COMPANY

International airline. Acquired 2005 by America West Airlines, which assumed its identity. Merged into American Airlines in 2013.

Official Website:
http://www.usairways.com/

Industry:
Airline

Ticker:
NYSE:LCC

Corporate headquarters:
Tempe, AZ

Sales:
$11.7B (2007)

Employees:
39000 (2007)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ann Torre Bates	Business	c. 1958		Former VP at US Airways
Robert L. Fornaro	Business	c. 1952		CEO of AirTran Holdings
Rakesh Gangwal	Business	1953		CEO of Worldspan
Bruce R. Lakefield	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Lehman Brothers Intl., 1995-99
Doug Parker	Business	c. 1962		CEO of US Airways
Seth E. Schofield	Business	c. 1940		CEO of US Airways, 1991-96
Stephen M. Wolf	Business	1941		Chairman of US Airways, 1996-2003

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard A. Bartlett	Business	c. 1958		Resource Holdings Ltd.
Herbert M. Baum	Business	6-Dec-1936		CEO of Dial Corporation, 2000-05
Matthew J. Hart	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Hilton Hotels
Richard C. Kraemer	Business	c. 1944		President of UDC Homes, 1985-96
Cheryl Gordon Krongard	Business	c. 1956		Partner, Apollo Management, 2002-04
Bruce R. Lakefield	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Lehman Brothers Intl., 1995-99
Denise M. O'Leary	Business	c. 1957		Former Partner, Menlo Ventures
Doug Parker	Business	c. 1962		CEO of US Airways
George M. Philip	Business	c. 1948		New York State Teachers Retirement System
Edward L. Shapiro	Business	c. 1966		PAR Capital Management
J. Steven Whisler	Business	23-Nov-1954		CEO of Phelps Dodge, 2000-07

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert L. Johnson	Business	8-Apr-1946		CEO of BET
John G. Medlin, Jr.	Business	23-Nov-1933	7-Jun-2012	CEO of Wachovia, 1977-93
Thomas H. O'Brien	Business	c. 1938		CEO of PNC Financial, 1988-2000
Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg	Business	c. 1944		Strategic Investment Group
Seth E. Schofield	Business	c. 1940		CEO of US Airways, 1991-96
Stephen M. Wolf	Business	1941		Chairman of US Airways, 1996-2003

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Chesley Sullenberger	Aviator	23-Jan-1951		Landed Flight 1549 on the Hudson River

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