US Airways is an airline based in Arlington, Virginia. It operates hubs in Philadelphia International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The airline stated it will discontinue the hub at Pittsburgh International Airport but that it will remain as a focus city. It also has extensive operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Recently, US Airways said that it would create a new global hub at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
The airline became a member of the Star Alliance on May 4, 2004, becoming the 16th airline to do so. [1]
US Airways operates to destinations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and Europe. Commuter service is offered by US Airways Express and US Airways Shuttle.
History
USAir was formed in 1979. The company, originally known as Allegheny Airlines, absorbed a number of other companies between 1968 and 1992, including Piedmont Airlines, Lake Central Airlines, Mohawk Airlines, Empire Airlines, Trump Shuttle, and Pacific Southwest Airlines, allowing them to expand their operations across the eastern seaboard of the United States as well as to the West Coast. In 1997, USAir changed its name to US Airways.
In the past, the airline has used Boeing 737-200, Fokker 100, DC-9, Boeing 727 and MD-80 aircraft. In the early 1980s, its routes in the Northeast were fed by Ransome Airlines.
Fleet
US Airways flies a fleet of A319, A320, A321, A330, Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-400 and Boeing 757-200 aircraft.
IATA Code
US Airways uses the IATA designator code US.