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4 unusual facts about US Airways


Brian Mackey

Honest Love was so well received that songs from the project were featured on Viso Music, US Airways In-Flight Radio, and the Songs of Love for Japan compilation, alongside Sara Bareilles and Ani DiFranco.

Flying while Muslim

The issue was brought to media attention in 2006 (Flying Imams controversy) when six Muslim imams were removed from a US Airways flight after they allegedly engaged in suspicious behavior reminiscent of that of the 9/11 hijackers.

Humanitarian response by for-profit organisations to the 2010 Haiti earthquake

US Airways allowed donations of mileage earned on Dividend miles.

Lagophthalmos

The condition is not widely understood; in at least one instance a passenger was removed from a US Airways flight because of it.


2005 Logan Airport runway incursion

US1170 was a Boeing 737-300 aircraft owned and operated by US Airways, destined for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and carrying 6 crew members and 103 passengers.

US Airways Captain Henry Jones and First Officer Jim Dannahower were later awarded a Superior Airmanship Award from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) for their quick reactions and expert adjustment of their takeoff maneuver.

Antigua

The island's single airport is served by several major airlines, including Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, US Airways, American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Caribbean Airlines, Air Canada, WestJet and LIAT.

Auction rate security

Some of the higher-profile firms taking writedowns include Bristol-Myers Squibb, 3M and US Airways.

Daytona Beach International Airport

Daytona Beach has two carriers, Delta Air Lines to Atlanta and New York(LGA) and US Airways to Charlotte.

History of aviation in Pittsburgh

The first five airlines of the Greater Pittsburgh Airport were TWA, Capital Airlines (later part of United Airlines), Northwest, All American (later it become Allegheny Airlines, USAir, and finally US Airways), and Eastern Airlines.

Mark Tatge

At Forbes, Tatge wrote profiles and interviewed chief executives at many top 100 U.S. corporations, including Boeing, Motorola, United Airlines, 3M, AT&T, US Airways, Delta Air Lines, Best Buy and FedEx.

Pedro Fábregas

Pedro Fábregas (born 12 April 1965) is an officer at American Airlines Group, the parent company of American Airlines, US Airways and American Eagle Airlines.


see also

Doug Parker

Under his tenure as CEO, he made an unsuccessful bid to merge US Airways with Delta Air Lines in 2007, and with United Airlines in 2010.

Jim Whitehurst

Whitehurst was tapped by former Delta CEO Gerald Grinstein to lead the airline out of bankruptcy and played a critical role in Delta's battle for survival against the hostile takeover attempt by US Airways in 2006.

Keith Houk

He joined PSA as its CEO in 1988, and became president and CEO of Allegheny Airlines, another US Airways subsidiary, in 1997.