One FAA operating certificate marks significant integration milestone
TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The new US Airways
(NYSE: LCC) -- the result of a merger between America West and US Airways
two years ago -- officially became one airline in the eyes of the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) today as the FAA granted the airline a single
operating certificate.
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"This is a very important milestone, reflecting two years of hard work
combining and refining two sets of policies, procedures, manuals,
checklists and computer systems for virtually every area of the airline,"
said US Airways Chairman and CEO Doug Parker. "Achieving an integration of
this magnitude in just 24 months is unheard of in the airline industry and
a fantastic result."
Senior Vice President of Technical Operations, Hal Heule, who led the
effort, congratulated the Operations and I.T. teams and thanked the FAA for
their guidance, oversight and support. "This very complex process proceeded
on time, smoothly, and was a testament to cooperation between our work
groups and regulators. I'm very proud of this team and the important work
they accomplished here," Heule said.
Work toward a single certificate began shortly after the merger of US
Airways and America West on Sept. 27, 2005. It involved integrating into
one the separate airlines' information technology systems and flight
operations computer systems, airport, maintenance and on-board policies and
procedures. The certification became official after the integration of the
airlines' flight operations systems this week.
Though transparent to US Airways' customers, achieving the single
certificate allows the airline to operate as one US Airways with one set of
policies, procedures, computer systems, maintenance and flight control
systems. The next step in the airline's integration is to achieve single
contracts with pilots, flight attendants, and ground and maintenance
employees, who will continue to work under terms of transition agreements
reached after the merger.
US Airways is the fifth largest domestic airline employing more than
36,000 aviation professionals worldwide. US Airways, US Airways Shuttle and
US Airways Express operate approximately 3,800 flights per day and serve
more than 230 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and
Latin America. The new US Airways -- the product of a merger between
America West and US Airways in September 2005 -- is a member of the Star
Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 855 destinations
in 155 countries worldwide. This press release and additional information
on US Airways can be found at http://www.usairways.com. (LCCG).
-Fly With US-
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