US Airways
US Airways Inc. is the fifth largest airline in the United States headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. It operates from its hubs in Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Its focus cities are La Guardia Airport, Las Vegas Mc Carran International Airport, Logan International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
It merged with America West Airlines in 2005 retaining the US Airways brand name. As of 2008, US Airways employs about 33,000. Its subsidiaries Piedmont Airlines and PSA Airlines, both regional airlines, operate under the US Airways Express brand name.
US Airways joined Star Alliance in 2004. Star Alliance is world’s first and largest airlines alliance.
Domestic and International Destinations
As of 2008, US Airways operates 3,130 daily flights to 200 destinations in 30 countries on four continents. It has a fleet size of 353 twinjets.
It has flight services to Beijing in People’s Republic of China; Tel Aviv in Israel; Brussels in Belgium; Paris in France; Frankfurt and Munich in Germany; Athens in Greece; Dublin and Shannon in Ireland; Milan, Rome and Venice in Italy; Amsterdam in Netherlands; Oslo in Norway; Lisbon in Portugal; Madrid and Barcelona in Spain; Stockholm in Sweden; Zurich in Switzerland; Birmingham, London, Manchester and Glasgow in United Kingdom; Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Toronto in Canada; San Jose del Cabo/Cabo San Lucas, Manzanillo, Mexico City, Acapulco, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Cozumel and Mazatlan in Mexico; Antigua in Antigua and Barbuda; Oranjestad in Aruba; Freeport/Grand Bahama Island and Nassau/Paradise Island in Bahamas; Bridgetown in Barbados; Hamilton in Bermuda; Grand Cayman in Cayman Islands; Punta Cana and Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic; Montego Bay in Jamaica; Saint Maarten; San Juan in Puerto Rico; Saint Kitts in Saint Kitts and Nevis; Vieux-Fort in Saint Lucia; Providenciales in Turks and Caicos Islands; Saint Thomas and Saint Crox in United States Virgin Islands; Belize City in Belize; Liberia and San Jose in Costa Rica; and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Its United States destinations are Anchorage in Alaska; Phoenix/Scottsdale and Tucson in Arizona; Burbank, Fresno, Los Angeles, Oakland, Ontario, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose and Santa Ana/Orange County in California; Denver, Colorado and Vail in Colorado; Hartford/Springfield in Connecticut; Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Sarasota/Brandenton, Tampa/St. Petersburg and West Palm Beach in Florida; Atlanta and Savannah in Georgia; Honolulu, Kahului, Kailua-Kona and Lihue in Hawaii; Boise in Idaho; Chicago in Illinois; Indianapolis in Indiana; New Orleans in Louisiana; Baltimore in Maryland; Boston in Massachusetts; Detroit in Michigan; Minneapolis/Saint Paul in Minnesota; Kansas City and St. Louis in Missouri; Omaha in Nebraska; Las Vegas and Reno in Nevada; Manchester in New Hampshire; Newark in New Jersey; Albuquerque in New Mexico; Albany, Buffalo, New York City, Rochester and Syracuse in New York; Charlotte, Raleigh and Wilmington in North Carolina; Cleveland and Columbus in Ohio; Portland in Oregon; Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, Harrisburg/York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania; Providence in Rhode Island; Charleston and Myrtle Beach in South Carolina; Memphis and Nashville in Tennessee; Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, El Paso, Houston and San Antonio in Texas; Salt Lake City in Utah; Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Richmond and Washington, DC in Virginia; Seattle/Tacoma and Spokane in Washington; and Milwaukee in Wisconsin.
Dividend Miles
US Airways’ frequent flyer programme is Dividend Miles. Aside from Star Alliance airlines, it also has partnership with Air One, Bahamas Air, Hawaiian Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways. Flying with US Airways and its partner airlines will accumulate miles for your account. You may also take advantage of its ground partners’ offers to earn more miles. You can subscribe to local newspapers, dine out, send flowers and shop to boost your membership status. US Airways has partnership with credit cards, car rental, restaurants, newspapers, telecommunications, hotels, cruises, financial services, gifts and retail.
Accrued miles can be exchanged for travel award, upgrade, newspaper and magazine subscription and you can even donate it to charity.
There are four levels of Preferred Status membership: Silver, Gold, Platinum and Chairman’s. Benefits include unlimited upgrades, companion upgrades, preferred seating, personal reservations service, priority standby, standby fee waived, complimentary upgrades, priority baggage handling, guaranteed seating, priority check-in and early boarding, priority security lanes and Star Alliance benefits depending on your status.