel the company-wide livery at the time.

Community support

US Airways is renowned for the service it gives to the communities it has major operations in, in addition to it's outreach to different social communities.

Do Crew

The US Airways Do Crew program is the cornerstone of their community relations program. The corps of employee volunteers participates in community-based projects on a monthly basis in Boston, Charlotte, Las Vegas, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Washington, DC and Winston-Salem.

Spectrum

The mission of the Spectrum organization is to promote equality and recognition of sexual and gender identity as it relates to the workplace through diversity, networking, education, policies, and the community.

Destinations

US Airways operates approximately 3,860 flights a day to 241 destinations in 30 countries from its hubs in Phoenix, Philadelphia, Charlotte, and Las Vegas.

Main article: US Airways destinations

US Airways' routes are heavily concentrated in the Eastern United States, Western United States, and Caribbean, with a number of routes to Europe and several destinations on the west coast. Their west coast presence has increased dramatically following the merger with America West Airlines. Codesharing with United Airlines has dramatically helped US Airways by allowing the airline to offer its customers extensive service throughout the Midwest, Great Plains, and Rocky Mountain states. Services to South America, Asia, and Australia are also provided via the United Airlines codeshare. Likewise, United passengers benefit from increased access to the Eastern Seaboard and South, Europe, and the Caribbean. US Airways Express carriers operate a number of routes, primarily into US Airways' hubs and focus cities, but with a few exceptions, in particular where smaller US Airways Express carriers operate service under the EAS program, and also some point-to-point routes in the northeast and Carolinas. In February 2007 the airline announced that their official operations center would be located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

On July 16, 2007 US Airways announced it had applied with the Department of Transportation for nonstop service between Philadelphia and Beijing. If approved, the flights would begin in March 2009 and would utilize Airbus A340 aircraft and would originate in Charlotte using a Boeing 767.^[19]

On September 25, 2007 The Department of Transportation stated they have tentatively awarded US Airways, Charlotte-Phildelphia-Beijing route to begin in March 2009.^[20]

Current Fleet

US Airways fly a fleet of 357 twinjets, divided between mostly newer Airbus aircraft and generally older Boeing aircraft. US Airways operates 358 aircraft.^[21] As of March 2007, the combined airlines operate the largest fleet of Airbus aircraft in the world.^[22] Former America West aircraft are still based out of Phoenix and Las Vegas with the exception of some Airbus A321s that have been transferred to Phoenix.

US Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft as of June 17, 2007:^[23]

US Airways Current Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Passengers (First-Envoy*/Economy)	Routes	Notes
Airbus A319	93	124 (12/112)	North American/Caribbean
Airbus A320	75	150 (12/138)	North American/Caribbean	Replacing: Boeing 737 Family One in Star Alliance Livery
Airbus A321	28	169 (26/143)	North American/Caribbean	New passenger layout
Airbus A330-300	9	293 (30*/263)	Caribbean/transatlantic	First row: Envoy Sleeper Class
Boeing 737-300	55	126 (12/114) 134 (8/126)**	North American	Exit from service: 2008-2012 Replacement aircraft: Airbus A320 Family
Boeing 737-400	40	144 (12/132)	North American	Exit from service: 2008-2012 Replacement aircraft: Airbus A320 Family
Boeing 757-200	43	193 (8/185) 190 (14/176)**	North American/Caribbean/transatlantic	Winglets installed on aircraft used for transatlantic flights
Boeing 767-200ER	10	203 (24/179)	North American/transatlantic	To be phased out Replacement aircraft: Airbus A330-200
Embraer 190	8	99 (11/88)	North American

^{*Envoy Class is offered on transatlantic flights operated by all Boeing 767 and Airbus A330 aircraft, and on transatlantic-configured Boeing 757 aircraft. On Airbus 330 aircraft, the first row is Envoy Sleeper Class with lie flat seats. **Layout used on previous America West aircraft.}

Future Fleet Expansion

With deliveries scheduled between 2011 and 2013, they were to be a launch customer for the new Airbus A350, with Airbus also providing a $250 million loan to help fund the exit from bankruptcy and merger. The loan has since been paid off and the status of the A350 order has been confirmed as of 18 June 2007.

