US Airways fleet
US Airways fleet
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US Airways operated a predominantly Airbus fleet, with some older Boeing aircraft and a small fleet of Embraer jets.
Contents
1 Final fleet
2 Fleet history
3 See also
4 References
Final fleet[edit]
On April 8, 2015, when a Single Operating Certificate was awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration, all airframes in the US Airways fleet were transferred to American Airlines.[1] As of that date, the US Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[2][3][4]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J | F | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A319-100 | 93 | — | — | 12 | 112 | 124 | Largest operator of Airbus A320 family. All remaining fleets and orders were transferred to American Airlines. |
Airbus A320-200 | 56 | — | — | 12 | 138 | 150 | |
Airbus A321-200 | 114 | 7 | — | 16 | 171 | 187 | |
Airbus A330-200 | 15 | — | 20 | — | 238 | 258 | All fleets were transferred to American Airlines. |
Airbus A330-300 | 9 | — | 28 | — | 263 | 291 | |
Airbus A350-900 | — | 22[5] | TBA | Orders were transferred to American Airlines. Subsequently canceled in favor of the Boeing 787-8/9. | |||
Boeing 757-200 | 24 | — | — | 14 | 176 | 190 | All fleets were transferred to American Airlines. |
| 12 | — | 164 | 176 | ||||
Embraer 190 | 20 | — | — | 11 | 88 | 99 | |
| Total | 331 | 29 | |||||
Fleet history[edit]
Retired aircraft flown by US Airways as well as by predecessors Allegheny Airlines, America West Airlines, Empire Airlines, Mohawk Airlines, Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA), Piedmont Airlines and USAir included:
| Aircraft | Year retired | Replacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
BAC One-Eleven | 1989 | Boeing 737 Classic | Some aircraft were formerly operated by Mohawk Airlines. Acquired via the merger of this air carrier with Allegheny Airlines. Other aircraft were purchased used by Allegheny to augment the inherited Mohawk fleet. |
Boeing 727-100 | Unknown | Boeing 737 Classic Airbus A320 family | Former Allegheny Airlines aircraft. Piedmont Airlines operated 727-200 as well. |
Boeing 727-200 | 2000 | Airbus A320 family | Former Allegheny Airlines aircraft. Piedmont Airlines operated 727-200 as well. |
Boeing 737-100 | 2000 | Airbus A320 family | Used by America West Airlines for Phoenix Suns charters. |
Boeing 737-200 | 2001 | Airbus A320 family | US Airways aircraft. Piedmont Airlines also operated 737-200 aircraft. |
| 2005 | America West Airlines aircraft | ||
Boeing 737-300 | 2012 | Airbus A320 family | America West Airlines and Piedmont Airlines operated 737-300 as well. |
Boeing 737-400 | 2014 | Airbus A320 family | Piedmont Airlines (1948-1989) operated 737-400 as well. |
Boeing 747-200 | 1994 | None | Operated by America West Airlines for service to Japan and Hawaii. Routes includes Phoenix-Honolulu and Honolulu-Nagoya. |
Boeing 767-200ER | 2015 | Airbus A330 | Used by US Airways. Some acquired from Piedmont Airlines. |
BAe 146-200 | 1991 | Boeing 737 Classic | Acquired via the merger with Pacific Southwest Airlines.[6] |
Douglas DC-3 | 1996 | None | Piedmont Airlines retained one aircraft that USAir sold in 1996. Currently it preserved in the Carolinas Aviation Museum. |
Fokker 28 | 1997 | US Airways Express fleet | Formerly operated by Empire Airlines, Piedmont Airlines and USAir. |
Fokker 100 | 2002 | Airbus A320 family | Stretched, modernized version of the Fokker F28 twin jet. 40 Fokker 100 aircraft purchased new from the European manufacturer. |
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 | 2001 | Airbus A320 family | Former Allegheny Airlines aircraft as well as several from Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA). |
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | 2002 | Airbus A320 family | Aircraft were obtained via the merger with Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA).[6] |
See also[edit]
- US Airways livery
References[edit]
^ "The Cactus Call Sign Flies Into the History Books". Airways News. April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Fleet age US Airways". Airfleets.net. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
^ name="US Airways Fleet""US Airways Fleet". Airfleets.net. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
^ 19 March 2014. "US Airways Fleet". chaviation.com. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
^ "American converts remaining A350-800s to larger -900s". Flightglobal. December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
^ ab PSA History Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine.; Trinkle, Kevin; Retrieved 5/13/11
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