US Airways Group
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holding company
Holding company
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based in Tempe, Arizona
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
. US Airways Group operate US Airways
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....
, along with its subsidiaries PSA Airlines, Inc.
PSA Airlines
PSA Airlines is an American regional airline headquartered at Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, Ohio, that flies under US Airways Express brand for US Airways. PSA is wholly owned by US Airways Group. PSA has crew bases in Knoxville, Tennessee, Charlotte, North Carolina and Dayton, Ohio...
and Piedmont Airlines, Inc.
Piedmont Airlines
Piedmont Airlines is an American regional airline operating for US Airways Express. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the US Airways Group, headquartered in unincorporated Wicomico County, Maryland, near the city of Salisbury, it conducts flight operations using De Havilland Canada Dash 8 aircraft...
, which are wholly owned but marketed
Marketing
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under the branding of US Airways Express
US Airways Express
US Airways Express is an airline brand name, rather than a fully certified airline, and as such, the US Airways Express name is used by several individually owned airlines or airline holding companies which provide regional airline and commuter service for US Airways.Operations are conducted from...
. It merged with America West Holdings Corporation, parent of America West Airlines
America West Airlines
America West Airlines corporate offices were in Tempe, Arizona and the main hub was at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The airline became part of the US Airways Group after a merger in 2005....
, in 2005, but the combined company adopted the better-known US Airways name; the two airlines' operating certificates merged in 2007. It also operates additional companies that provide associated services. ACE Aviation Holdings
ACE Aviation Holdings
ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. is a Canadian holding company that provides commercial airline service and technical support and is the parent company of Air Canada. It is headquartered in Montreal.-History:...
, the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
parent of Air Canada
Air Canada
Air Canada is the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada. The airline, founded in 1936, provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to 178 destinations worldwide. It is the world's tenth largest passenger airline by number of destinations, and the airline is a...
retains a roughly 6.1% investment stake in the US Airways Group of airlines. The network covers destinations in 47 states, as well as numerous international destinations.
History
Prior to merging with America West Holdings Corporation http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701345/000095012305011287/p70803a2sv1za.htm#137, US Airways Group was based in Arlington CountyArlington County, Virginia
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, Virginia
Virginia
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.
On September 12, 2004, US Airways Group and most of its subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
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protection for the second time in three years. US Airways Group and the aforementioned subsidiaries, including US Airways, emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the help $125 million equity investment from Air Wisconsin
Air Wisconsin
Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation is an airline based at Outagamie County Regional Airport in the town of Greenville, Wisconsin, United States, near Appleton. Air Wisconsin is the largest privately held regional airline in the United States...
's parent company
Parent company
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Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=359041 on September 27, 2005, in connection with the completion of its merger with America West Holdings Corporation.
On May 19, 2005, US Airways Group announced that it would merge with Tempe, Arizona
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
-based America West Holdings Corporation, whose strength in the West would complement US Airways' routes in the Northeast, Europe
Europe
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, and the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
. At the time of announcement, plans called for the new entity to retain the US Airways brand, its Dividend Miles frequent flyer program
Frequent flyer program
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, and participation in the Star Alliance
Star Alliance
Star Alliance is the world's first and largest airline alliance, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany . The alliance was founded in 1997 by five of the world's leading airlines: Air Canada, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways International and United Airlines...
(subject to the approval of partner United Airlines); however, it would be headquartered at America West's corporate offices and America West executives and board members would be in control of the merged company. The merger was completed on September 27, 2005.
In October 2006, US Airways leased new office space in a building across the street from its corporate headquarters in Tempe, Arizona to expand and centralize its Corporate operations.
