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| Founded | 1967 | |||
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| 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) |
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| 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
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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.[2] 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.[3] 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.
| 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 |
| 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. Begins December 16, 2011[4] |
| 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 |
Aircraft operated as US Airways Express as of June 2010 [5]:
| Aircraft | Passengers | Total | Operated |
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| Bombardier CRJ-200 | 50 | 121 | Air Wisconsin, PSA Airlines, SkyWest Airlines |
| Bombardier CRJ-700 | 9 First 58 Coach | 14 | PSA Airlines |
| Bombardier CRJ-900 | 9 First 70 Coach | 38 | Mesa Airlines |
| Bombardier Dash 8-100 | 37 | 30 | Piedmont Airlines |
| Bombardier Dash 8-300 | 50 | 10 | Piedmont Airlines |
| Embraer ERJ-145 | 50 | 12 | Chautauqua Airlines, Trans States Airlines |
| Embraer 170 | 9 First 60 Coach | 20 | Republic Airlines |
| Embraer 175 | 8 First 72 Coach | 38 | Republic Airlines |
| Saab 340B | 34 | 5 | Colgan Air |
Airlines which have previously operated as US Airways Express or its predecessors include:
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