former type public traded as nyse lcc until 12 2013 industry aviation fate merged with amr corporation successor american airlines group founded 1939 defunct december 9 2013 2013 12 09 headquarters tempe arizona united states key people doug parker ceo scott kirby president products airline services revenue us 13.05 billion 2011 1 operating income us 426 million 2011 1 net income us 71 million 2011 1 total assets us 8.33 billion 2011 1 total equity us 150 million 2011 1 number of employees 31 467 2011 1 website usairways.com us airways headquarters in tempe us airways group inc. was an airline holding company based in tempe arizona . us airways group operated us airways along with its subsidiaries psa airlines inc. and piedmont airlines inc. which are wholly owned but marketed under the branding of us airways express . it merged with america west holdings corporation parent of america west airlines in 2005 and the combined company adopted the better known us airways name ; the two airlines operating certificates merged in 2007 . it also operates additional companies that provide associated services . ace aviation holdings the canadian parent of air canada retained a roughly 6.1 % investment stake in us airways group . the route network covered destinations in 47 states as well as international destinations . the company merged with amr corporation ; the combined business began trading under the new name of american airlines group on december 9 2013 . 2 the combined airlines formed the largest airline in the world . us airways ceo doug parker became ceo of the new company . 3 contents 1 history 1.1 us airways delta proposed merger 1.2 us airways american airlines merger 2 destinations 3 subsidiaries 3.1 airline subsidiary divisions 3.2 airline related business subsidiaries and divisions 3.3 airline holdings 3.4 former subsidiaries 4 references 5 external links history edit prior to merging with america west holdings corporation us airways group was based in arlington county virginia . 4 in august 2002 us airways group inc. filed for bankruptcy protection in an effort to correct its financial problems brought on by rising costs and the post sept. 11 drop off in air travel . 5 on september 12 2004 us airways group and most of its subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in three years . us airways group and the aforementioned subsidiaries including us airways emerged from chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the help 125 million equity investment from air wisconsin s parent company air wisconsin airlines corporation 1 dead link on september 27 2005 in connection with the completion of its merger with america west holdings corporation . on may 19 2005 us airways group announced that it would merge with tempe arizona based america west holdings corporation whose strength in the west would complement us airways routes in the northeast europe and the caribbean . at the time of announcement plans called for the new entity to retain the us airways brand its dividend miles frequent flyer program and participation in the star alliance subject to the approval of partner united airlines ; however it would be headquartered at america west s corporate offices and america west executives and board members would be in control of the merged company . the merger was completed on september 27 2005 . in october 2006 us airways leased new office space in a building across the street from its corporate headquarters in tempe arizona to expand and centralize its corporate operations . us airways delta proposed merger edit on november 15 2006 us airways group announced a proposal to purchase delta air lines for 8.0 billion half of this amount to be paid in cash with the remainder to be paid in stock . us airways group had obtained a firm commitment from citibank to provide financing for both the cash portion of the merger offer as well as the required secured loan refinancing at both airlines . the combined airlines would have flown under the delta air lines name . delta air lines repeatedly stated its intentions of exiting bankruptcy as a stand alone carrier . on december 19 2006 delta s board of directors officially rejected us airways offer . the final decision however was up to delta air lines creditors as well as a bankruptcy judge as to what would happen . delta employees represented by the delta board council and the air line pilots association organized against what they termed the hostile takeover effort by us airways under the title keep delta my delta . a rally against the us airways merger at the georgia international convention center was held december 13 2006 and attended by nearly 3000 pilots family members and other supporters . 6 on january 10 2007 us airways upped their bid for delta from 8.5 billion to 10.2 billion and imposed a deadline of february 1 for delta s creditors committee to move forward with the deal . the move was made according to us airways president scott kirby to remove any doubt that the us airways offer was the best one on the table . 7 on january 31 2007 following a decision by the creditors committee to support delta s standalone reorganization plan us airways withdrew its merger offer . 8 us airways american airlines merger edit main article american airlines group in january 2012 us airways expressed interest 9 to take over american airlines and the amr ceo said in march that american is open to merger . 