US Airways/Delta proposed merger
On November 15, 2006, US Airways Group announced a proposal to purchase Delta Air LinesDelta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a major airline based in the United States and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The airline operates an extensive domestic and international network serving all continents except Antarctica. Delta and its subsidiaries operate over 4,000 flights every day...
for $8.0 billion, half of this amount to be paid in cash
Cash
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with the remainder to be paid in stock
Stock
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. US Airways Group had obtained a firm commitment from Citibank
Citibank
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to provide financing for both the cash portion of the merger offer, as well as the required secured loan refinancing at both airlines. The combined airlines would have flown under the Delta Air Lines name. Delta Air Lines repeatedly stated its intentions of exiting bankruptcy as a stand-alone carrier. On December 19, 2006, Delta's Board of Directors officially rejected US Airways offer. The final decision, however, was up to Delta Air Lines creditors as well as a bankruptcy judge as to what would happen.
Delta employees, represented by the Delta Board Council
Delta Board Council
The Delta Board Council represents the non-contract employees of Delta Air Lines to the company's executive management and the Board of Directors....
and the Air Line Pilots Association, organized against what they termed the "hostile takeover" effort by US Airways under the title "Keep Delta My Delta". A rally against the US Airways merger at the Georgia International Convention Center
Georgia International Convention Center
The Georgia International Convention Center or GICC, opened in April 2003, is the second largest convention center in the State of Georgia: second only to the Georgia World Congress Center. It is located at 2000 Convention Center Concourse, just off Camp Creek Parkway and Roosevelt Highway in...
was held December 13, 2006, and attended by nearly 3000 pilots, family members, and other supporters.
On January 10, 2007, US Airways upped their bid for Delta from $8.5 billion to $10.2 billion, and imposed a deadline of February 1 for Delta's creditors committee to move forward with the deal. The move was made, according to US Airways president Scott Kirby, to remove any doubt that the US Airways offer was the best one on the table.
On January 31, 2007, following a decision by the creditors committee to support Delta's standalone reorganization plan, US Airways withdrew its merger offer.
Destinations
See US Airways destinationsUS Airways destinations
Below is a list of destinations served by US Airways. The list does not include cities only served by US Airways Express For those destinations see US Airways Express destinations.-Caribbean:*Antigua and Barbuda**Antigua - VC Bird...
for destinations served by US Airways Group's four airline subsidiaries, along with the independent US Airways Express carriers.
US Airways Group fleet
operated by US Airways Group Airlines| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| F | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319 | 93 | 13 | 12 | 112 | 124 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 72 | 9 | 12 | 138 | 150 | |
| Airbus A321-200 | 51 | 15 | 16 | 167 | 183 | |
| Airbus A330-200 Airbus A330 The Airbus A330 is a wide-body twin-engine jet airliner made by Airbus, a division of EADS. Versions of the A330 have a range of and can accommodate up to 335 passengers in a two-class layout or carry of cargo.... |
7 | 10 | 20 | 238 | 258 | |
| Airbus A330-300 Airbus A330 The Airbus A330 is a wide-body twin-engine jet airliner made by Airbus, a division of EADS. Versions of the A330 have a range of and can accommodate up to 335 passengers in a two-class layout or carry of cargo.... |
9 | 0 | 30 | 263 | 293 | |
| Airbus A350-800 Airbus A350 The Airbus A350 is a family of long-range, wide-body jet airliners under development by European aircraft manufacturer Airbus.A consortium originally comprising European aerospace companies from the UK, France, Spain and West Germany, Airbus is now fully owned by EADS and since 2001 has been known... |
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| Boeing 737-300 | 20 | 0 | 12 8 |
114 126 |
126 134 |
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| Boeing 737-400 | 40 | 0 | 12 | 132 | 144 | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 23 | 0 | 12 14 8 |
167 176 185 |
179 190 193 |
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| Boeing 767-200ER Boeing 767 The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was the manufacturer's first wide-body twinjet and its first airliner with a two-crew glass cockpit. The aircraft features two turbofan engines, a supercritical wing, and a conventional tail... |
10 | 0 | 24 | 179 | 203 | |
| Embraer 190 | 15 | 6 50 options |
11 | 88 | 99 | |
| Canadair Regional CRJ-700 | 14 | 0 | 70 | Under US Airways Group subsidiary PSA Airlines PSA Airlines PSA Airlines is an American regional airline headquartered at Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, Ohio, that flies under US Airways Express brand for US Airways. PSA is wholly owned by US Airways Group. PSA has crew bases in Knoxville, Tennessee, Charlotte, North Carolina and Dayton, Ohio... operating certificate. |
