US Airways

US Airways was started in 1939 by the du Pont family of Pittsburgh as All-American Airways, delivering mail via small planes out of its hometown hub.

Over time, US Airways evolved through the help of mergers, including the acquisition of Pacific Southwest Airlines and Piedmont Airlines in the 1980s, and a completed merger with Phoenix-based America West Airlines in 2005. Between those years, US Airways had some financial strife, including failing to sell itself to other potential suitors for almost 10 years before the America West merger. US Airways also had financial difficulties after 9/11 shut down the industry and when fuel prices skyrocketed in 2007 and 2008, hitting most airlines in the pocketbook, causing them to raise prices and install new fees.

US Airways is currently based out of Phoenix, Arizona, operating over 3,500 domestic and international flights a day. US Airways operates its hubs out of Charlotte, Philadelphia, and Phoenix.

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• White House pushing for answers to airline industry woes

  
  Gadling — Authority: 694
  Filed under: North America , United States , Airlines The Obama Administration is taking a closer look at the airline industry with the hopes that something can be fixed. Transportation Secretary Roy LaHood is pulling together a panel that will investigate the problems the industry faces and hopefully ...
  2 hours ago

• incredible 3-D reconstruction of US Airways Flight 1549

  
  Urban Onramps — Authority: 112
  Here’s an incredible 3-D reconstruction of US Airways Flight 1549 that miraculously landed in the Hudson River in January (here’s the video plus a blogpost at Wired describing the process of the engineer who created this video).
  15 hours ago

• In Salt Lake City again

  
  KHdN - Kenneth Hynek (dot Net) — Authority: 435
  The flight home is not the one I have come to view as “the usual” (Salt Lake City to Phoenix, then Phoenix to Edmonton), nor is it with the air carrier I have come to view as “the usual” (US Airways). Instead, we’re flying United, and then through Denver. Which is still something of a major detour, though ...
  19 hours ago

• Flight 1549 3D Reconstruction, Hudson River Ditching Jan 15, 2009

  
  Mcnorman's Weblog — Authority: 438
  more about “Flight 1549 3D Reconstruction, Hudson…“, posted with vodpod 
  21 hours ago

• US Airways names Madeleine Gray as Vice President, Business Technology Delivery

  
  PlaneTalking.com — Authority: 144
  US Airways today announced the appointment of Madeleine Gray as vice president, business technology delivery. Gray will focus on airport and customer-facing technology and the systems that support it.She will lead a team of 110 technology professionals within the 500-person US Airways information technology (IT) ...
  1 day ago

• Bullish US Airways sends Council to counsel 2nd Joint ACI EUROPE / anna.aero Network Planner’s Marketplace

  
  anna.aero — Authority: 428
  Despite last week’s transatlantic route cutbacks, US Airways has signified that it has not lost its appetite for long haul expansion with this week’s decision to send Brian Council, manager international route planning, to Barcelona later this month to deliver a key briefing to the European airports community.
  1 day ago

• Social Media Not The Answer For Weak Brands

  
  Branding Strategy Insider — Authority: 492
  If you were a first-time visitor from Mars and you happened to drop into a marketing meeting somewhere in the United States, you might assume that marketing people do nothing but talk about "TGIF." Thats Twitter, Google, the internet and Facebook. Theres no question these four revolutionary developments have forever ...
  1 day ago

• Landing in the Hudson in 3D

  
  HolyCoast.com — Authority: 588
  This is a pretty cool reenactment of the US Air landing in the Hudson River from last January 15th. Its done in real time and includes the radio transmissions. Captain Sullenberger didnt have much time to decide what he was going to do.
  1 day ago

• Sullenbergers Passengers Say Hes a Hero, Despite New Book

  
  City Room — Authority: 799
  An author appears dubious of a pilots skill, but passengers disagree.
  1 day ago

