![]() | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1 |
The correct name of the airline is US Airways, not U.S. Airways. This is the way that the company has the name copyrighted, and it is the way that the company uses the name one all official documents including their website. The US in US Airways is not an abbreviation for United States, though it is a representation of it.-- Boothy443 | comhrÚ 07:15, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
The merger changes everything (particularly for us here in Philadelphia!). Should the current article be moved to something like "US Airways pre-2005" and a new article written? Simesa 05:56, 21 May 2005 (UTC)
As a reminder, even when the holding companies merge, US Airways and America West Airlines will still be flying and this will continue for about two years. The airlines are not merging at this time. So no attempt should be made to merge anything right now. This includes the express and shuttle operations. The infoboxes probably will need updates where names have changed. It will take a while for the FAA to approve all of the changes that have too happen before the airlines can actually be merged. Vegaswikian 07:33, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
I strongly disagree with the changes made by User:Airline today. This article is about US Airways, Inc. NOT America West Airlines, Inc. NOT US Airways Group, Inc. Once the airline merge, then we can add HP information. Not before then. It's misleading--the facts are incorrect. I'm inclined to revert if someone agrees. RingMaruf 23:45, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
I understand your concerns, however, consdering that America West and US Air are now co-branding all of their materials, including websites, aircraft, and marketing, I believe that the page should be reflected to review the changes even though America West and US Air are operating under separate certificates from the FAA. Another good example to support merging the pages is the "About AWA" section on americawest.com - Look at the fact sheets. Airline 23:56, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
They're two different airlines. They're not even codesharing with each other yet. The fleet numbers are wrong. The focus cities are wrong. US Airways hasn't been in a merger yet at all. US Airways Group and America West Holdings merged. You don't take all the information on the Piedmont Airlines page and combine it with the PSA Airlines page just because they've got the same owner and both operate as USX. If you want to put a combined fleet tally on the US Airways Group article, I think that would be appropriate. Also, I don't feel the HP history belongs here, now or later. That should stay at the America West Airlines page, just like the Piedmont history is at the Piedmont page, the PSA history is at the PSA page, the Mohawk history is at the Mohawk page, and so on. RingMaruf 00:02, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
It seems to me that since the new US Airways is going to have so much difference from the old, a new article may be wise. This is much more than a minor reorganization, and complicating the matter is the fact that America West is the surviving airlines while US Airways is the surviving brand. Airline 00:20, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
After listening to your discussion, I agree. However, since the airlines are now co-branded, shouldn't their wikipedia pages also be? I do not object to you reverting the US Airways page, but both airlines' logos should be the new, USAIR-AWEST joining together sign as seen on both websites. Airline 00:04, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
Does anyone see a need to try and preserve the picture of the airlines as they existed before the holding company merge? Over the next two years, a lot of information will be lost as various aspects of the two airlines are merged. Vegaswikian 00:42, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
Alright, I updated the
US Airways Group article with the combined fleet. Let me know what you think.
RingMaruf
01:13, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
I edited the America West Holdings Corporation article with minor post-merger word changes. Airline 01:29, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
OK, I changed the Former US Airways destinations article. I think the section at the end helps document some of the US history that would've been lost with the HP merger. I'll add more details on dates and a few more destinations in the 1989-98 section as I can. RingMaruf 20:14, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
There seems to be some confusion here. Is it America West Airlines dba US Airways or US Airways dba America West Airlines? Vegaswikian 19:33, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
Do you guys think that it might be a good idea to have one logo file for all of the US Airways Group subsidiaries during the transition, like this? Airline 21:37, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
I have not seen the change yet, but I have been told that the entire fleet has the legacy logo located near all of the doors or on the doors, it was not clear which. On the top of the logo is the US Airways name and on the bottom is the 'operated by' phase followed by the name of the airline operating the aircraft (America West Airlines etc.). Vegaswikian 05:15, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
I know for a fact that there is a small orange America West legacy logo on the newly painted US Airways jets... on the flap that covers the front nose gear. I am also sure (not 100%) that near the front passenger door, located to the lower right, there is the following text: "This aircraft is owned and operated by America West Inc." Iheartcorruption 06:53, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
I was going to build a table of the express fleet. However I'm not sure how to put this together. Would the table need to indicate which company (Mesa, Republic) was operating the aircraft types? Should the MidAtlantic Airways, PSA Airlines and Piedmont Airlines aircraft stay in those company articles like it already is for Piedmont?
The PSA article is a stub that needs work and there still is no MidAtlantic article so if someone has some details, feel free to work on those articles. Vegaswikian 22:35, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
Are the aircraft used for the shuttle included in the regular fleet or are these dedicated aircraft? If they are dedicated, they should be listed in the fleet section of the shuttle article. Vegaswikian 22:58, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
Did anyone see that Mesa will be operating RJs in Hawaii beinging 1Q 2006? I suspect that these will be code shared with US Airways or be operated as US Airways express since this is when America West will be providing service with 5 daily flights from the mainland. If I'm correct this will add service to one more airport giving US Airways a major presence in Hawaii. Vegaswikian 18:44, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
I've heard that US Airways had ordered 20 A350's. Should we add that in the Fleet section of this article. Irfanfaiz 14:48, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
The strong rumor is that all America West branding will be removed on January 6, 2006. At this time, should we take another step in merging the articles by inserting a similar fleet table to the America West article and placing a link to the America West fleet? Also, should we merge America West Express into US Airways Express since that is likely what they will be doing business as? Any comments or other suggestions are welcome. Airline 03:48, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
OK, the US Airways route map lists LAS and PHX as a 'New US Airways Hub Airport served by America West'. Sounds like US Airways does not consider them as US Airways hubs at this time. However they are hubs for the HP portion of the system. Vegaswikian 06:53, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
I would venture to say that DCA is a hub rather than just a focus city for USair, as a person who lives on the approach path to National, i see a LOT of usair planes, and most of USair's domestic routes can be accessed through national
I beleive united's route map shows it as a USAir/Star Alliance hub NweinthalNWeinthal
Did these orders move when MidAtlantic merged with Republic? I think they stayed, but just checking. Vegaswikian 05:14, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
Nope, the Embraer 190 is operated by US Airways, not even under the MidAtlantic Division. See [2] Cliffb 01:43, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
Can someone explain to me what the entry Uninjured means under Injuries? Is this an convoluted way to say there were no injuries? Vegaswikian 06:29, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
Best best I've come up with is that is what is on the gov't sites that are linked. I was thinking the same thing -- its insanely convoluted, either the header needs to be changed (say "Passenger/Crew Status") or the uninjured ones need to come off the list... Cliffb 02:38, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
You have accidents listed for Mesa Airlines and other airlines operating under USA code, and yet you missed all the major accidents - including 6 hull losses.
Someone needs to go the the ntsb.gov site and get an accurate list here.
The article recently got changed to say America West acquired US Airways. However legally a US Airways Group subsidiary acquired America West Group. But for accounting purposes America West was considered the acquiring airline. I think the article should state merger. US Airways was the larger airline, but America West provided a majority of the management. I think also since the US Airways name is the surviving name it makes the most sense to stick with merger? Thoughts? Cliffb 01:46, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
I think portions of the Allegheny Airlines article should be here, specifically the Allegheny before 1979 section which is really US Air/US Airways' history, not the Allegheny that flew regionally for US Air/US Airways'. This would clean up the corporate lineage a bit. I've been on a bit of a rampage organizing the merged and airlines so each airline is its own company, and this would be another part of it. Of course the Allegheny article would have a dab for the US Airways Article.. — Cliffb 05:48, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
There has been some disagreement as to what fleet to list here. In the discussion I've had with other users the decision is to list just the airplanes on the US Airways and not the America West certificates -- taking this information from the FAA data. I think this should be until the fleets are integrated under one certificate. —CliffB 04:31, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Okay, lets get a consensus on this so we don't keep this slow edit war going. or at minimum a vote of interested editors. How should we report US Airways/US Airways Group/America West?
To address this and disentangle the verbiage I put together a proposed revision. It also has the information merged from Allegheny Airlines and All American Airways articles, but also preserves some of the future state info. Also I worked on this in my sandbox, if you're looking for some Edit summaries.