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| Canadair Regional CRJ-200 | 35 | 0 | 50 | Under US Airways Group subsidiary PSA Airlines PSA Airlines PSA Airlines is an American regional airline headquartered at Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, Ohio, that flies under US Airways Express brand for US Airways. PSA is wholly owned by US Airways Group. PSA has crew bases in Knoxville, Tennessee, Charlotte, North Carolina and Dayton, Ohio... operating certificate. |
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| deHavilland Dash 8-100/200 | 33 | 0 | 37 | Under US Airways Group subsidiary Piedmont Airlines Piedmont Airlines Piedmont Airlines is an American regional airline operating for US Airways Express. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the US Airways Group, headquartered in unincorporated Wicomico County, Maryland, near the city of Salisbury, it conducts flight operations using De Havilland Canada Dash 8 aircraft... operating certificate. |
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| deHavilland Dash 8-300 | 11 | 0 | 50 | Under US Airways Group subsidiary Piedmont Airlines Piedmont Airlines Piedmont Airlines is an American regional airline operating for US Airways Express. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the US Airways Group, headquartered in unincorporated Wicomico County, Maryland, near the city of Salisbury, it conducts flight operations using De Havilland Canada Dash 8 aircraft... operating certificate. |
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Contracted operators fleet
These aircraft are operated by regional airlineRegional airline
Regional airlines are airlines that operate regional aircraft to provide passenger air service to communities without sufficient demand to attract mainline service...
s outsourced under the US Airways Express
US Airways Express
US Airways Express is an airline brand name, rather than a fully certified airline, and as such, the US Airways Express name is used by several individually owned airlines or airline holding companies which provide regional airline and commuter service for US Airways.Operations are conducted from...
brand, and are not owned by US Airways Group.
| Type | Seats | Number | Operated by |
| Canadair Regional CRJ-900 | 88 | 38 | Mesa Airlines Mesa Airlines Mesa Airlines, Inc. is an American regional airline based in Phoenix, Arizona. It is a FAA Part 121 certificated air carrier operating under air carrier certificate number MASA036A issued on June 29, 1979. It is a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group. It was known briefly as Mountain West Airlines from... |
| Canadair Regional CRJ-200: | 50 | 87 | Air Wisconsin Air Wisconsin Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation is an airline based at Outagamie County Regional Airport in the town of Greenville, Wisconsin, United States, near Appleton. Air Wisconsin is the largest privately held regional airline in the United States... , Mesa Airlines Mesa Airlines Mesa Airlines, Inc. is an American regional airline based in Phoenix, Arizona. It is a FAA Part 121 certificated air carrier operating under air carrier certificate number MASA036A issued on June 29, 1979. It is a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group. It was known briefly as Mountain West Airlines from... |
| deHavilland Dash 8-100/200 | 37 | 6 | Mesa Airlines Mesa Airlines Mesa Airlines, Inc. is an American regional airline based in Phoenix, Arizona. It is a FAA Part 121 certificated air carrier operating under air carrier certificate number MASA036A issued on June 29, 1979. It is a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group. It was known briefly as Mountain West Airlines from... |
| Embraer ERJ-175 | 86 | 30 | Republic Airlines Republic Airlines Republic Airline, Inc., operating as Republic Airlines is a regional airline subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings that operates service as Frontier Airlines, Midwest Airlines and US Airways Express using a fleet of Bombardier Q400, Embraer 170, Embraer 175 and Embraer 190 aircraft... |
| Embraer ERJ-170 | 72 | 28 | Republic Airlines Republic Airlines Republic Airline, Inc., operating as Republic Airlines is a regional airline subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings that operates service as Frontier Airlines, Midwest Airlines and US Airways Express using a fleet of Bombardier Q400, Embraer 170, Embraer 175 and Embraer 190 aircraft... |
| Embraer ERJ-145 | 50 | 22 | Chautauqua Airlines Chautauqua Airlines Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. is a regional airline and a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Based on 2009 published flight schedules, it operates scheduled passenger services on more than 700 flights daily to 98 airports in 31 states, Washington, D.C... , Trans States Airlines Trans States Airlines Trans States Airlines is the thirteenth largest American regional airline and is headquartered in Bridgeton, Missouri. It operates as United Express for United Airlines and US Airways Express for US Airways.- History :... |
| Saab 340B Saab 340 The Saab 340 is a discontinued Swedish two-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by a partnership between Saab and Fairchild Aircraft in a 65:35 ratio... |
34 | 18 | Colgan Air Colgan Air Colgan Air, Inc. is an American certificated regional airline subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp. The headquarters of Colgan Air are located in Memphis, Tennessee.... |
Airline subsidiary divisions
- US Airways, Inc.US AirwaysUS 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....
