US Airways Express
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| US Airways Express | ||
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| File:Usairwaysexp logo. | ||
| IATA various |
ICAO various |
Callsign various |
| Founded | 1967 | |
| Hubs | Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Philadelphia International Airport Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
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| Frequent flyer program | Dividend Miles | |
| Member lounge | US Airways Club | |
| Alliance | Star Alliance | |
| Fleet size | 329 | |
| Destinations | 170 | |
| Parent company | US Airways Group | |
| Headquarters | Tempe, Arizona | |
| Key people | Doug Parker (CEO) Derek Kerr (CFO) |
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| Website: [1] | ||
US Airways Express is an airline brand name, rather than a fully certificated 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
- Philadelphia International Airport
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
- McCarran International Airport (Las Vegas)
- New York City's LaGuardia Airport
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Boston's Logan International Airport
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[edit] History
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 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.
US Airways's new livery will also be applied to the US Airways Express fleet.
[edit] Destinations
[edit] Airlines that make up US Airways Express
| Airline | Flight Numbers | IATA | ICAO | Call Sign | Information |
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| PSA Airlines | 2200 - 2599 | US | JIA | Blue Streak | Wholly Owned By US Airways Group |
| Piedmont Airlines | 4100 - 4649 | US | PDT | Piedmont | Wholly Owned By US Airways Group |
| Mesa Airlines | 2600 - 2999 | YV | ASH | Air Shuttle | |
| Chautauqua Airlines | 3000 - 3099 | RP | CHQ | Chautauqua | Wholly Owned By Republic Airways Holdings |
| Republic Airlines | 3100 - 3499 | RW | RPA | Brickyard | Regional airline subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings |
| Air Wisconsin | 3551 - 4099 | ZW | AWI | Air Whisky | |
| Colgan Air | 4650 - 4849 | 9L | CJC | Colgan | Wholly owned by Pinnacle Airlines Corporation |
| Trans States Airlines | 3500 - 3550 | AX | LOF | Waterski |
[edit] Fleet
Aircraft operated as US Airways Express as of May 2008[2]:
| Aircraft | Passengers | Total | Operated |
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| Canadair Regional CRJ-900 | 86 | 37 | Mesa Airlines |
| Canadair Regional CRJ-700 | 70 | 14 | PSA Airlines |
| Canadair Regional CRJ-200 | 50 | 116 | Air Wisconsin, Mesa Airlines, PSA Airlines |
| deHavilland Dash 8-100/200 | 37 | 50 | Mesa Airlines, Piedmont Airlines |
| deHavilland Dash 8-300 | 50 | 11 | Piedmont Airlines |
| Embraer ERJ-175 | 86 | 36 | Republic Airlines |
| Embraer ERJ-170 | 72 | 20 | Republic Airlines |
| Embraer ERJ-145 | 50 | 12 | Chautauqua Airlines, Trans States Airlines |
| Saab 340B | 34 | 16 | Colgan Air |
[edit] Past airlines and fleet
Airlines which have previously operated as US Airways Express or its predecessors include Air Midwest, Allegheny Airlines, CCAir, CommutAir, Crown Airways, FloridaGulf Airlines, Jet Express, Liberty Express Airlines, Midway Airlines, MidAtlantic Airways, Paradise Island Airlines, Potomac Air, Ransome Airlines, Shuttle America, Southern Jersey Airways, StatesWest Airlines and Suburban Airlines.
Aircraft types formerly operated as US Airways Express or its predecessors include the Dornier 328, deHavilland Dash 7, Shorts 360, Jetstream 31, Jetstream 41, EMB-120 Brasilia, Shorts 330, Fokker F27, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Nord 262, Mohawk 298, Fairchild Metro, EMB-110 Bandeirante, CASA 212, DHC-3 Otter, deHavilland Heron, Volpar Beech 18, Riley 400, and Beech 99.
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- November 16, 2008, Flight 4551, a US Airways Express deHavilland Dash-8 turboprop operated by Piedmont Airlines, took off from Lehigh Valley International Airport at 8:20am heading to Philadelphia International Airport, had to make an emergency landing. The flight crew was indicated that the front nose gear hadn't come down and had to make a flyover the runway for confirmation. Of 35 passengers and 3 crew, there were no injuries.[1][2]
- August 26, 2005 in Houston, a US Airways Express Embraer ERJ-170 landed with the parking brake set, causing extensive damage to the gear. No passengers were injured and the plane has been repaired and is back in service.[citation needed]
- Colgan Air Flight 9446: On August 26, 2003 a Colgan Air Beech 1900D operated for US Airways Express hit the water shortly after taking off from Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Both pilots died.[3]
- Air Midwest Flight 5481 - using 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 in Charlotte, North Carolina for Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in Greer, South Carolina on January 8, 2003. All 19 passengers and 2 pilots aboard died in the accident.
- January 3, 1992: CommutAir Flight 4821, using a Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner and 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. [3]
[edit] External links
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[edit] References
- ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081116/ap_on_re_us/emergency_landing
- ^ http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-emergency-landing,0,5060610.story
- ^ "UPDATE ON NTSB INVESTIGATIONS INTO RECENT BEECH 1900D ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS." National Transportation Safety Board. November 21, 2003. Retrieved on February 13, 2009.
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