10 as of september 2012 american airlines under chapter 11 bankruptcy protection was looking to merge with another airline . in july of that year in a bankruptcy court filing us airways disclosed that it was an american airlines creditor and prospective merger partner . then on august 31 2012 us airways ceo doug parker announced that american airlines and us airways had signed a nondisclosure agreement in which the airlines would discuss their financials and a possible merger . 11 on february 14 2013 us airways group and amr corporation officially announced that the two companies would merge to form the largest airline in the world . the combined airline will carry the american airlines name and branding while us airways management team including ceo doug parker will retain most operational management positions . the headquarters for the new airline will also be consolidated at american s current headquarters in fort worth texas . 12 13 destinations edit see us airways destinations for destinations served by us airways group s four airline subsidiaries along with the independent us airways express carriers . subsidiaries edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message airline subsidiary divisions edit us airways inc. which includes us airways shuttle piedmont airlines inc. dba us airways express psa airlines inc. dba us airways express airline related business subsidiaries and divisions edit us airways express america west holdings corporation f k a barbell acquisition corp. america west airlines inc. including its america west vacations division material services company inc. is the purchasing arm for us airways express . airways assurance limited llc is a foreign based insurance subsidiary . airline holdings edit us airways group holds a 10 % investment in mesa air group former subsidiaries edit allegheny airlines inc. dba us airways express was merged into piedmont airlines inc. on july 1 2004 us airways leasing and sales inc. remarketed aircraft parts and equipment and was merged into us airways inc. on july 1 2004 us airways services corporation inc. f k a midatlantic airways inc. was merged into us airways inc. on july 1 2004 potomac air inc. dba us airways express ceased operations in october 2001 shuttle inc. dba us airways shuttle was merged into us airways inc. on july 1 2000 references edit a b c d e f 2010 form 10 k us airways group inc. . united states securities and exchange commission . american airlines and us airways merger cleared by judge . bbc news . november 27 2013 . retrieved december 7 2013 . shankman samantha december 6 2013 . american airlines ceo tom horton sends thank you note to employees . skift . retrieved december 7 2013 . amendment no. 2 to form s 1 registration statement under the securities act of 1933 . securities and exchange commission . retrieved 2012 01 22 . us airways files for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection . yee daniel 2006 12 13 . delta pilots rally for their airline in face of us airways bid . columbus ledger enquirer . associated press . retrieved 2007 02 06 . dead link hogan donna 2007 01 11 . us airways ups the ante to woo delta creditors . east valley tribune . retrieved 2007 02 06 . gilbertson dawn 2007 02 01 . us airways hopes dashed . the arizona republic . retrieved 2007 02 06 . matt joyce staff writer january 26 2012 . us airways ceo confirms interest in american airlines . charlotte business journal . retrieved march 24 2012 . american airlines open to merger ceo hints . charlotte business journal . march 19 2012 . retrieved march 24 2012 . creditor prospective merger partner us airways gives support to american exclusivity extension . leveragedloan.com . july 15 2012 . american airlines us airways unveil 11 billion merger . reuters . february 14 2013 . retrieved february 14 2013 . american airlines and us airways to create a premier global carrier the new american airlines press release . fort worth tx & tempe az amr & us airways group . 14 february 2013 . retrieved 2013 02 14 . external links edit arizona portal virginia portal companies portal aviation portal investor relations us airways group press room us airways group sec filings v t e airline holding companies of the united states current alaska air group allegiant travel company american airlines group atlas air worldwide holdings delta air lines inc. hawaiian holdings mesa air group republic airways holdings skywest inc. southern air holdings southwest airlines co. trans states holdings united continental holdings former airtran holdings amr corporation amtran atlantic coast holdings inc. america west holdings bia cor holdings inc. icahn & co. flyi frontier airlines holdings global aero logistics global aviation holdings mair holdings midwest air group metro airlines northwest airlines corporation pan am corporation pan am systems pinnacle airlines corp. texas air corporation trans world corporation tpg capital transamerica corporation ual corporation us airways group see also list of airline holding companies v t e us airways group airlines piedmont airlines psa airlines us airways destinations fleet livery heritage airlines all american aviation allegheny airlines america west airlines lake central airlines metrojet midatlantic airways mohawk airlines piedmont airlines pacific southwest airlines trump shuttle marketing 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