which includes US Airways Shuttle - Piedmont Airlines, Inc.Piedmont AirlinesPiedmont Airlines is an American regional airline operating for US Airways Express. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the US Airways Group, headquartered in unincorporated Wicomico County, Maryland, near the city of Salisbury, it conducts flight operations using De Havilland Canada Dash 8 aircraft...
dba US Airways ExpressUS Airways ExpressUS Airways Express is an airline brand name, rather than a fully certified airline, and as such, the US Airways Express name is used by several individually owned airlines or airline holding companies which provide regional airline and commuter service for US Airways.Operations are conducted from... - PSA Airlines, Inc.PSA AirlinesPSA Airlines is an American regional airline headquartered at Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, Ohio, that flies under US Airways Express brand for US Airways. PSA is wholly owned by US Airways Group. PSA has crew bases in Knoxville, Tennessee, Charlotte, North Carolina and Dayton, Ohio...
dba US Airways ExpressUS Airways ExpressUS Airways Express is an airline brand name, rather than a fully certified airline, and as such, the US Airways Express name is used by several individually owned airlines or airline holding companies which provide regional airline and commuter service for US Airways.Operations are conducted from...
Airline related business subsidiaries and divisions
- US Airways ExpressUS Airways ExpressUS Airways Express is an airline brand name, rather than a fully certified airline, and as such, the US Airways Express name is used by several individually owned airlines or airline holding companies which provide regional airline and commuter service for US Airways.Operations are conducted from...
- America West Holdings Corporation f/k/a Barbell Acquisition Corp.
- America West Airlines, Inc.America West AirlinesAmerica West Airlines corporate offices were in Tempe, Arizona and the main hub was at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The airline became part of the US Airways Group after a merger in 2005....
, including its America West Vacations division
- America West Airlines, Inc.
- Material Services Company, Inc. is the purchasing arm for US Airways Express.
- Airways Assurance Limited, LLC is a foreign-based insurance subsidiary.
Former subsidiaries
- Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Allegheny AirlinesAllegheny Airlines was an airline operating out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, from 1952 to 1979. It was a forerunner of today’s US Airways. Its headquarters were located on the grounds of Washington National Airport in Arlington County, Virginia....
dba US Airways Express, was merged into Piedmont Airlines, Inc., on July 1, 2004 - US Airways Leasing and Sales, Inc. remarketed aircraft, parts, and equipment, and was merged into US Airways, Inc., on July 1, 2004
- US Airways Services Corporation, Inc. f/k/a MidAtlantic Airways, Inc., was merged into US Airways, Inc., on July 1, 2004
- Potomac Air, Inc. dba US Airways Express ceased operations in October 2001
- Shuttle, Inc. dba US Airways Shuttle, was merged into US Airways, Inc., on July 1, 2000