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US Airways, the 6th-largest airline in the United States, is a low cost/low fare carrier headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.
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Fast Facts
- Stock symbol: LCC (NYSE)
- Annual revenue (2007): $11.7 billion
- Founders: Richard C. du Pont, Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr.
- Year established: 1939
- Industry: Air travel
- Phone: (480) 693-0800
- Fax: (480) 693-5546
- HQ: Tempe, Arizona
- President: Scott Kirby
- Chairman: CEO: Doug Parker
- CFO: Derek J. Kerr
- Staff: 37,000 (2006)
- Fleet Size: 357 (2007)
- Destinations: 241 (2007)
- Hubs in: Philadelphia, Charlotte, Phoenix
- Frequent flyer program: Dividend Miles
- Alliance: Star Alliance
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Key Dates
- 1939: Founded as the All American Aviation Company
- 1979: Name changed to USAir
- 1987: Expansion to West Coast
- 1990: Expansion to Europe
- 1996: Name changed to US Airways
- 2002: Chapter 11 bankruptcy
- 2003: No longer provides free meal service on domestic flights
- 2005: Merges with America West Holdings
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Flight 1549 Hudson Crash
US Airways Flight 1549 crashed a few minutes after takeoff into the Hudson River near Manhattan, New York, on January 15, 2009. Preliminary reports, supported by data from the plane's data recorder, indicate that the plane crashed after a flock of geese collided with the plane's engines. Pilot Chesley B Sullenberger received praise for the successful landing maneuver that saved the lives of all 155 passengers on board.ABC News: Dramatic Rescue After US Airways Jet Crash... (January 15, 2009)CNN.com: Recorders recovered from Hudson ... (January 18, 2009) Telegraph: New York Plane Pilot: 'We're Gonna Be..."... (January 18, 2009) -
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@Blanchonegro wasup! doin just fyne. I had a bad experience with US airways too, a while bck though!!! wat they do 2 ya now?
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