US Airways Express
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US Airways Express is a brand name used by several airlines which provide commuter service for US Airways from smaller markets in the United States, Canada, and the Bahamas primarily to its major stations at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport, Pittsburgh International Airport, New York City's LaGuardia Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and Boston's Logan International Airport.
Mesa Airlines and Air Midwest (both subsidiaries of Mesa Air Group), Chautauqua Airlines and Republic Airlines (both subsidiaries of Republic Airways Holdings), Air Wisconsin, Colgan Air, and Trans States Airlines all operate under the US Airways Express name through marketing agreements. Additionally, US Airways Group itself operates regional flights under this name through its wholly-owned subsidiaries PSA Airlines and Piedmont Airlines.
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 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.
Destinations
A full list of destinations served by all US Airways companies and affiliates can be found at US Airways Destinations.Fleet
Aircraft operated as US Airways Express as of April 2006:| Type | Seats | Number | Operated by |
| Beechcraft 1900D | 19 | 24 | Air Midwest, Colgan Air |
| Bombardier CRJ-200 | 50 | 123 | Air Wisconsin, Mesa Airlines, PSA Airlines |
| Bombardier CRJ-700 | 70 | 14 | PSA Airlines |
| Bombardier CRJ-900 | 86 | 38 | Mesa Airlines |
| deHavilland Dash 8-100/200 | 37 | 50 | Mesa Airlines, Piedmont Airlines |
| deHavilland Dash 8-300 | 50 | 12 | Piedmont Airlines |
| Embraer ERJ-145 | 50 | 45 | Chautauqua Airlines, Trans States Airlines |
| Embraer 170 | 72 | 28 | Republic Airlines |
| Saab 340B | 34 | 18 | Colgan Air |
Past airlines and fleet
Airlines which have previously operated as US Airways Express or its predecessors include CCAir, CommutAir, Crown Airways, FloridaGulf Airlines, Jet Express, Liberty Express Airlines, Midway Airlines, Paradise Island Airlines, Potomac Air, Ransome Airlines, Shuttle America, Southern Jersey Airways, and States West 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.
External links
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