The combined airline is continuing to take delivery of Airbus aircraft ordered by both US Airways and America West before their merger announcement. Between 2008 and 2010, the airline will take delivery of 37 A320-family aircraft, including 15 A321 aircraft. 10 A330-200 aircraft originally ordered by US Airways will be delivered in 2009 and 2010. It will also take order of two Airbus A340-300s for its service to Beijing making it the only US Airline to operate the A340.

US Airways Fleet Orders

Aircraft	Orders	Seating	Routes	Options	First Delivery	Notes
Airbus A319	23	124 (12/112)	North American/Caribbean		2009-2010
Airbus A320	49	150 (12/138)	North American/Caribbean		2009-2010	Replacing: Boeing 737 Family
Airbus A321	25	169 (26/143)	North American/Caribbean		2009-2010	New passenger layout
Airbus A330-200	10		Transatlantic (based on current A330 routes)		2009
Airbus A340-300	2	269 (42/227)	Transpacific/Transarctic Philadelphia-Beijing (begins 2009)		2009
Airbus A350-800XWB	18				2014
Airbus A350-900XWB	4				2014
Embraer 190	53	99 (11/88)	North American	50

Retired fleet

Retired aircraft flown by America West Airlines, USAir or US Airways included:

US Airways Retired Fleet

Aircraft	Year Retired	Replacement	Notes
Fokker F28-4000	1997	US Airways Express Fleet
Fokker F28-1000	1997	US Airways Express Fleet
BAC 1-11	1989	Boeing 737 and US Airways Express Fleet
Boeing 727-100		Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 Family Aircraft
Boeing 747	1991	Boeing 757 Family Aircraft	Operated by America West Airlines; used on defunct transpacific flights
De Havilland Canada Dash 8	1991	America West Express aircraft operated by Mesa Airlines	Operated by America West Airlines, but was sold to Mesa Airlines during the 1991-1994 bankruptcy, to become America West Express.
Boeing 727-200	2000	Airbus A320 Family Aircraft
Boeing 737-200	2001	Airbus A320 Family Aircraft
Douglas DC-9-30	2001	Airbus A320 Family Aircraft
Fokker F100	2002	Airbus A320 Family Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD-80	2002	Airbus A320 Family Aircraft

Cabin

Envoy Sleeper Seats

The Envoy Sleeper Seats are marketed as Envoy Class, US Airways' International Business Class, although they were considered International First Class only before US Airways discontinued 3-cabin service in 2001. When fully reclined, these seats are completely horizontal, creating a bed that is fully flat. There are six of these seats on the Airbus A330 only. Every seat has a personal on-demand television that comes out of the arm rest that includes movies, games, and television shows in multiple languages, there is also an EmPower power outlet at every seat. Service and catering remains the same as the rest of Envoy Class.

Envoy Class

US Airways' International Business Class. These seats do not offer the significant recline of the Lie-flat and Flat Bed Seats, but still offer space and comfort. There is also complimentary gourmet food and drinks served. On Airbus 330 every seat has a personal on-demand television that comes out of the arm rest that includes movies, games, and television shows in multiple languages, there is also an EmPower power outlet at every seat. On Boeing 767 and Boeing 757 Transatlantic the airline is introducing personal video and audio entertainment devices with on-demand entertainment options. During this transition some aircraft have a personal television with seven channels. Previously there was no electric power on B767 but the airline is currently introducing 110 volt adapter free AC power outlets.

Domestic First Class

Available on all US Airways-operated aircraft and available via complimentary upgrades to Preferred members, with a seat pitch ranging from 35 to 38 inches and width ranging from 20 to 21 inches. Complimentary wine, beer, and spirits are available along with premium snacks including cookies, chips, and cashews. Meals are provided on flights of 3.5 hours and longer. An EmPower power outlet is available at every seat on Airbus aircraft operated by US Airways, but not yet available on America West operated aircraft.