My goal is to go for continuity.. But also given the strange merger structure of the last merger, perhaps we should go the way of the AT&T articles and have a US Airways (pre 2005) article, a America West article, and a US Airways (2005- ) article? Whichever way ends up being the way I think that the history of All American, Allegheny, and US Air until at least the late 80's early 90s, should all be in the same article. Having them split out into little articles breaks up continuity, and can lead to the pedia containing contradictory history on one subject. —Cliffb 06:56, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
I went digging into US Airways' 8K filing, and I'm confused as to what airline (US Airways/AWA) has which aircraft ordered... I just sent an email off to investor relations for clarification to see what they come back with.. —Cliffb 06:23, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
When both US Airways and America West's operations are combined in 2007, will US Airways inherit America West's callsign or will the airline keep its current callsign? Bucs2004 23:20, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
If you go to united.com and look at the route map and it clearly labes pittsburgh as a US Airways hub, so i am going to change it -NW
Thanks for clearing it up 72.83.117.107n
This has been discussed at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Airlines/Fleet and Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Airlines to try and get consensus. No objection has been raised there to keeping orders/options as a heading and I think that we should do so in this article. I bring this up because we seem to have a difference of opinion on the need for that heading in this article. The united table does seem to have some support with the biggest objection being that it has too much data. Discussions should probably be on the project page so that we can arrive at a common format for most or all airline fleet tables. Vegaswikian 18:38, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
Is LAS really US Airways' secondary hub???? Bucs2004 17:06, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
The aticle is currently at about 30K so we should consider splitting out material that could be a new article. Not sure what that should be. One thought I had was one article for all of the mergers. Vegaswikian 19:42, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
The fleet table is simple and dispalys basic, yet needed information. Changing it similar to the Singapore Airlines article will not accomplish anything. Considering what Vegaswikian said above, this article shouldn't have America West airlines information displayed in it. The airline is merged, and seperate information is no longer needed. America West information can be displayed in the America West Page!-- Golich17 03:18, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
This airline traces its history back to 1937. If we're going to pin down by when it took its name it would be 1996 when it changed to US Airways from USAir. Picking a 1979 date is as arbitrary as picking a 1996 date; 1980's USAir looked very similar to 1978's Allegheny Airlines. Changing the name didn't drastically and instantly change the airline. If anything the PSA, Piedmont, and America West mergers were more significant than any of the name changes. —Cliffb 04:42, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
It really isn't rocket science here. You can't ignore the fact that while US and HP are operated together, their aircraft are still configured differently, though a process has begun to standardize the A319 and A320 fleet on the America West interior layout. If we're going to include the US West aircraft in the US Airways fleet count (which we should), we need to make clear the differences involved. No, it's not simple and easy and clean - but neither is life. It makes the table more complicated but it's reality, and you can't deny reality just so the table looks like you want it to, Golich. FCYTravis 21:44, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Ok, so now that the Delta merger isn't going to happen, I'm thinking it's time to clean up that bit of the article. I'm thinking that it doesn't even belong on the US Airways page, or at most a brief mention. I would put the bulk of the information on US Airways Group since without a merger, there's no real effect on the airline's history, it is more relevant to that of the parent company. -- Hawaiian717 19:52, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
I moved Parker's DUI to his article. It isn't really a notable event in the history of US Airways, but it is in the history of Doug Parker. At best it deserves a one sentence mention after the withdraw of the Delta merger offer. —Cliffb 03:50, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
Much of the content in the US Airways Group should be moved back into the US Airways article. Why? It should be made consistent with other airline holding company articles such as UAL Corporation and AMR Corporation, which are much more compact in detail. -- Inetpup 05:47, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
Can someone explain why this table should not be sortable? To take the position that no one wants to see the table in another order seems so wrong. I have always said it should be by aircraft size. Can I then change this back to aircraft size so that it is in my correct order? I must be missing something here. Vegaswikian 03:05, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
Low cost airline?-- Bbudik1001 03:25, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
I think the A318 Order should be removed. Right around the time the merger began, or even before, America West converted all their 318 orders into 319's. They may have been just straight up canceled, but in any case, US is not taking any A318's.
Can Talk:US Airways/Aug23Proposed be deleted? Vegaswikian 05:13, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
I just flew into Manchester, UK on US Airways Flight 734, in Envoy Class - the aircraft was reconfigured to 30C, with the six International First Class/Envoy Sleeper seats still very much in place. I hope that ends this stupid nonsense about the seats being removed. FCYTravis 14:54, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
After the series of changes adding winglet information to this article and after looking at the changes done to the 757 article, I believe that these changes are intended as spam. While they provide some useful information, their basic purpose is for sales promotion of these winglets. What do others think? Vegaswikian 17:18, 1 April 2007 (UTC) I really don't think Boeing, or anyone for that matter is going to sell, or try to sell winglets through wiki.
Image:USAir dividendmiles.gif is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. BetacommandBot 04:28, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
Image:USAir clublogo.gif is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. BetacommandBot 04:28, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
Please explain why "US Airways' business model is not that of an LCC." An LCC is just that - a carrier with low operating costs, or CASM. US Airways has a low CASM. FCYTravis 04:41, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
Quoth the article, on the combination of the merger of US Air and AW's reservation systems:
Now that the computer systems are merged, America West operated flights are marketed as though America West is a wholly owned carrier. This marketing is common practice for airlines that have code share agreements with other airlines operating the aircraft for feeder or regional routes. This practice is not common for all major airlines, but greatly simplifies the process for a passenger connecting between the US Airways and America West operated flights.
Can someone explain how exactly this simplifies connections between USAir flights and flights operated by AW? I had such a connection before the reservation systems were combined and it wasn't any more complicated than any other transfer between two flights operated by the same airline. -- Jfruh ( talk) 02:14, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
Recent news, 2005: Merger with America West, Post 2005 merger, and Final merger pieces seem to split this information too finely and beg a heading for additional information. I thought post 2005 merger would have done that but apparently not. I know this needs to be changed but I'm not sure how. Suggestions? Vegaswikian 04:03, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
I must say after a first hand experience, US Airways Domestic First class makes United's Domestic F product look like the Ritz! 19:10, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
On the side where it lists focus city for US Air it seems Boston Logan was taken out, but if you go to the Boston Logan Airport website it says on their main page US Air is a focus city. Additionally it states in the main introduction to this wikipedia article that Boston is a focus city. Why was it taken out in the side graph with all the information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 156.56.154.74 ( talk) 17:13, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Is US Airways still planning to fly from Philadelphia to Shanghai? Many users keeps removing that from the destinations list. Bucs2004 21:41, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
I tried to add the link to US Airways in Chinese but it says something about blacklisted. Can someone explain what's going on? HkCaGu 18:58, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
It should be something like zh:全美航空 or http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%A8%E7%BE%8E%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA HkCaGu 18:59, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
While HP aircraft are now operating under the US certificate, this does not mean that there are no longer flights being operated by HP. It is my understanding that the union contracts have not been revised to allow flight and ground crews to aircraft from either fleet. So there are still HP operated flights. Does anyone have any facts that would make the current operation picture clear? Also, there may be a waver that allows the use of both US and CACTUS as call signs, surely if true, meaning that there are still HP operated flights. Vegaswikian 23:46, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Go to flight tracking websites like flightaware.com and see if AWE flight numbers are still AWE. If it's AWE, it'll still be "Cactus". HkCaGu 17:24, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
I shall clarify. The airline is operating under one certificate right now. The FAA granted some sort of waiver to allow for the use of both callsigns for the time being, hence flights still being coded AWE as to not confuse ATC. Once the company decides to go all USA, the callsign will be Cactus. -
Maverick
00:07, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
Anyone want to take a stab at rewriting and organizing the history section? Is has gotten to the point that it is not readable. What exactly is recent news? Isn't that a different wiki? Vegaswikian 08:02, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
It has come to my attention that some users are refering the first row of US' Envoy class as "International First Class." The truth is that US Airways no longer operates 3-class cabin service; only Economy and Business (Envoy) Class. According to US Airway's website, the Sleeper Seat is considered a "lie-flat Envoy Seat" [4]. 75.24.192.141 04:25, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
Just look at the F-cabins of other international airlines: Singapore [5] Emirates [6] Qatar [7] ANA [8]
Now THAT'S what I call International First Class.
Jendeyoung 16:52, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
I'll be turning on auto archiving for the talk page leaving active discussions for 60 days. Vegaswikian 08:03, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
I was just wondering if the new Philadelphia-Beijing nonstop service will launch in March 2009. US Airways has not made an announcement since the announced it in September. Some sources say that it may not launch. Bucs2004 ( talk) 02:00, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
I believe the route is still happening the main reason that the route might have failed was due to the lack of gates space at PHL in the international terminal which has been worked out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.202.212.143 ( talk) 06:45, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
'Refer to main article.' to replace text is not an appropriate change. Kansas City International Airport is not a focus city per the airlines own web site. Vegaswikian ( talk) 03:42, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
While the carrier likes to refer to itself as "Low Cost Carrier", pays lower salaries than other network carries, and its stockticker symbol is LCC, its overall operating costs are not that low at all. Its business model is not that of a Southwest or Frontier, neither is its fare structure on most routes.
I suggest that "low cost carrier" be deleted from the description paragraph.
