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US Airways is an airline based in Arlington, Virginia. It operates hubs in Philadelphia International Airport, Pittsburgh International Airport, Charlotte Douglas International
Airport, and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The airline uses the IATA designator US. It 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.
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