US Airways Group, Inc.

Tempe, AZ United States

  (NYSE: LCC)

Company Description

US Airways Group takes wing as one of the nation's leading passenger carriers. Along with its regional affiliates, US Airways serves more than 200 cities, mainly in the US and Canada, but also in Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Europe. It uses about 340 jets on mainline routes; regional service is provided by subsidiaries Piedmont Airlines and PSA with more than 90 aircraft. US Airways extends its network via the Star Alliance, a marketing and code-sharing partnership led by US Airways, United Continental's United Airlines, Lufthansa, and Singapore Airlines. (Code-sharing allows airlines to sell tickets on one another's flights and thus offer more destinations.)