Please stop changing Las Vegas from a hub to a secondary hub as their current route map lists LAS as one of their hubs. Also, please see past discussions on this talk page. Thanks! Bucs2004 ( talk) 21:27, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
I changed "acquisition by America West" in a heading to "merger with" but it was reverted. Anyone care to explain why?-- Velvet elvis81 ( talk) 01:31, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
Still wondering. If I don't hear from anyone soon, I'm changing it back to merger.-- Velvet elvis81 ( talk) 03:46, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
Does US Airways have an order for 3 A318's. Airbus' orderbook claims they have 3 on order, which is quite odd I must admit because I haven't heard anything about this.-- Golich17 ( talk) 22:13, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
Let's not collapse the fleet tables. We should remain consistent with other airline pages, which is to display the data without being able to have the option to collapse or not. I think we can and should condense this table as it is starting to grow at a rapid pace, but with ongoing retirements, this table will get smaller over the years.-- Golich17 ( talk) 02:21, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
I don't think this section is very encyclopedia worthy nor does it provide any influential details regarding the airline. This is one of the few, if not the only, pages that has this section. I think it takes up space and it can be deleted. Any thoughts on this?-- Golich17 ( talk) 02:28, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
Hello. I'm soliciting opinions regarding the controversy surrounding the formation of the US Airline Pilots Association. Please see Talk:US Airline Pilots Association#Controversy and add you opinion. -- Tcncv ( talk) 00:20, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
in keeping with the SEC documents, I think its very clear how this transaction took place. What is your opinion? I have someone changing this section even though I use reference from the factual SEC filing and the editor does not provide any reference to back up their changes to my work. I would guess that they are not interested in keeping wikipedia factual. Thanks EditWithFacts ( talk) 22:37, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for your input; Wikipedia is supposed to be factual and my input has been nothing but factual. The SEC document is very accurate and very clear as to what took place. My posts give exact location and language references to back up the statements. Vegaswikian on the other hand never cites any credible references to back up or to verify his/her statements. Notice that the SEC reference to documents is always deleted when vegaswikian changes the title to his/ her favor. I have studied in great detail this merger and the mergers of major corporations in a professional capacity; some of which included Mobil Exxon, and Chevron Texaco. Lets keep this web source factual![ [10]] EditWithFacts ( talk) 03:15, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Did US Airways push back the Philadephia-Beijing service from 2009 to 2010? 74.183.173.237 ( talk) 14:30, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
User:Seanwarner86 ( talk) —Preceding comment was added at 01:35, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
There's an internal document available here spelling out the last major round of cuts.
Q: So where does PIT shape up compared to other stations in the system? Are we still a focus city or whatever the term du jour is?
A: PIT in January (and to a certain extent today), is now operating about the same number of flights as other large, non-hub cities around our system, i.e., LAX, DFW. It’s fair to say that PIT is an important city for us, but would not qualify for hub or focus city status.
Hope this clears that up. FCYTravis ( talk) 01:55, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
US AIRWAYS CEO Doug Parker’s DUI conviction in 2007 is a significant issue (and his two priors roughly 20 years before have a lesser degree of signifigance. [Sources: East Valley Tribune (www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/83778)]; Aircrew Buzz (aircrewbuzz.com/2007/02/doug-parker-pleads-guilty-to-dui-charge.html); (aircrewbuzz.com/2007/02/us-airways-ceo-arrested-for-dui.html), numerous others available on internet news sites. Although he is only one person, he is the visible ambassador for this company, and is expected to set an example. The pilots he oversees have strict rules against drinking before flying for very obvious reasons; drinking and driving is also a crime, and should not be permissible for the lead executive of a company in the transportation industry. That he didn’t resign or be terminated by the board for this violation of the law is certainly relevant, as it gives the reader information of the style of governance of the board of US AIRWAYS.
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, a college classmate of mine whom I had respected, left office because of what is normally considered to be a minor crime, and it was completely appropriate that he did leave office. He made an an ethics violation, set a poor example, and appeared clearly hypocritical based upon his history of taking a hard line on violators of the law, including operators of prostitution rings. He could no longer be considered what we thought he was, and lost his credibility and effectiveness when his history with prostitutes came to light.
In my position as a retained executive search consultant (to learn more about me, go to www.alandarling.com), a significant part of my job is evaluating senior executives, their current impact on their current business and their potential impact on a potential new one (I may charge in excess of $100,000 for this service). I would not present a candidate with a recent DUI conviction for a senior position in the transportation industry, nor, if I was a board member, would I permit the person to remain in a senior position. US Airways has made a statement, and not a favorable one in my view, by keeping Parker in place.
The airline currently ranks dead last among the major carriers for customer satisfaction as of May, 2008, (source: (www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2008/05/19/daily24.html?ana=from_rss). Whether that is due to Parker's DUI, his overall leadership, or is completely based on the hand he has been dealt is unclear, but the results the airline is producing are poor in the customer's eyes.
Information on the company’s leadership and board governance is certainly lacking in this article. I would like to learn more about it in general, and about the decision-making process they took when discussing retaining or terminating Doug Parker based upon this legal violation. 216.158.173.132 ( talk) 06:18, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
There have been a lot of rumors about the callsign over the last few years. Ever since the merger became official the former America West division has continued to use Cactus as the callsign. The rumors have been that the combined carrier will use the Cactus callsign. When the merger was announced it was felt that US Airways had more brand recognition then America West and the combined carrier kept the US Airways name. Since most of the general public is not aware of the callsign many employees from the America West side would like to retain the Cactus callsign to show they were the acquiring company without harming the US Airways brand. Most flights on the west side of the airline since the merger have been using the ICAO code AWE and callsign Cactus while the east side uses USA code and USAir callsign. The latest rumor is September 1, 2008 ICAO code for all flights will be USA and callsign Cactus. Guess we'll see if it becomes official or not then. Skywayman ( talk) 08:32, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
The combined company has publicly referred to the combination transaction as a merger. However, employees, the media and the public sector alike, have taken this merger, and called it at times an acquisition. People from both sides claim that their side bought the other. Articles on the internet, including the Wikipedia article on America West and US AIRWAYS, are usually tailored to the authors' opinion. Those who favor America West will claim that America West bought and rescued US Airways. US Airways supporters will claim the opposite.
These types of disputes of opinions have resonated throughout the current US Airways workforce, and have contributed to the various labor disputes going on during the integration of both workforces from former America West and US Airways. The company has abstained from using phrases such as "suggested putting the airline up for sale," "acquired," "acquisition," and "bought them..." due to their adverse effect.
A similar situation is currently underway at the current merger of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines. Employees of both sides are already bickering over who bought who on different internet blogs.
For a factual account of the merger, please refer to the company's OFFICIAL SEC filing
It is also possible to find the actual merger announcement, which makes no reference about "acquisition" on the US Airways website, under the archived press releases:
America West Official Announcement
US AIRWAYS Official Announcement
Miamijunge ( talk) 13:27, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
I have flagged this page as biased, and there it will stay for eternity. To all above, unless you are an attorney or an investment banker, or an accountant, you have no business interpreting something you do not understand. And to skywayman, America West did not purchase anyone. Read the sec filings, as I guess you don't understand the concept,"for accounting purposes only." djs. 21:00, 21 September. —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
71.28.90.104 (
talk)
01:00, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
I know Wikipedians orgasm at the thoght of being the first to report, but Please DO NOT ADD THIS INCIDENT TO 'INCIDENTS' yet. the 'incident' is a mere 1 hour old and already Wiki users have put uncomfirmed reports up with NO basis, no matter if CBS, FOX or anyone else has interviewed. Changes will be made anyway; let's wait a day. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.215.94.13 ( talk) 21:22, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
I believe we should be able to edit the incident immediately. Wiki fans have the right to know what is happening. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.246.98.132 ( talk) 22:28, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
aw man...can't edit this wiki... BlueChainsawMan ( talk) 23:06, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
the BBC said 78 people were treated, but only one of them had a reported injury. i'm not sure if it's right to classify a broken leg as serious or not (i would say not), or if being treated for hypothermia should be listed as minor or ignored (i would say not). 71.234.109.192 ( talk) 15:42, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
Can the plane be salvaged? The news hasn't said anything about this yet. —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
72.67.35.97 (
talk)
06:56, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
The lead section of this article shows "353 mainline jet aircraft" (down from 354), but the Fleet section shows "a fleet of 356 twinjets" (down from 357). In that same section, the sum of the active aircraft counts totals 353 (after a reduction of the Airbus A320-200 count from 75 to 74. It sounds like 353 is correct. Also, the term "twinjets" seems incorrectly qualify the given count. I suspect that many of the regional jet aircraft excluded from this count also have a twinjet configuration. Someone with more knowledge than I might want to review this. -- Tcncv ( talk) 03:43, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
I know that US Airways is planning to fly PHX-NRT nonstop in 2012 but should we add them as destinations. I am not sure that this is confirmed or not. 74.183.173.237 ( talk) 04:40, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
Im happy with all of the above. Sorry about the January part, I literally just re-instated the IP's edits and pasted a ref at the end, a slight oversight on my part. RaseaC ( talk) 21:03, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
When EXACTLY are they launching service from Charlotte to Rio? Some say the route is to begin as scheduled on December 2nd, some changed it to December 15th, back to December 2nd, and back to December 15th again. Did they postpone the launch again? Snoozlepet ( talk) 21:25, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
I hate this extra three digits:
We don't need it "-214", "-231", "-232"! Extra information which became cluttered and difficult to read it! —Preceding unsigned comment added by B767-500 ( talk • contribs) 04:34, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
The focus of this article is about the airlines named US Airways and its predecessors. However, today's airline was essentially an acquisition of US Airways (east) by America West. The ICAO code, callsign, ticket numbers, management, and headquarters are all America West heritage. I understand there is a separate America West article describing its history, but shouldn't there at least be a link at the top noting that article and that this one is focused on the named US Airways companies only? Crescent22 ( talk) 16:41, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
I wroting text, but two other editors are delete it:
Can you help improve (my poor English) and help me put in correct section? Thanks.-- B767-500 ( talk) 06:17, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
Guys, you know the drill after the edit-waring is stopped... please take your time to talk it out here. Also, note that the editor was → B767-500 ( talk · contribs) ← was BLOCKED for SPAMMING trollish remarks on the talk pages of 4 editors (including mine). Lastly, note that there will no more tolerance for IP socking here, anyone who wilfully does it again is liable to be BLOCKED as well, worst case scenario being an INDEFINITE BLOCK. Take heed. -- Dave ♠♣♥♦1185♪♫™ 16:02, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
The more I go through the page, the more I realize how convoluted and excessively detailed the entire history is, especially after the turn of the century. I'm willing to go through and research/add citations wherever needed (as I've done for the entire period up to the 90's), but I'm wary of deleting information that others might deem too important. Is there anyone else that I can work with to try and condense some of this? At least minimize clutter and streamline the history. And if there are no volunteers, what's the best way to do this myself without upsetting people? Thanks. Bizzarechipmonk ( talk) 13:53, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
WhisperToMe ( talk) 23:34, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
United MileagePlus and Delta Skymiles both have their own articles and I feel if some history can be added, there's enough information to spin Dividend Miles off into its own article. Thoughts? CapsLock NumLock ... CapsTalk NumTalk 00:29, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is not a hub of US Airways, it is a focus city. It clearly states here: http://www.usairways.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/factsheets.html on the first pdf link, which was updated on April 1st, that Ronald Reagan National Airport is a focus city, not a hub. -- Greggy123 ( talk) 05:21, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
You explains issues and don't just dumps my text. So, I just wait for upgrade to hub status when lefting the gates by Delta, and update DCA portion in summer.-- B767-500 ( talk) 06:00, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
The following split should on the table for discussion:
{{split2|AMR Corporation–US Airways Group merger|date=February 2013}}
I don't know if the above is a split or a rename proposal, but just wanted to put it forward for discussion. The above is in reference to the article American Airlines–US Airways merger.
