Product Overview
US Airways, Inc. (founded as USAir in 1979) is an operating unit of US Airways Group and the number 6 airline by traffic and number 8 by market value, in the United States. A member of the Star Alliance, the airline has a fleet of 345 mainline jet aircraft and 319 regional jet and turbo-prop aircraft connecting 200 destinations in North America, Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii, Europe and the Middle East. As of December 2008, US Airways, based in Tempe, Arizona, employs 33,765 people worldwide and operates 3,130 daily flights (1,312 US Airways Mainline, 1,818 US Airways Express as of December 2008).
The airline, while in bankruptcy and facing liquidation, was acquired by America West Airlines in 2005, with the new airline retaining the US Airways name. This was decided based on studies indicating that the US Airways name had better brand recognition worldwide than the America West name. US Airways operates major hubs in Charlotte, Phoenix, and Philadelphia and maintains focus city operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The airline 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.
