US Airways Express

US Airways Express

IATA various ICAO various Callsign various
Founded	1967
Hubs	Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Philadelphia International Airport Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Focus cities	LaGuardia Airport [Ends July 10, 2012]
Frequent-flyer program	Dividend Miles
Airport lounge	US Airways Club
Alliance	Star Alliance
Fleet size	298
Destinations	170
Parent company	US Airways Group
Headquarters	Tempe, Arizona
Key people	Doug Parker (CEO) Derek Kerr (CFO)
Website	www.usairways.com

US Airways Express is an airline brand name, rather than a fully certified airline, and as such, the US Airways Express name is used by several individually owned airlines or airline holding companies which provide regional airline and commuter service for US Airways.

Operations are conducted from smaller markets in the United States, Canada, and the Bahamas primarily centered around US Airways major airline hubs and focus city stations at

• Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
• LaGuardia Airport [ends July 10, 2012]
• Philadelphia International Airport
• Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

History

Saab 340 in previous US Airways Express livery, 2005.

US Airways Express can trace its beginnings to 1967, when Henson Airlines began operating as Allegheny Commuter for Allegheny Airlines, predecessor to US Airways. The initial route was Baltimore-Hagerstown. This is generally credited as the industry's first code-share agreement and the first major airline to use another airline as its commuter partner. Henson Airlines was the major predecessor to today's US Airways Express carrier Piedmont Airlines.

Pacific Southwest Airlines and Piedmont Airlines were both major carriers that merged with USAir, which later became US Airways, and the corporate names were retained to protect their trademarks. However, the routes, aircraft, and other characteristics of the rebranded regional carriers bear no relation to their namesakes.

The livery of US Airways Express aircraft is identical to US Airways' mainline livery.

In 2011, Mesaba Airlines will begin operating flights out of New York's LaGuardia Airport for US Airways under the US Airways Express brand, the service will utilize Saab 340 aircraft and replace the current service being operated by Colgan Air, meanwhile Colgan will be merged with Mesaba Airlines to become the 5th largest US Airways Express operator.

Destinations

Main article: US Airways Express destinations

A US Airways Express Bombardier CRJ200 (operated by Air Wisconsin) at the Portland International Jetport, 2009.

Short 330 of Henson Airlines at Baltimore-Washington International Airport in September 1983

US Airways Express airlines

Airline	Flight Numbers	IATA	ICAO	Call sign	Information
PSA Airlines	2200 - 2599	US	JIA	Blue Streak	Wholly owned by US Airways Group
Mesa Airlines	2600 - 2849	YV	ASH	Air Shuttle	Wholly owned by Mesa Air Group
SkyWest Airlines	2850 - 2999	OO	SKW	SkyWest	Wholly owned by SkyWest, Inc.
Chautauqua Airlines	3000 - 3099	RP	CHQ	Chautauqua	Wholly owned by Republic Airways Holdings
Republic Airlines	3100 - 3499	RW/YX	RPA	Brickyard	Regional airline subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings
Trans States Airlines	3500 - 3550	AX	LOF	Waterski
Air Wisconsin	3551 - 4099	ZW	AWI	Wisconsin	Owned by CJT Holdings
Piedmont Airlines	4100 - 4649	US	PDT	Piedmont	Wholly owned by US Airways Group
Colgan Air	4750 - 4799	9L	CJC	Colgan	Wholly owned by Pinnacle Airlines Corp. To be merged with Mesaba Airlines

Fleet

A Republic Airlines Embraer 170 in the pre-2005 livery

A Mesa CRJ-900 in the current livery

Aircraft operated as US Airways Express as of June 2010 :

Former airlines

Airlines which have previously operated as US Airways Express or its predecessors include:

Airline	Years of Operation	Aircraft Operated	Information
Air Midwest	1990–2008	Beechcraft 1900D	Subsidiary of Mesa Air Group
Allegheny Airlines	Ended 2004	de Havilland Canada Dash 8	Merged into Piedmont Airlines
CCAir	1987–2002	Cessna 402 Beechcraft Model 99 Short 330 Short 360 BAe Jetstream 32 de Havilland Canada Dash 8 Beechcraft 1900
CommutAir	1989–2000	Beechcraft 1900D	Now flying under United Express
FloridaGulf Airlines	1991–1997	Beechcraft 1900 Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia	Merged into Air Midwest
Liberty Express Airlines	1994–1997	Beechcraft 1900	Merged into Air Midwest
Midway Airlines	2002–2003	Bombardier CRJ100
MidAtlantic Airways	2000–2006	de Havilland Canada Dash 8-200 Embraer 170
Paradise Island Airlines	1989–1997	de Havilland Canada Dash 7
Ransome Airlines	1973–1982	Volpar Beech 18 Nord 262 Mohawk 298 de Havilland Canada Dash 7
Shuttle America	2001–2002	de Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 Saab 340	Now operates as United Express and Delta Connection
StatesWest Airlines	1990–1993	Beechcraft 1900 Beechcraft 1300
Mesaba Airlines	2011	Saab 340

Accidents and incidents

• August 26, 2003, Colgan Air Flight 9446 a Beech 1900D operated for US Airways Express hit the water shortly after taking off from Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Both pilots died.

• January 8, 2003, Air Midwest Flight 5481 a Beechcraft 1900D operated by Air Midwest as US Airways Express under a franchise agreement, crashed into an airport hangar and burst into flames 37 seconds after leaving Charlotte/Douglas International Airport located in Charlotte, North Carolina for Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in Greer, South Carolina. All 19 passengers and 2 pilots aboard died in the accident.

• January 3, 1992, CommutAir Flight 4821 a Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner operating for USAir Express, was flying from Plattsburgh to Saranac Lake when it crashed into wooded mountaintop as it was landing at Adirondack Regional Airport. Of the 4 people on board (2 passengers and 2 crew) 2 died while the other 2 sustained serious injuries. The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot error in establishing a stabilized approach and cross-checking instruments.