-- 71.135.164.241 ( talk) 06:04, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
I propose that American Airlines-US Airways merger be merged into both American Airlines and US Airways-- Petebutt ( talk) 07:14, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
It should be noted that America West purchased US Air and thus the company US Air ceased to exist but the branding, which was determined to be much better for the entire combined airline as was retained. The entire line of corporations comes all from the America West side and the original US Airways ceased to exist as Chapter 11 bankruptcy and then sale to an America West created entity. The combined company uses the AWE identifier with nickname "cactus" to signify the airline that "really" survived. The defunct company is US Airways not America West. I suggest using the Bank of America Corporation/NationsBank wiki page as the template for company details in summary and entry. This will also template the American Airlines merger very nicely.
Merger Details:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701345/000095012305011287/p70803a2sv1za.htm p. A-2-4
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701345/000095012305011287/p70803a2sv1za.htm p. B-2-18
Callsign:
http://www.allacronyms.com/CACTUS/United_States__Airways/1302569
Dear all, I think this statement (founded in 1937, commenced in 1996) in the infobox is misleading. Obviously, the purpose of these two "data slots" is to cater for airlines which launched revenue flights considerably later than being founded. Take Lufthansa as an example: The company was founded in 1953, but the actual "airline stuff" was only started in 1955. I can fully understand that the history of the various predecesors of US Airways is complicated and must be well explained, but this infobox spot is not the right place.-- FoxyOrange ( talk) 15:07, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
Please note that US Airways is still headquartered in Tempe, Arizona NOT Fort Worth, Texas (that is actually the HQ for the airline's holding company American Airlines Group) as per http://www.usairways.com/en-US/contact/general.html; please provide a source stating that US Airways have relocated its headquarters to Fort Worth. Parker is the CEO of American Airlines Group. US Airways's CEO is also Robert Isom as per http://www.aa.com/i18n/amrcorp/corporateInformation/facts/structure.jsp. Rzxz1980 ( talk) 05:14, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
I deem it as necessary because major publications such as Huffington Post and other reliable sources have stories about it. It is encyclopedic as it uses encyclopedic language, and is an accurate description of what had occurred. EDIT: How many more sources do you need? It passes WP:DUE as a majority of the sources reporting on it are reliable sources. Tutelary ( talk) 01:33, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
←I believe the appropriate point in this case is not every fart is notable. -- kelapstick( bainuu) 22:26, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
The key point is reliable sources which this has already qualified for. We don't determine the content, we merely look at the reliable sources, and see what they say. As I said before, unless you can come up with a Wikipedia policy that says exactly what you're saying, WP:DUE does not qualify as there are the necessary sources for it, and in large mass. It does not matter in the sense that you feel it isn't significant enough. The sources are there, they are reliable, and we can use them. Tutelary ( talk) 21:23, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
I've reverted. The event has been given its WP:DUE weight and deserves a mention. I am willing to start a RfC over this, as I believe it has achieved its notability. Tutelary ( talk) 15:30, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Over the course of this page, I added the incident of what happened on the company's official Twitter account; The United Airways official feed accidentally tweeted a pornographic photo to a consumer who was complaining about a flight delay. The photo was an image of an unidentified woman with a scale plane deposited in her genitalia. There have been numerous reliable sources that have been invoked to display notability for this incident, all discuss the content and the incident in depth, and no original research is needed to extract the content. The concerns raised by the opponents include WP:BALASPS, WP:NOTNEWS, and WP:EVENT, mainly the fact that the content is not relevant in the long term scheme of the company, and that it was a blip in the news cycle so to speak. They also have said that it was newsworthy, but not notable enough for an event. I must also note, as to not engage in reckless RfC's, that if there is a clear, early community consensus that this event is not notable, I will withdraw this Rfc. Thank you. Tutelary ( talk) 20:13, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
Request withdrawn
{{
cot}}
and bottom: {{
cob}}
.
SW3 5DL (
talk)
01:44, 27 May 2014 (UTC)I have noticed on a few airport articles that US destinations are characterized as "American Airlines operated by US Airways". Is it too early in the merger process to begin reformatting these destination tables on each airport US flies to? As a precedent, all AirTran destinations have already switched to this model (Southwest Airlines operated by AirTran) and their merger is yet to be complete, as AirTran still operates flights. Just wondering if we should start changing US Airways destinations to this format. tommer419 ( talk) 01:39, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
Several edits on April 8 began referring to US Airways in the past tense after it received its single operating certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration. However, US Airways still operates its own flights. It is one of two airline subsidiaries owned by American Airlines Group Inc. The single operating certificate simply means that FAA regulates American Airlines and US Airways as one airline, with common FAA-regulated procedures and manuals. It doesn't mean that US Airways has ceased to exist as an airline.
As the above article notes, the US Airways callsign does change to "American," from "Cactus." The summary box on the wiki page still says "Cactus." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Josh Freed ( talk • contribs) 13:00, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
I have noticed that a few airports have already added an end date for US Airways flights and US Airways Express flights, and people have already added a start date for American Airlines/American Eagle destinations/flights at non-hub airport. Is it time to start doing that to all non-hub airports and do all of them end on October 16, 2015 and begin on October 17, 2015? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Planeexpert777 ( talk • contribs) 03:14, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
That is what I meant, adding beginning and end dates. Planeexpert777 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Planeexpert777 ( talk • contribs) 04:11, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
When US Airways ceases operations on October 17, 2015, how should we fix the infobox? Should we remove any AA stuff (frequent flyer programs and lounges) and keep former US information as this page should be kept historical (with the exception of alliance as US Airways was in Star Alliance and Oneworld as a former member) after October 17th. What about the codes? Should we keep them or merge them? Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, America West Airlines, and other carriers that have ceased operations had their infobox to their original information pre-merger information. 97.85.113.113 ( talk) 22:18, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
US Airways President: Reagan National Most Profitable Hub for Airline see article [<a href=" http://www.sungazette.net/arlington/news/us-airways-president-reagan-national-most-profitable-hub-for-airline/article_1b7e2996-773d-11e1-bd8d-001871e3ce6c.html"></a>]. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is the most profitable major hub [..] of the US Airways route system, the carrier’s president recently said. — Preceding unsigned comment added by B767-500 ( talk • contribs) 22:23, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just added archive links to 2 external links on
US Airways. Please take a moment to review
my edit. If necessary, add {{
cbignore}}
after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add {{
nobots|deny=InternetArchiveBot}}
to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true to let others know.
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers. — cyberbot II Talk to my owner:Online 23:57, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just added archive links to 5 external links on
US Airways. Please take a moment to review
my edit. If necessary, add {{
cbignore}}
after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add {{
nobots|deny=InternetArchiveBot}}
to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true to let others know.
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers.— cyberbot II Talk to my owner:Online 16:35, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just added archive links to one external link on
US Airways. Please take a moment to review
my edit. If necessary, add {{
cbignore}}
after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add {{
nobots|deny=InternetArchiveBot}}
to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true to let others know.
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers.— cyberbot II Talk to my owner:Online 10:01, 8 February 2016 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just added archive links to one external link on
US Airways. Please take a moment to review
my edit. If necessary, add {{
cbignore}}
after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add {{
nobots|deny=InternetArchiveBot}}
to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at {{ Sourcecheck}}).
