The foundation of the US Airways dates back to the history of the All America Aviation Company. It began as a domestic airline serving Ohio River Valley in the year 1939. As the company grew, so did the fleet and the routes. It was referred to as Allegheny Airlines and then as US Air. In the year 1996, it started operating independently as US Airways after breaking ties with British Airways with which it had an investment settlement. Some of its subsidiary airlines include the Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines and US Airways Shuttle.
US Airways is the sixth largest airlines company in the United States of America. Belonging to the US Airways Group Inc, it has its headquarters at Tempe, Arizona. One of the most popular low-cost airlines in the United States, the US Airways has contributed considerably to the aviation industry of the United States of America.
The important hubs of the US Airways are Charlotte, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Philadelphia. Flights are also operated from Washington Reagan National, Pittsburgh, Boston and New York LaGuardia. US Airways has also entered into a partnership with Midwest Airlines based in Kansas City.
US Airways Destinations
Flights are offered by US Airways to over 240 destinations in North America, Central America, Hawaii, Europe and the Caribbean. Around 3,860 flights are operated by the airlines on a daily basis.
As the company shares its airline code with the United Airlines, its services has been extended to the Great Plains, Rocky Mountain states and the Midwest. Some of the other important destinations of US Airways via the United Airlines include South America, Australia and Asia. US Airways Express Carriers, on the other hand, provides services to the main hubs of the airlines. Numerous flights are operated from different US Airways hubs in the world to different destinations. Some of these destinations are:
Fort Walton Beach
Beijing
Vancouver
Sacramento
Tuscon
Austin
Montreal
US Airways Fleet
There are separate aircraft fleet for Mainline routes and express routes. The express route aircrafts include:
Beechcraft 1900D with a capacity of 19 seats
Canadair Regional Jet( CRJ200) having a capacity of 50 seats.
Canadaair Regional Jet (CRJ900) with a capacity of 86 seats
Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ700), which has a capacity of 70 seats.
deHavilland Dash-8 (300), which has acapacity of 50 seats
deHavilland Dash-8 (100 & 200) having a capacity of 37 seats
Embraer 170 having a capacity of 72 seats
Embraer ERJ 145 having a seat of 50 seats
SAAB 340 with 34 seats
The US Airways use the following aircrafts on their main routes:
Airbus 319, with a capacity of 120 -124 seats
Airbus 320 having 142- 150 seats
Airbus A321 having169 seats
Airbus A330 having 288 seats
Boeing 737-400 with 144 seats
Boeing 757-200 with 190 - 193 seats
Boeing 767-200ER with 203 seats
Embraer 190 with 99 seats
In flight facilities
The in-flight facilities provided by the US Airways are service-oriented and cater to the requirements of the passengers in the best possible way. There are different classes in the US Airways that accord to the different luxury requirements of the passengers. Some of the on-board facilities include:
Spacious seating arrangement
Delicious meals
Complimentary drinks inclusive of beer, wines and spirits.
Business facilities with laptop connection and mobile phone connection
In-flight entertainment with movies,.music, duty free tele-shopping
Customer Benefit packages
Some of the customer benefit packages provided by US Airways include:
Gift cards
Currency Exchange
Provision of buying tickets through PayPal
Provisions for managing travel expenses through a UATP account. With this you can get free travel packages, baggage insurance and customized services.
Travel insurance that covers loss of baggage, travel delays, trip cancellations and the like.
Special car rental, hotel, cruise and US Airways vacation packages
Special packages include the Dividend Miles, which include:
Earning 500 bonus miles on purchasing a US Airways Club membership
Buy miles program
Sharing miles with family and friends
Gifting miles
The above program lets the customers win free tickets to a destination or discounted shopping and hotel accommodation coupons. Reservations with US Airways can be done online. Cancellation of ticket bookings are in accordance with the cancellation policies.
Contact Information:
US Airways
4000 E.Sky Harbor Blvd
Phoenix, AZ 85034
Corporate headquarters telephone: 480-693-0800
