US Airways fleet

This article is about the mainline US Airways fleet, including the historical fleets of US Airways. For information about the fleet of US Airways' wholly owned regional subsidiaries, see Piedmont Airlines and PSA Airlines.

US Airways operated a predominantly Airbus fleet, with some older Boeing aircraft and a small fleet of Embraer jets. Most, if not all, of the airline's remaining Boeing jets are due for retirement near the end of the decade. These non-Airbus aircraft were being retained due to the union's minimum fleet size requirement. With the post-merger with American Airlines, US Airways continues to operate the largest fleet of Airbus aircraft in the world.

Final fleet

Former America West Airlines fleet of Airbus A320 family aircraft uses IAE Engines while pre-merger US Airways fleet use CFM56 Engines. US Airways will be bringing wireless streaming video to the domestic fleet through GoGo Vision, while the long haul fleet features overhead video (Boeing 757/767) or inseat AVOD (A330-200/300).[1][2] All Airbus A330 aircraft feature the new Envoy Suite.

As of April 8, 2015, when a Single Operating Certificate was awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration, all airframes in the US Airways fleet were transferred to American Airlines.[3] The table below shows the final fleet count at the time of transfer.[4][5][6]

US Airways Final Fleet (as of April 8, 2015)
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
J F Y Total
Airbus A319-100 93 — — 12 112 124 All aircraft to receive new interior configurations by the end of 2016.
Airbus A320-200 56[2] — — 12 138 150 Largest operator worldwide of Airbus A320 family.
Airbus A321-200 114 7[7] — 16 171 187 Largest operator worldwide of Airbus A321.
All remaining orders transferred to American.
Airbus A330-200 15 — 20 — 238 258
Airbus A330-300 9 — 28 — 263 291
Airbus A350-900 — 22[8]
TBA
 Order transferred to American.
Entry into service: 2017.[9]
Boeing 757-200
Domestic		 9 — — 14 176 190 All 9 domestic aircraft to be retired in December 2015.
Boeing 757-200
International		 15 — 12 — 164 176 International aircraft will receive new interior configuration.
Embraer 190 20 — — 11 88 99
Total 331 29

Fleet gallery

Fleet history

Retired aircraft flown by USAir or US Airways included:

US Airways retired fleet
Aircraft Year retired Replacement Notes
BAe 146-200 1991 Boeing 737 Aircraft were obtained via the merger with Pacific Southwest Airlines.[10]
Douglas DC-3 1996 None Piedmont Airlines retained one flyable DC-3 which USAir sold in 1996 to the Carolinas Aviation Museum. The aircraft still flies and is supported by US Airways, sporting the US Airways Heritage logo next to the passenger door.
Fokker F28 1997 US Airways Express fleet Aircraft were formerly operated by Piedmont Airlines and were obtained via the merger with this air carrier.
BAC One-Eleven 1989 Boeing 737 and US Airways Express fleet Some BAC One-Eleven aircraft were formerly operated by Mohawk Airlines and were obtained via the merger of this air carrier with Allegheny Airlines. Other BAC One-Eleven aircraft were purchased used by Allegheny to augment the inherited Mohawk fleet.
Boeing 727-100 Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 family Former Allegheny Airlines aircraft.
Boeing 727-200 2000 Airbus A320 family Former Allegheny Airlines aircraft. Piedmont Airlines operated 727-200 aircraft as well.
Boeing 747-200 1994 None Used by America West for its routes to Japan and Hawaii.
Boeing 737-100 2000 Airbus A320 family Used by America West for Phoenix Suns charters.
Boeing 737-200 2001/2005 Airbus A320 family US Airways 737-200 aircraft retired 2001; America West 737-200 aircraft retired January 2005. Piedmont Airlines also operated 737-200 aircraft.
Boeing 737-300 2012 Airbus A320 family America West Airlines and Piedmont Airlines both operated 737-300 aircraft as well.
Boeing 737-400 2014 Airbus A320 family Piedmont Airlines also operated 737-400 aircraft.
Boeing 767-200ER 2015 Airbus A330 Used by US Airways. Some acquired from Piedmont Airlines (1948–1989).
Douglas DC-9-30 2001 Airbus A320 family Former Allegheny Airlines aircraft and a few from via merger with Pacific Southwest Airlines.
Fokker 100 2002 Airbus A320 family Stretched, modernized version of the Fokker F28 twin jet. 40 Fokker 100 aircraft purchased new from the European manufacturer.
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 2002 Airbus A320 family Aircraft were obtained via the merger with Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA).[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ US Airways Become Largest User of AIRMAN – Airbus’ Real-Time Maintenance Tool (Airbus: January 11, 2007)
  2. 1 2 http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/US%20Airways.htm
  3. ↑ "The Cactus Call Sign Flies Into the History Books". Airways News. April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Fleet age US Airways". Airfleets.net. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  5. ↑ name="US Airways Fleet""US Airways Fleet". Airfleets.net. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  6. ↑ 19 March 2014. "US Airways Fleet in chaviation". chaviation.com. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  7. ↑ "Airbus Orders & Deliveries March 2015".
  8. ↑ "American converts remaining A350-800s to larger -900s". Flightglobal. December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  9. ↑ "US Airways 2010 Annual Report, pg 28". Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  10. 1 2 PSA History; Trinkle, Kevin; Retrieved 5/13/11
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