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers.— cyberbot II Talk to my owner:Online 05:20, 28 February 2016 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified one external link on US Airways. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot ( Report bug) 18:13, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
![]() | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1 |
The correct name of the airline is US Airways, not U.S. Airways. This is the way that the company has the name copyrighted, and it is the way that the company uses the name one all official documents including their website. The US in US Airways is not an abbreviation for United States, though it is a representation of it.-- Boothy443 | comhrÚ 07:15, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
The merger changes everything (particularly for us here in Philadelphia!). Should the current article be moved to something like "US Airways pre-2005" and a new article written? Simesa 05:56, 21 May 2005 (UTC)
As a reminder, even when the holding companies merge, US Airways and America West Airlines will still be flying and this will continue for about two years. The airlines are not merging at this time. So no attempt should be made to merge anything right now. This includes the express and shuttle operations. The infoboxes probably will need updates where names have changed. It will take a while for the FAA to approve all of the changes that have too happen before the airlines can actually be merged. Vegaswikian 07:33, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
I strongly disagree with the changes made by User:Airline today. This article is about US Airways, Inc. NOT America West Airlines, Inc. NOT US Airways Group, Inc. Once the airline merge, then we can add HP information. Not before then. It's misleading--the facts are incorrect. I'm inclined to revert if someone agrees. RingMaruf 23:45, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
I understand your concerns, however, consdering that America West and US Air are now co-branding all of their materials, including websites, aircraft, and marketing, I believe that the page should be reflected to review the changes even though America West and US Air are operating under separate certificates from the FAA. Another good example to support merging the pages is the "About AWA" section on americawest.com - Look at the fact sheets. Airline 23:56, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
They're two different airlines. They're not even codesharing with each other yet. The fleet numbers are wrong. The focus cities are wrong. US Airways hasn't been in a merger yet at all. US Airways Group and America West Holdings merged. You don't take all the information on the Piedmont Airlines page and combine it with the PSA Airlines page just because they've got the same owner and both operate as USX. If you want to put a combined fleet tally on the US Airways Group article, I think that would be appropriate. Also, I don't feel the HP history belongs here, now or later. That should stay at the America West Airlines page, just like the Piedmont history is at the Piedmont page, the PSA history is at the PSA page, the Mohawk history is at the Mohawk page, and so on. RingMaruf 00:02, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
It seems to me that since the new US Airways is going to have so much difference from the old, a new article may be wise. This is much more than a minor reorganization, and complicating the matter is the fact that America West is the surviving airlines while US Airways is the surviving brand. Airline 00:20, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
After listening to your discussion, I agree. However, since the airlines are now co-branded, shouldn't their wikipedia pages also be? I do not object to you reverting the US Airways page, but both airlines' logos should be the new, USAIR-AWEST joining together sign as seen on both websites. Airline 00:04, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
Does anyone see a need to try and preserve the picture of the airlines as they existed before the holding company merge? Over the next two years, a lot of information will be lost as various aspects of the two airlines are merged. Vegaswikian 00:42, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
Alright, I updated the
US Airways Group article with the combined fleet. Let me know what you think.
RingMaruf
01:13, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
I edited the America West Holdings Corporation article with minor post-merger word changes. Airline 01:29, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
OK, I changed the Former US Airways destinations article. I think the section at the end helps document some of the US history that would've been lost with the HP merger. I'll add more details on dates and a few more destinations in the 1989-98 section as I can. RingMaruf 20:14, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
There seems to be some confusion here. Is it America West Airlines dba US Airways or US Airways dba America West Airlines? Vegaswikian 19:33, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
Do you guys think that it might be a good idea to have one logo file for all of the US Airways Group subsidiaries during the transition, like this? Airline 21:37, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
I have not seen the change yet, but I have been told that the entire fleet has the legacy logo located near all of the doors or on the doors, it was not clear which. On the top of the logo is the US Airways name and on the bottom is the 'operated by' phase followed by the name of the airline operating the aircraft (America West Airlines etc.). Vegaswikian 05:15, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
I know for a fact that there is a small orange America West legacy logo on the newly painted US Airways jets... on the flap that covers the front nose gear. I am also sure (not 100%) that near the front passenger door, located to the lower right, there is the following text: "This aircraft is owned and operated by America West Inc." Iheartcorruption 06:53, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
I was going to build a table of the express fleet. However I'm not sure how to put this together. Would the table need to indicate which company (Mesa, Republic) was operating the aircraft types? Should the MidAtlantic Airways, PSA Airlines and Piedmont Airlines aircraft stay in those company articles like it already is for Piedmont?
The PSA article is a stub that needs work and there still is no MidAtlantic article so if someone has some details, feel free to work on those articles. Vegaswikian 22:35, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
Are the aircraft used for the shuttle included in the regular fleet or are these dedicated aircraft? If they are dedicated, they should be listed in the fleet section of the shuttle article. Vegaswikian 22:58, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
Did anyone see that Mesa will be operating RJs in Hawaii beinging 1Q 2006? I suspect that these will be code shared with US Airways or be operated as US Airways express since this is when America West will be providing service with 5 daily flights from the mainland. If I'm correct this will add service to one more airport giving US Airways a major presence in Hawaii. Vegaswikian 18:44, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
I've heard that US Airways had ordered 20 A350's. Should we add that in the Fleet section of this article. Irfanfaiz 14:48, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
The strong rumor is that all America West branding will be removed on January 6, 2006. At this time, should we take another step in merging the articles by inserting a similar fleet table to the America West article and placing a link to the America West fleet? Also, should we merge America West Express into US Airways Express since that is likely what they will be doing business as? Any comments or other suggestions are welcome. Airline 03:48, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
OK, the US Airways route map lists LAS and PHX as a 'New US Airways Hub Airport served by America West'. Sounds like US Airways does not consider them as US Airways hubs at this time. However they are hubs for the HP portion of the system. Vegaswikian 06:53, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
I would venture to say that DCA is a hub rather than just a focus city for USair, as a person who lives on the approach path to National, i see a LOT of usair planes, and most of USair's domestic routes can be accessed through national
I beleive united's route map shows it as a USAir/Star Alliance hub NweinthalNWeinthal
Did these orders move when MidAtlantic merged with Republic? I think they stayed, but just checking. Vegaswikian 05:14, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
Nope, the Embraer 190 is operated by US Airways, not even under the MidAtlantic Division. See [2] Cliffb 01:43, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
Can someone explain to me what the entry Uninjured means under Injuries? Is this an convoluted way to say there were no injuries? Vegaswikian 06:29, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
Best best I've come up with is that is what is on the gov't sites that are linked. I was thinking the same thing -- its insanely convoluted, either the header needs to be changed (say "Passenger/Crew Status") or the uninjured ones need to come off the list... Cliffb 02:38, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
You have accidents listed for Mesa Airlines and other airlines operating under USA code, and yet you missed all the major accidents - including 6 hull losses.
Someone needs to go the the ntsb.gov site and get an accurate list here.
The article recently got changed to say America West acquired US Airways. However legally a US Airways Group subsidiary acquired America West Group. But for accounting purposes America West was considered the acquiring airline. I think the article should state merger. US Airways was the larger airline, but America West provided a majority of the management. I think also since the US Airways name is the surviving name it makes the most sense to stick with merger? Thoughts? Cliffb 01:46, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
I think portions of the Allegheny Airlines article should be here, specifically the Allegheny before 1979 section which is really US Air/US Airways' history, not the Allegheny that flew regionally for US Air/US Airways'. This would clean up the corporate lineage a bit. I've been on a bit of a rampage organizing the merged and airlines so each airline is its own company, and this would be another part of it. Of course the Allegheny article would have a dab for the US Airways Article.. — Cliffb 05:48, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
There has been some disagreement as to what fleet to list here. In the discussion I've had with other users the decision is to list just the airplanes on the US Airways and not the America West certificates -- taking this information from the FAA data. I think this should be until the fleets are integrated under one certificate. —CliffB 04:31, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Okay, lets get a consensus on this so we don't keep this slow edit war going. or at minimum a vote of interested editors. How should we report US Airways/US Airways Group/America West?
To address this and disentangle the verbiage I put together a proposed revision. It also has the information merged from Allegheny Airlines and All American Airways articles, but also preserves some of the future state info. Also I worked on this in my sandbox, if you're looking for some Edit summaries.
