US Airways Group, Inc.

News and overview for US Airways Group, Inc.

FAA glitch causes widespread US air travel delays
Yahoo! | 3 days 14 hours 45 minutes ago
ATLANTA – Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months.


So far, airlines not following automakers into bankruptcy
Salt Lake Tribune (Utah), The | 1 day 9 hours 15 minutes ago
Auto companies and airlines are getting hammered by the recession, and although two of the nation's major carmakers have gone into bankruptcy court protection, the leading U.S. carriers are flying above the carnage -- for now.


US Airways expands Charlotte service
American City Business Journals | 13 days 12 hours 21 minutes ago
US Airways Group Inc. will resume daily nonstop service between its Charlotte hub and Melbourne, Fla.


US Airways alters frequent-flier rules
American City Business Journals | 12 days 18 hours 16 minutes ago
US Airways Group Inc. has revamped its rewards program for frequent fliers.


US Airways Traffic In October Fell 0.8%
Wall Street Journal, The | 18 days 19 hours 15 minutes ago
US Airways Group Inc. (LCC) said Wednesday that its total October mainline traffic fell less than 1% from a year ago to 4.7 billion revenue passenger miles. A revenue passenger mile is equal to one passenger flown one mile. Total October capacity fell 1.6% to 5.7 billion available seat miles. Load factor, or the percentage of available seats filled with passengers, in October rose 0.7 points to 82.6%. US Airways rose 2.7% in recent premarket action.


US Airways boardings down
American City Business Journals | 18 days 18 hours 32 minutes ago
US Airways Group Inc. reports a 4.5 percent decrease in the number of passenger enplanements in October.


US Airways Spent $410K Lobbying Gov't in 3Q
ABC News | 13 days 17 hours 13 minutes ago
US Airways spent $410,000 lobbying on cap and trade, regulation, oil prices in 3rd quarter


US Airways spent $410K lobbying gov't in 3Q - National Business - MiamiHerald.com
Miami Herald, The | 13 days 17 hours 29 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- US Airways Group Inc. spent $410,000 lobbying in the third quarter on the cap-and-trade energy proposal and aviation regulation issues, according to a recent disclosure report.


US Airways spent $410K lobbying gov't in 3Q - Business Wire - SunHerald.com
Sun Herald (Biloxi-Gulfport, Miss.), The | 13 days 17 hours 23 minutes ago
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US HOT STOCKS: Hot Topic, Gymboree Active In Late Trading
Wall Street Journal, The | 4 days 12 hours 20 minutes ago
U.S. stocks dropped Wednesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 11 points to 10426, the S&P 500 slipped 0.5 points to 1109.8 and the Nasdaq Composite declined 11 points to 2193. Among the companies whose shares are actively trading in the after-hours session are Hot Topic Inc. (HOTT), Gymboree Corp. (GYMB) and Woodward Governor Co. (WGOV).


Airlines expand $10 surcharge on busy travel days
Salt Lake Tribune (Utah), The | 1 day 9 hours 14 minutes ago
Several big airlines have added $10 surcharges for busy days around the holidays, making days that already tended to be expensive to fly a little more costly.


US HOT STOCKS: Autodesk, Vivus, Salesforce.com, AMD, Chico's
Wall Street Journal, The | 4 days 14 hours 25 minutes ago
U.S. stocks traded lower Wednesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 51 points to 10386, the S&P 500 slipped 4


One Airline Cuts, Another Airline Grows and Service Shifts
Wall Street Journal, The | 20 days 15 hours 17 minutes ago
Two recent back-to-back announcements, linked in many ways: Last Wednesday US Airways Group Inc. announced a major realignment of its flying next year, revealing plans to cut capacity, eliminate 1,000 jobs and concentrate its network mainly around three hubs. One city slated to lose flights: Boston.


AirTran to sell advertising on seatback tray tables
USA TODAY | 5 days 9 hours 49 minutes ago
ATLANTA - It soon will be harder to avoid advertising if you fly on one major carrier.


Corporate Watch
Wall Street Journal, The | 39 days 6 hours 20 minutes ago
FAA Proposes Fines For United, US Airways Signaling a seemingly tougher safety enforcement policy, federal aviation regulators proposed a total of $9.2 million in civil penalties against US Airways and UAL Corp.'s United Airlines for various maintenance lapses affecting more than 1,800 flights stretching back to 2008.





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Company Overview


Company: US Airways Group, Inc.
Industry: Airlines
Website: http://www.usairways.com

US Airways Group takes wing with its US Airways unit, one of the nation's leading passenger carriers. Along with its regional affiliates, US Airways serves about 200 cities, mainly in the US and Canada but also in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe. It uses about 350 jets on mainline routes; regional service is provided by subsidiaries Piedmont Airlines, PSA, and several independent carriers with about 300 aircraft. US Airways extends its network via the Star Alliance, a marketing and code-sharing partnership led by United Airlines and Lufthansa. (Code-sharing allows airlines to sell tickets on one another's flights and thus offer more destinations.)


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 12,118 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Sales 3.6 (2008)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) -2,210 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Net Income 0.0 (2008)
Number of Employees 37,500 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees -5.3 (2008)
Fiscal Year-End December