• Animation of US Airways Ditching

  
  Old & N the Way — Authority: 110
  Additional related animations at the link . Presents a "real time" exchange of information with the visual of whats transpiring at the same time. Old news I know, but this enhanced version of the animation was just released......that and I think its really cool!
  1 day ago

• Epic Animation – US Airways Flight 1549

  
  Automopedia.org — Authority: 418
  Capt. Sully saved the lives of all his passengers/crew on board US Airways flight 1549 when a flock of malicious Canadian Geese flew into the plane’s engines. I knew we couldn’t trust those Canadians! Kas Osterbuhr at K3 Resources created this epic & stunning flight animation of the incident – from its ...
  2 days ago

• Suns Spot | Road Warriors

  
  Downtown Phoenix Journal — Authority: 500
  Previous week’s games 11/06/09 SUNS 110, Celtics 103 11/08/09 SUNS 102, Wizards 90 11/09/09 SUNS 119, 76ers 115 11/11/09 SUNS 124, Hornets 104 Next week’s games 11/12/09 SUNS @ Lakers, 8:30 p.m., TNT 11/15/09 SUNS vs Raptors, 6 p.m., Fox Sports Arizona 11/17/09 SUNS @ Rockets, 6:30 p.m., My45 Remember that ...
  2 days ago

• US Airways Flight 1549 Flight Video

  
  Hoboken411.com — Authority: 148
  11/12/2009:Amazing video re-constructionRemember the US Airways Flight 1549 “Miracle Splash Landing” in the Hudson River back in January?Well software company Exosphere3D recently created a new high-quality 3D rendered animation of the flight - incorporating all available data.“This animation is based on all ...
  2 days ago

• US Airways Flight 1549: Amazing Animated Look At Final Flight [Planelopnik]

  
  Jalopnik — Authority: 732
  Kas Osterbuhr at K3 Resources put together this amazing 3D animation of the flight of US Airways 1549 from the moment brakes are released at LaGuardia to the moment the flight touches down in the Hudson River. Its epic. [via Wired ]
  2 days ago

• US Airways Adds New Award Tiers and Another Devaluation

  
  Frugal Travel Guy — Authority: 515
  Go when you want with GoAwards Award travel with more choices Starting January 6, 2010, were giving you more choices when you book award travel. Were moving from two award levels, Saver and Standard, to GoAwards with four award levels – Off-peak, Low, Medium and High. The different award levels make booking your ...
  3 days ago

• Roundup: New Routes and New Developments

  
  Flight Wisdom — Authority: 128
  This weeks latest in route developments.
  3 days ago

• Low cost carriers own 30% of domestic airline biz, growing fast

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 661
  Filed under: Southwest Airlines (LUV) , US Airways Group (LCC) , UAL Corp (UAUA) , JetBlue Airways (JBLU) , Delta Air Lines (DAL) For years, its been evident that smaller airlines have had an operating advantage, particularly when they use less expensive airports. Theyve been able to post better numbers as a ...
  3 days ago

• US Airways makes its mileage program less appealing

  
  Upgrade: Travel Better — Authority: 490
  US Airways is rebranding their Dividend Miles program as “GoAwards” and making the miles worth less. What a shock. This should come as no surprise, given that US Airways’ Dividend Miles program had a more generous redemption structure than Star Alliance partner United. The US Airways release says nothing ...
  4 days ago

• US wants to better serve YOU!

  
  One Mile at a Time — Authority: 477
  I’m pretty sure the last time I heard that, US Airways eliminated free soft drinks in coach. Basically US Airways is adding another award tier. Check out the press release  and FAQ’s . Now there are low, medium, and high tier awards. I’m not sure what exactly this means for most of us, since they don’t ...
  4 days ago

• Qatar Airways unveils Corporate Travel page on website for business passengers

  
  Travelwires.com — Authority: 438
  Qatar Airways has introduced a new section to its website qatarairways.com/corporate to allow the airline’s corporate customers easier access to relevant functions related to their travel needs.The... Send your news worthy industry press releases for publication today to muzi at travelwires dot com.
  5 days ago

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