My goal is to go for continuity.. But also given the strange merger structure of the last merger, perhaps we should go the way of the AT&T articles and have a US Airways (pre 2005) article, a America West article, and a US Airways (2005- ) article? Whichever way ends up being the way I think that the history of All American, Allegheny, and US Air until at least the late 80's early 90s, should all be in the same article. Having them split out into little articles breaks up continuity, and can lead to the pedia containing contradictory history on one subject. —Cliffb 06:56, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
I went digging into US Airways' 8K filing, and I'm confused as to what airline (US Airways/AWA) has which aircraft ordered... I just sent an email off to investor relations for clarification to see what they come back with.. —Cliffb 06:23, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
When both US Airways and America West's operations are combined in 2007, will US Airways inherit America West's callsign or will the airline keep its current callsign? Bucs2004 23:20, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
If you go to united.com and look at the route map and it clearly labes pittsburgh as a US Airways hub, so i am going to change it -NW
Thanks for clearing it up 72.83.117.107n
This has been discussed at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Airlines/Fleet and Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Airlines to try and get consensus. No objection has been raised there to keeping orders/options as a heading and I think that we should do so in this article. I bring this up because we seem to have a difference of opinion on the need for that heading in this article. The united table does seem to have some support with the biggest objection being that it has too much data. Discussions should probably be on the project page so that we can arrive at a common format for most or all airline fleet tables. Vegaswikian 18:38, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
Is LAS really US Airways' secondary hub???? Bucs2004 17:06, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
The aticle is currently at about 30K so we should consider splitting out material that could be a new article. Not sure what that should be. One thought I had was one article for all of the mergers. Vegaswikian 19:42, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
The fleet table is simple and dispalys basic, yet needed information. Changing it similar to the Singapore Airlines article will not accomplish anything. Considering what Vegaswikian said above, this article shouldn't have America West airlines information displayed in it. The airline is merged, and seperate information is no longer needed. America West information can be displayed in the America West Page!-- Golich17 03:18, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
This airline traces its history back to 1937. If we're going to pin down by when it took its name it would be 1996 when it changed to US Airways from USAir. Picking a 1979 date is as arbitrary as picking a 1996 date; 1980's USAir looked very similar to 1978's Allegheny Airlines. Changing the name didn't drastically and instantly change the airline. If anything the PSA, Piedmont, and America West mergers were more significant than any of the name changes. —Cliffb 04:42, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
It really isn't rocket science here. You can't ignore the fact that while US and HP are operated together, their aircraft are still configured differently, though a process has begun to standardize the A319 and A320 fleet on the America West interior layout. If we're going to include the US West aircraft in the US Airways fleet count (which we should), we need to make clear the differences involved. No, it's not simple and easy and clean - but neither is life. It makes the table more complicated but it's reality, and you can't deny reality just so the table looks like you want it to, Golich. FCYTravis 21:44, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Ok, so now that the Delta merger isn't going to happen, I'm thinking it's time to clean up that bit of the article. I'm thinking that it doesn't even belong on the US Airways page, or at most a brief mention. I would put the bulk of the information on US Airways Group since without a merger, there's no real effect on the airline's history, it is more relevant to that of the parent company. -- Hawaiian717 19:52, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
I moved Parker's DUI to his article. It isn't really a notable event in the history of US Airways, but it is in the history of Doug Parker. At best it deserves a one sentence mention after the withdraw of the Delta merger offer. —Cliffb 03:50, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
Much of the content in the US Airways Group should be moved back into the US Airways article. Why? It should be made consistent with other airline holding company articles such as UAL Corporation and AMR Corporation, which are much more compact in detail. -- Inetpup 05:47, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
Can someone explain why this table should not be sortable? To take the position that no one wants to see the table in another order seems so wrong. I have always said it should be by aircraft size. Can I then change this back to aircraft size so that it is in my correct order? I must be missing something here. Vegaswikian 03:05, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
Low cost airline?-- Bbudik1001 03:25, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
I think the A318 Order should be removed. Right around the time the merger began, or even before, America West converted all their 318 orders into 319's. They may have been just straight up canceled, but in any case, US is not taking any A318's.
Can Talk:US Airways/Aug23Proposed be deleted? Vegaswikian 05:13, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
I just flew into Manchester, UK on US Airways Flight 734, in Envoy Class - the aircraft was reconfigured to 30C, with the six International First Class/Envoy Sleeper seats still very much in place. I hope that ends this stupid nonsense about the seats being removed. FCYTravis 14:54, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
After the series of changes adding winglet information to this article and after looking at the changes done to the 757 article, I believe that these changes are intended as spam. While they provide some useful information, their basic purpose is for sales promotion of these winglets. What do others think? Vegaswikian 17:18, 1 April 2007 (UTC) I really don't think Boeing, or anyone for that matter is going to sell, or try to sell winglets through wiki.
Image:USAir dividendmiles.gif is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. BetacommandBot 04:28, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
Image:USAir clublogo.gif is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. BetacommandBot 04:28, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
Please explain why "US Airways' business model is not that of an LCC." An LCC is just that - a carrier with low operating costs, or CASM. US Airways has a low CASM. FCYTravis 04:41, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
Quoth the article, on the combination of the merger of US Air and AW's reservation systems:
Now that the computer systems are merged, America West operated flights are marketed as though America West is a wholly owned carrier. This marketing is common practice for airlines that have code share agreements with other airlines operating the aircraft for feeder or regional routes. This practice is not common for all major airlines, but greatly simplifies the process for a passenger connecting between the US Airways and America West operated flights.
Can someone explain how exactly this simplifies connections between USAir flights and flights operated by AW? I had such a connection before the reservation systems were combined and it wasn't any more complicated than any other transfer between two flights operated by the same airline. -- Jfruh ( talk) 02:14, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
Recent news, 2005: Merger with America West, Post 2005 merger, and Final merger pieces seem to split this information too finely and beg a heading for additional information. I thought post 2005 merger would have done that but apparently not. I know this needs to be changed but I'm not sure how. Suggestions? Vegaswikian 04:03, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
I must say after a first hand experience, US Airways Domestic First class makes United's Domestic F product look like the Ritz! 19:10, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
On the side where it lists focus city for US Air it seems Boston Logan was taken out, but if you go to the Boston Logan Airport website it says on their main page US Air is a focus city. Additionally it states in the main introduction to this wikipedia article that Boston is a focus city. Why was it taken out in the side graph with all the information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 156.56.154.74 ( talk) 17:13, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Is US Airways still planning to fly from Philadelphia to Shanghai? Many users keeps removing that from the destinations list. Bucs2004 21:41, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
I tried to add the link to US Airways in Chinese but it says something about blacklisted. Can someone explain what's going on? HkCaGu 18:58, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
It should be something like zh:全美航空 or http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%A8%E7%BE%8E%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA HkCaGu 18:59, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
While HP aircraft are now operating under the US certificate, this does not mean that there are no longer flights being operated by HP. It is my understanding that the union contracts have not been revised to allow flight and ground crews to aircraft from either fleet. So there are still HP operated flights. Does anyone have any facts that would make the current operation picture clear? Also, there may be a waver that allows the use of both US and CACTUS as call signs, surely if true, meaning that there are still HP operated flights. Vegaswikian 23:46, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Go to flight tracking websites like flightaware.com and see if AWE flight numbers are still AWE. If it's AWE, it'll still be "Cactus". HkCaGu 17:24, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
I shall clarify. The airline is operating under one certificate right now. The FAA granted some sort of waiver to allow for the use of both callsigns for the time being, hence flights still being coded AWE as to not confuse ATC. Once the company decides to go all USA, the callsign will be Cactus. -
Maverick
00:07, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
Anyone want to take a stab at rewriting and organizing the history section? Is has gotten to the point that it is not readable. What exactly is recent news? Isn't that a different wiki? Vegaswikian 08:02, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
It has come to my attention that some users are refering the first row of US' Envoy class as "International First Class." The truth is that US Airways no longer operates 3-class cabin service; only Economy and Business (Envoy) Class. According to US Airway's website, the Sleeper Seat is considered a "lie-flat Envoy Seat" [4]. 75.24.192.141 04:25, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
Just look at the F-cabins of other international airlines: Singapore [5] Emirates [6] Qatar [7] ANA [8]
Now THAT'S what I call International First Class.
Jendeyoung 16:52, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
I'll be turning on auto archiving for the talk page leaving active discussions for 60 days. Vegaswikian 08:03, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
I was just wondering if the new Philadelphia-Beijing nonstop service will launch in March 2009. US Airways has not made an announcement since the announced it in September. Some sources say that it may not launch. Bucs2004 ( talk) 02:00, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
I believe the route is still happening the main reason that the route might have failed was due to the lack of gates space at PHL in the international terminal which has been worked out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.202.212.143 ( talk) 06:45, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
'Refer to main article.' to replace text is not an appropriate change. Kansas City International Airport is not a focus city per the airlines own web site. Vegaswikian ( talk) 03:42, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
While the carrier likes to refer to itself as "Low Cost Carrier", pays lower salaries than other network carries, and its stockticker symbol is LCC, its overall operating costs are not that low at all. Its business model is not that of a Southwest or Frontier, neither is its fare structure on most routes.
I suggest that "low cost carrier" be deleted from the description paragraph.
