US Airways (formerly known as USAir) was a major American airline that ceased to operate independently when the Federal Aviation Administration granted a single operating certificate (SOC) for US Airways and American Airlines on April 8, 2015. Publicly, the two carriers appeared to merge when their reservations systems and booking processes were merged on October 17, 2015; however, other systems were still separate at that time. The airline had an extensive international and domestic network, with 193 destinations in 24 countries in North America, South America, Europe and the Middle East.
US Airways traces its history to All American Aviation Inc, a company founded by du Pont family brothers Richard C. du Pont, Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr. and CEO Steven Gardner. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, the airline served the Ohio River valley in 1939. In 1949 the company was renamed All American Airways as it switched from airmail to passenger service; it became Allegheny Airlines in 1953. Allegheny changed its name to USAir in 1979 following the passage of the Airline Deregulation Act the previous year, which enabled the airline to expand its route network into the southeastern United States. In February 2013, American Airlines and US Airways announced plans to merge, creating the largest airline in the world.
The airline was a member of the Star Alliance, before becoming an affiliate member of Oneworld in March 2014.
Old livery
Boeing 767-2B7, registration N656US, built 1993, serial number 26847 Schiphol (AMS), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 6 August 2001
Livery from 1995
Airbus A320-232, registration N602AW, built 1995, serial number 565 Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Newark, NJ, USA, 7 August 2010
