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Tag: US Airways

Pacific Southwest Airlines: The World’s First Low Cost Airline
12Sep By Christopher Harrow1 Comment
Airlines

Pacific Southwest Airlines: The World’s First Low Cost Airline

Pacific Southwest Airlines was the world's first low cost airline, paving the way for a new kind of air travel. Due to this, it was one of the most successful and largest airlines of its day. Eventually, PSA and the idea of low cost carriers grew so much that USAir, the precursor to US Airways, bought PSA. Subsequently, USAir tried to curtail PSA's powers by making it a regional airline. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Formation Kenny Friedkin had been interested in aviation since he was eight years old, after going to an air show for the first time in 1923. As with many young boys of his era (and since 1903!), he wanted to be a pilot. At the age of 17, Friedkin financed his own pilot's lessons and gained his pilot's license a few wee...
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Allegheny Airlines: The Airline That Became US Airways
7Aug By Christopher Harrow2 Comments
Airlines

Allegheny Airlines: The Airline That Became US Airways

Chances are, that you have never heard of Allegheny Airlines. However, a quick Google search will tell you that Allegheny was the airline that became the prominent US Airways. But what was so special about Allegheny? How exactly was it different from US Airways? What impact has it left on the industry? And if it was so successful, why is it now known as US Airways? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Formation Throughout the 1920's and 1930's, commercial air transportation began to take off. Many entrepreneurs established their own airline, many of which are now some of the oldest airlines in the world, and became rich! However, many more failed, and left their owners penniless. Despite this, two brothers from the prominent industrial du Pon...
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America West Airlines: The Most Successful Airline You Don’t Remember…
31Jul By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
Airlines

America West Airlines: The Most Successful Airline You Don’t Remember…

Chances are that you've never heard of America West Airlines. Chances are that you have heard of what it later went by: US Airways. Before that, America West was one of the largest airlines in the world! Only a few years after its formation, America West Airlines became a major US airline. So why did it change its name? How was it different from US Airways? What legacy did the airline leave on the industry? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Formation The 1960's and 1970's had proven to be a relatively good time for airlines. Deregulation led to lower prices, better service and as such, more people were flying than ever before! In 1960, a young Ed Beauvais was given a senior accountancy job at Frontier Airlines. In 1963, he then took an acco...
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