Please stop changing Las Vegas from a hub to a secondary hub as their current route map lists LAS as one of their hubs. Also, please see past discussions on this talk page. Thanks! Bucs2004 ( talk) 21:27, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
I changed "acquisition by America West" in a heading to "merger with" but it was reverted. Anyone care to explain why?-- Velvet elvis81 ( talk) 01:31, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
Still wondering. If I don't hear from anyone soon, I'm changing it back to merger.-- Velvet elvis81 ( talk) 03:46, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
Does US Airways have an order for 3 A318's. Airbus' orderbook claims they have 3 on order, which is quite odd I must admit because I haven't heard anything about this.-- Golich17 ( talk) 22:13, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
Let's not collapse the fleet tables. We should remain consistent with other airline pages, which is to display the data without being able to have the option to collapse or not. I think we can and should condense this table as it is starting to grow at a rapid pace, but with ongoing retirements, this table will get smaller over the years.-- Golich17 ( talk) 02:21, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
I don't think this section is very encyclopedia worthy nor does it provide any influential details regarding the airline. This is one of the few, if not the only, pages that has this section. I think it takes up space and it can be deleted. Any thoughts on this?-- Golich17 ( talk) 02:28, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
Hello. I'm soliciting opinions regarding the controversy surrounding the formation of the US Airline Pilots Association. Please see Talk:US Airline Pilots Association#Controversy and add you opinion. -- Tcncv ( talk) 00:20, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
in keeping with the SEC documents, I think its very clear how this transaction took place. What is your opinion? I have someone changing this section even though I use reference from the factual SEC filing and the editor does not provide any reference to back up their changes to my work. I would guess that they are not interested in keeping wikipedia factual. Thanks EditWithFacts ( talk) 22:37, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for your input; Wikipedia is supposed to be factual and my input has been nothing but factual. The SEC document is very accurate and very clear as to what took place. My posts give exact location and language references to back up the statements. Vegaswikian on the other hand never cites any credible references to back up or to verify his/her statements. Notice that the SEC reference to documents is always deleted when vegaswikian changes the title to his/ her favor. I have studied in great detail this merger and the mergers of major corporations in a professional capacity; some of which included Mobil Exxon, and Chevron Texaco. Lets keep this web source factual![ [10]] EditWithFacts ( talk) 03:15, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Did US Airways push back the Philadephia-Beijing service from 2009 to 2010? 74.183.173.237 ( talk) 14:30, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
User:Seanwarner86 ( talk) —Preceding comment was added at 01:35, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
There's an internal document available here spelling out the last major round of cuts.
Q: So where does PIT shape up compared to other stations in the system? Are we still a focus city or whatever the term du jour is?
A: PIT in January (and to a certain extent today), is now operating about the same number of flights as other large, non-hub cities around our system, i.e., LAX, DFW. It’s fair to say that PIT is an important city for us, but would not qualify for hub or focus city status.
Hope this clears that up. FCYTravis ( talk) 01:55, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
US AIRWAYS CEO Doug Parker’s DUI conviction in 2007 is a significant issue (and his two priors roughly 20 years before have a lesser degree of signifigance. [Sources: East Valley Tribune (www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/83778)]; Aircrew Buzz (aircrewbuzz.com/2007/02/doug-parker-pleads-guilty-to-dui-charge.html); (aircrewbuzz.com/2007/02/us-airways-ceo-arrested-for-dui.html), numerous others available on internet news sites. Although he is only one person, he is the visible ambassador for this company, and is expected to set an example. The pilots he oversees have strict rules against drinking before flying for very obvious reasons; drinking and driving is also a crime, and should not be permissible for the lead executive of a company in the transportation industry. That he didn’t resign or be terminated by the board for this violation of the law is certainly relevant, as it gives the reader information of the style of governance of the board of US AIRWAYS.
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, a college classmate of mine whom I had respected, left office because of what is normally considered to be a minor crime, and it was completely appropriate that he did leave office. He made an an ethics violation, set a poor example, and appeared clearly hypocritical based upon his history of taking a hard line on violators of the law, including operators of prostitution rings. He could no longer be considered what we thought he was, and lost his credibility and effectiveness when his history with prostitutes came to light.
In my position as a retained executive search consultant (to learn more about me, go to www.alandarling.com), a significant part of my job is evaluating senior executives, their current impact on their current business and their potential impact on a potential new one (I may charge in excess of $100,000 for this service). I would not present a candidate with a recent DUI conviction for a senior position in the transportation industry, nor, if I was a board member, would I permit the person to remain in a senior position. US Airways has made a statement, and not a favorable one in my view, by keeping Parker in place.
The airline currently ranks dead last among the major carriers for customer satisfaction as of May, 2008, (source: (www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2008/05/19/daily24.html?ana=from_rss). Whether that is due to Parker's DUI, his overall leadership, or is completely based on the hand he has been dealt is unclear, but the results the airline is producing are poor in the customer's eyes.
Information on the company’s leadership and board governance is certainly lacking in this article. I would like to learn more about it in general, and about the decision-making process they took when discussing retaining or terminating Doug Parker based upon this legal violation. 216.158.173.132 ( talk) 06:18, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
There have been a lot of rumors about the callsign over the last few years. Ever since the merger became official the former America West division has continued to use Cactus as the callsign. The rumors have been that the combined carrier will use the Cactus callsign. When the merger was announced it was felt that US Airways had more brand recognition then America West and the combined carrier kept the US Airways name. Since most of the general public is not aware of the callsign many employees from the America West side would like to retain the Cactus callsign to show they were the acquiring company without harming the US Airways brand. Most flights on the west side of the airline since the merger have been using the ICAO code AWE and callsign Cactus while the east side uses USA code and USAir callsign. The latest rumor is September 1, 2008 ICAO code for all flights will be USA and callsign Cactus. Guess we'll see if it becomes official or not then. Skywayman ( talk) 08:32, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
The combined company has publicly referred to the combination transaction as a merger. However, employees, the media and the public sector alike, have taken this merger, and called it at times an acquisition. People from both sides claim that their side bought the other. Articles on the internet, including the Wikipedia article on America West and US AIRWAYS, are usually tailored to the authors' opinion. Those who favor America West will claim that America West bought and rescued US Airways. US Airways supporters will claim the opposite.
These types of disputes of opinions have resonated throughout the current US Airways workforce, and have contributed to the various labor disputes going on during the integration of both workforces from former America West and US Airways. The company has abstained from using phrases such as "suggested putting the airline up for sale," "acquired," "acquisition," and "bought them..." due to their adverse effect.
A similar situation is currently underway at the current merger of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines. Employees of both sides are already bickering over who bought who on different internet blogs.
For a factual account of the merger, please refer to the company's OFFICIAL SEC filing
It is also possible to find the actual merger announcement, which makes no reference about "acquisition" on the US Airways website, under the archived press releases:
America West Official Announcement
US AIRWAYS Official Announcement
Miamijunge ( talk) 13:27, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
I have flagged this page as biased, and there it will stay for eternity. To all above, unless you are an attorney or an investment banker, or an accountant, you have no business interpreting something you do not understand. And to skywayman, America West did not purchase anyone. Read the sec filings, as I guess you don't understand the concept,"for accounting purposes only." djs. 21:00, 21 September. —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
71.28.90.104 (
talk)
01:00, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
I know Wikipedians orgasm at the thoght of being the first to report, but Please DO NOT ADD THIS INCIDENT TO 'INCIDENTS' yet. the 'incident' is a mere 1 hour old and already Wiki users have put uncomfirmed reports up with NO basis, no matter if CBS, FOX or anyone else has interviewed. Changes will be made anyway; let's wait a day. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.215.94.13 ( talk) 21:22, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
I believe we should be able to edit the incident immediately. Wiki fans have the right to know what is happening. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.246.98.132 ( talk) 22:28, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
aw man...can't edit this wiki... BlueChainsawMan ( talk) 23:06, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
the BBC said 78 people were treated, but only one of them had a reported injury. i'm not sure if it's right to classify a broken leg as serious or not (i would say not), or if being treated for hypothermia should be listed as minor or ignored (i would say not). 71.234.109.192 ( talk) 15:42, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
Can the plane be salvaged? The news hasn't said anything about this yet. —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
72.67.35.97 (
talk)
06:56, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
The lead section of this article shows "353 mainline jet aircraft" (down from 354), but the Fleet section shows "a fleet of 356 twinjets" (down from 357). In that same section, the sum of the active aircraft counts totals 353 (after a reduction of the Airbus A320-200 count from 75 to 74. It sounds like 353 is correct. Also, the term "twinjets" seems incorrectly qualify the given count. I suspect that many of the regional jet aircraft excluded from this count also have a twinjet configuration. Someone with more knowledge than I might want to review this. -- Tcncv ( talk) 03:43, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
I know that US Airways is planning to fly PHX-NRT nonstop in 2012 but should we add them as destinations. I am not sure that this is confirmed or not. 74.183.173.237 ( talk) 04:40, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
Im happy with all of the above. Sorry about the January part, I literally just re-instated the IP's edits and pasted a ref at the end, a slight oversight on my part. RaseaC ( talk) 21:03, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
When EXACTLY are they launching service from Charlotte to Rio? Some say the route is to begin as scheduled on December 2nd, some changed it to December 15th, back to December 2nd, and back to December 15th again. Did they postpone the launch again? Snoozlepet ( talk) 21:25, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
I hate this extra three digits:
We don't need it "-214", "-231", "-232"! Extra information which became cluttered and difficult to read it! —Preceding unsigned comment added by B767-500 ( talk • contribs) 04:34, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
The focus of this article is about the airlines named US Airways and its predecessors. However, today's airline was essentially an acquisition of US Airways (east) by America West. The ICAO code, callsign, ticket numbers, management, and headquarters are all America West heritage. I understand there is a separate America West article describing its history, but shouldn't there at least be a link at the top noting that article and that this one is focused on the named US Airways companies only? Crescent22 ( talk) 16:41, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
I wroting text, but two other editors are delete it:
Can you help improve (my poor English) and help me put in correct section? Thanks.-- B767-500 ( talk) 06:17, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
Guys, you know the drill after the edit-waring is stopped... please take your time to talk it out here. Also, note that the editor was → B767-500 ( talk · contribs) ← was BLOCKED for SPAMMING trollish remarks on the talk pages of 4 editors (including mine). Lastly, note that there will no more tolerance for IP socking here, anyone who wilfully does it again is liable to be BLOCKED as well, worst case scenario being an INDEFINITE BLOCK. Take heed. -- Dave ♠♣♥♦1185♪♫™ 16:02, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
The more I go through the page, the more I realize how convoluted and excessively detailed the entire history is, especially after the turn of the century. I'm willing to go through and research/add citations wherever needed (as I've done for the entire period up to the 90's), but I'm wary of deleting information that others might deem too important. Is there anyone else that I can work with to try and condense some of this? At least minimize clutter and streamline the history. And if there are no volunteers, what's the best way to do this myself without upsetting people? Thanks. Bizzarechipmonk ( talk) 13:53, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
WhisperToMe ( talk) 23:34, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
United MileagePlus and Delta Skymiles both have their own articles and I feel if some history can be added, there's enough information to spin Dividend Miles off into its own article. Thoughts? CapsLock NumLock ... CapsTalk NumTalk 00:29, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is not a hub of US Airways, it is a focus city. It clearly states here: http://www.usairways.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/factsheets.html on the first pdf link, which was updated on April 1st, that Ronald Reagan National Airport is a focus city, not a hub. -- Greggy123 ( talk) 05:21, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
You explains issues and don't just dumps my text. So, I just wait for upgrade to hub status when lefting the gates by Delta, and update DCA portion in summer.-- B767-500 ( talk) 06:00, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
The following split should on the table for discussion:
{{split2|AMR Corporation–US Airways Group merger|date=February 2013}}
I don't know if the above is a split or a rename proposal, but just wanted to put it forward for discussion. The above is in reference to the article American Airlines–US Airways merger.