Economy Class

Available on all aircraft, with seat pitch ranging from 30 to 33 inches and width ranging from 17 to 18 inches. On A330 (and soon Boeing 767 and wingletted 757s) aircraft every seat has a personal television in the seat back that includes movies, games, and television shows in multiple languages. On all Airbus and some Boeing aircraft, there are overhead monitors every three rows or so. An EmPower power outlet is available at every row on Airbus aircraft operated by US Airways, but not yet available on America West operated aircraft.

Dividend Miles

In addition to US Airways partner airlines in the Star Alliance, the Dividend Miles program other partner airlines or programs include:

• Air One
• Bahamas Air
• Big Sky Airlines
• Caribbean Star
• Hawaiian Airlines
• Qatar Airways
• Royal Jordanian Airlines
• Virgin Atlantic Airways

America West Airlines had a frequent flyer program called FlightFund. Following the US Airways-America West merger, FlightFund was merged into the US Airways Dividend Miles program.

US Airways Club

The airline's airport lounge is called the US Airways Club and includes 21 lounges in 16 major airports around the world. Club membership has several levels, including:

• Base - Includes access only to the US Airways Clubs.
• Red Carpet - Includes US Airways Clubs and adds access to United Airlines Red Carpet Clubs when traveling on a United Airlines ticket.
• Star Alliance - Includes US Airways Clubs, United Airlines Red Carpet Clubs, and all Star Alliance partner airline clubs.

Locations

Envoy Lounge

In addition to the US Airways Clubs, there is one Envoy Lounge located in Philadelphia International Airport for Envoy Class passengers. The Envoy Lounge includes upgraded amenities including complimentary alcohol. All passengers with an Envoy Class or Star Alliance Business Class ticket are admitted at no charge. Those with a Star Alliance First Class ticket are admitted and also allowed one guest (traveling on a Star Alliance carrier).

Codeshare agreements

US Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines^[24] as of June 2007:

Former agreements

• American Airlines (Codeshared with US Airways in the 90s)
• British Airways (Codeshared with both US Airways [1993-1997] and America West Airlines^[27] at different times)
• Caribbean Sun (Ceased to exist when the airline shut down on January 31, 2007)
• Continental Airlines (Codeshared with America West Airlines^[28]) and ended the agreement on May 1, 2002, citing low codeshared flight sales.
• Lufthansa (Codeshared in the 1990s with US Airways prior to the formation of the Star Alliance with a three-year break until US Airways joined the Star Alliance.)
• Qantas (Codeshared with America West Airlines before the merger; and after the merger with the combined US Airways/America West Airlines and ended the agreement February 28, 2007 due to Qantas being in the competing Oneworld airline alliance)
• Northwest Airlines (Codeshared with America West Airlines)

Incidents and accidents

The crashes listed include only those of US Airways and US Air and not its predecessor airlines, such as Allegheny and PSA, nor regional commuter airlines operating US Airways flights under the brand "US Airways Express".

US Airways Reported Incidents

Flight	Date	Aircraft	Location	Description	Injuries
Fatal	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
499 [2]	February 21, 1986	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31	Erie, Pennsylvania	Overran snow covered runway			1	22
5050 [3]	September 20, 1989	Boeing 737-401	Flushing, New York, New York	Deflection of rudder during takeoff	2	3	18	40
1493 [4]	February 1, 1991	Boeing 737-3B7	Los Angeles, California	ATC controller separation error	34	13	17	37
405 [5]	March 22, 1992	Fokker 28-4000	Flushing, New York, New York	Improper deicing procedures	27	9	12	3
1016 [6]	July 2, 1994	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32	Charlotte, North Carolina	Windshear during missed approach	37	16	4
427 [7]	September 8, 1994	Boeing 737-3B7	Aliquippa, Pennsylvania	Uncommanded rudder deflection	132
[8]	October 16, 2003	Airbus A319-112	Tampa, FL	Failure of brake steering control unit (BSCU) during taxi		1	2	103

See also

• US Airways Center

References

External links

• US Airways
• US Airways Fleet Age
• New US Airways Livery
• US Airways Company Store
• US Airways History

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