is a
Brand Name used by several
Airline s and
Airline Holding Companies which provide
Commuter service for
US Airways from smaller markets in the
United States ,
Canada , and the
Bahamas primarily to its major stations at
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport ,
Philadelphia International Airport ,
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport ,
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport ,
Pittsburgh International Airport ,
New York City 's
LaGuardia Airport ,
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport , and
Boston 's
Logan International Airport .
Mesa Airlines and
Air Midwest (both subsidiaries of
Mesa Air Group ),
Chautauqua Airlines and
Republic Airlines (both subsidiaries of
Republic Airways Holdings ),
Air Wisconsin ,
Colgan Air , and
Trans States Airlines all operate under the US Airways Express name through marketing agreements. Additionally, US Airways Group itself operates regional flights under this name through its two wholly owned subsidiaries -
PSA Airlines and
Piedmont Airlines .
US Airways Express can trace its beginnings to 1967, when
Henson Airlines began operating as
Allegheny Commuter for
Allegheny Airlines , predecessor to US Airways. The initial route was
Baltimore -
Hagerstown . This is generally credited as the industry's first
Code-share agreement and the first major airline to use another airline as its commuter partner. Henson Airlines was the major predecessor to today's US Airways Express carrier Piedmont Airlines.
Pacific Southwest Airlines and Piedmont were both major carriers that merged with
USAir , which became US Airways, and the corporate names were retained to protect their
Trademark s. However, the routes, aircraft, and other characteristics of the rebranded regional carriers bear no relation to their
Namesake s.
US Airways's new livery will also be applied to the US Airways Express fleet.
See Also: US Airways Destinations
of
Henson Airlines at
Baltimore-Washington International Airport in September 1983]]
Aircraft operated as US Airways Express as of February 2007
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Airlines which have previously operated as US Airways Express or its predecessors include
CCAir ,
CommutAir ,
Crown Airways ,
FloridaGulf Airlines ,
Jet Express ,
Liberty Express Airlines ,
Midway Airlines ,
Paradise Island Airlines ,
Potomac Air ,
Ransome Airlines ,
Shuttle America ,
Southern Jersey Airways ,
StatesWest Airlines and
Suburban Airlines .
Aircraft types formerly operated as US Airways Express or its predecessors include the
Dornier 328 ,
DeHavilland Dash 7 ,
Shorts 360 ,
Jetstream 31 ,
Jetstream 41 ,
EMB-120 Brasilia ,
Shorts 330 ,
Fokker F27 ,
DHC-6 Twin Otter ,
Nord 262 ,
Mohawk 298 ,
Fairchild Metro ,
EMB-110 Bandeirante ,
CASA 212 ,
DHC-3 Otter ,
DeHavilland Heron ,
Volpar Beech 18 ,
Riley 400 , and
Beech 99 .
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