-- 71.135.164.241 ( talk) 06:04, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
I propose that American Airlines-US Airways merger be merged into both American Airlines and US Airways-- Petebutt ( talk) 07:14, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
It should be noted that America West purchased US Air and thus the company US Air ceased to exist but the branding, which was determined to be much better for the entire combined airline as was retained. The entire line of corporations comes all from the America West side and the original US Airways ceased to exist as Chapter 11 bankruptcy and then sale to an America West created entity. The combined company uses the AWE identifier with nickname "cactus" to signify the airline that "really" survived. The defunct company is US Airways not America West. I suggest using the Bank of America Corporation/NationsBank wiki page as the template for company details in summary and entry. This will also template the American Airlines merger very nicely.
Merger Details:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701345/000095012305011287/p70803a2sv1za.htm p. A-2-4
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701345/000095012305011287/p70803a2sv1za.htm p. B-2-18
Callsign:
http://www.allacronyms.com/CACTUS/United_States__Airways/1302569
Dear all, I think this statement (founded in 1937, commenced in 1996) in the infobox is misleading. Obviously, the purpose of these two "data slots" is to cater for airlines which launched revenue flights considerably later than being founded. Take Lufthansa as an example: The company was founded in 1953, but the actual "airline stuff" was only started in 1955. I can fully understand that the history of the various predecesors of US Airways is complicated and must be well explained, but this infobox spot is not the right place.-- FoxyOrange ( talk) 15:07, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
Please note that US Airways is still headquartered in Tempe, Arizona NOT Fort Worth, Texas (that is actually the HQ for the airline's holding company American Airlines Group) as per http://www.usairways.com/en-US/contact/general.html; please provide a source stating that US Airways have relocated its headquarters to Fort Worth. Parker is the CEO of American Airlines Group. US Airways's CEO is also Robert Isom as per http://www.aa.com/i18n/amrcorp/corporateInformation/facts/structure.jsp. Rzxz1980 ( talk) 05:14, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
I deem it as necessary because major publications such as Huffington Post and other reliable sources have stories about it. It is encyclopedic as it uses encyclopedic language, and is an accurate description of what had occurred. EDIT: How many more sources do you need? It passes WP:DUE as a majority of the sources reporting on it are reliable sources. Tutelary ( talk) 01:33, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
←I believe the appropriate point in this case is not every fart is notable. -- kelapstick( bainuu) 22:26, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
The key point is reliable sources which this has already qualified for. We don't determine the content, we merely look at the reliable sources, and see what they say. As I said before, unless you can come up with a Wikipedia policy that says exactly what you're saying, WP:DUE does not qualify as there are the necessary sources for it, and in large mass. It does not matter in the sense that you feel it isn't significant enough. The sources are there, they are reliable, and we can use them. Tutelary ( talk) 21:23, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
I've reverted. The event has been given its WP:DUE weight and deserves a mention. I am willing to start a RfC over this, as I believe it has achieved its notability. Tutelary ( talk) 15:30, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Over the course of this page, I added the incident of what happened on the company's official Twitter account; The United Airways official feed accidentally tweeted a pornographic photo to a consumer who was complaining about a flight delay. The photo was an image of an unidentified woman with a scale plane deposited in her genitalia. There have been numerous reliable sources that have been invoked to display notability for this incident, all discuss the content and the incident in depth, and no original research is needed to extract the content. The concerns raised by the opponents include WP:BALASPS, WP:NOTNEWS, and WP:EVENT, mainly the fact that the content is not relevant in the long term scheme of the company, and that it was a blip in the news cycle so to speak. They also have said that it was newsworthy, but not notable enough for an event. I must also note, as to not engage in reckless RfC's, that if there is a clear, early community consensus that this event is not notable, I will withdraw this Rfc. Thank you. Tutelary ( talk) 20:13, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
Request withdrawn
{{
cot}}
and bottom: {{
cob}}
.
SW3 5DL (
talk)
01:44, 27 May 2014 (UTC)I have noticed on a few airport articles that US destinations are characterized as "American Airlines operated by US Airways". Is it too early in the merger process to begin reformatting these destination tables on each airport US flies to? As a precedent, all AirTran destinations have already switched to this model (Southwest Airlines operated by AirTran) and their merger is yet to be complete, as AirTran still operates flights. Just wondering if we should start changing US Airways destinations to this format. tommer419 ( talk) 01:39, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
Several edits on April 8 began referring to US Airways in the past tense after it received its single operating certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration. However, US Airways still operates its own flights. It is one of two airline subsidiaries owned by American Airlines Group Inc. The single operating certificate simply means that FAA regulates American Airlines and US Airways as one airline, with common FAA-regulated procedures and manuals. It doesn't mean that US Airways has ceased to exist as an airline.
As the above article notes, the US Airways callsign does change to "American," from "Cactus." The summary box on the wiki page still says "Cactus." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Josh Freed ( talk • contribs) 13:00, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
I have noticed that a few airports have already added an end date for US Airways flights and US Airways Express flights, and people have already added a start date for American Airlines/American Eagle destinations/flights at non-hub airport. Is it time to start doing that to all non-hub airports and do all of them end on October 16, 2015 and begin on October 17, 2015? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Planeexpert777 ( talk • contribs) 03:14, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
That is what I meant, adding beginning and end dates. Planeexpert777 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Planeexpert777 ( talk • contribs) 04:11, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
When US Airways ceases operations on October 17, 2015, how should we fix the infobox? Should we remove any AA stuff (frequent flyer programs and lounges) and keep former US information as this page should be kept historical (with the exception of alliance as US Airways was in Star Alliance and Oneworld as a former member) after October 17th. What about the codes? Should we keep them or merge them? Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, America West Airlines, and other carriers that have ceased operations had their infobox to their original information pre-merger information. 97.85.113.113 ( talk) 22:18, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
US Airways President: Reagan National Most Profitable Hub for Airline see article [<a href=" http://www.sungazette.net/arlington/news/us-airways-president-reagan-national-most-profitable-hub-for-airline/article_1b7e2996-773d-11e1-bd8d-001871e3ce6c.html"></a>]. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is the most profitable major hub [..] of the US Airways route system, the carrier’s president recently said. — Preceding unsigned comment added by B767-500 ( talk • contribs) 22:23, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just added archive links to 2 external links on
US Airways. Please take a moment to review
my edit. If necessary, add {{
cbignore}}
after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add {{
nobots|deny=InternetArchiveBot}}
to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true to let others know.
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers. — cyberbot II Talk to my owner:Online 23:57, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just added archive links to 5 external links on
US Airways. Please take a moment to review
my edit. If necessary, add {{
cbignore}}
after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add {{
nobots|deny=InternetArchiveBot}}
to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true to let others know.
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers.— cyberbot II Talk to my owner:Online 16:35, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just added archive links to one external link on
US Airways. Please take a moment to review
my edit. If necessary, add {{
cbignore}}
after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add {{
nobots|deny=InternetArchiveBot}}
to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true to let others know.
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers.— cyberbot II Talk to my owner:Online 10:01, 8 February 2016 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just added archive links to one external link on
US Airways. Please take a moment to review
my edit. If necessary, add {{
cbignore}}
after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add {{
nobots|deny=InternetArchiveBot}}
to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at {{ Sourcecheck}}).
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers.— cyberbot II Talk to my owner:Online 05:20, 28 February 2016 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified one external link on US Airways. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot ( Report bug) 18:13, 27 September 2017 (UTC)