US Airways Express

US Airways Express was the brand name for the regional affiliate of US Airways, under which a number of individually owned commuter air carriers and regional airlines operate short and medium haul routes.

This code sharing service was previously operated as USAir Express.

Mainline carriers often outsource to regional airlines to operate services in order to increase frequency, serve routes that would not sustain larger aircraft, or for other competitive reasons.

[2] US Airways Express traced its beginnings to 1967, when Henson Airlines began operating as Allegheny Commuter, a feeder carrier for Allegheny Airlines, predecessor to US Airways.

[5] The US Airways Express brand, through its various regional and commuter airline partners, operated a variety of twinges aircraft over the years including the following types: The US Airways Express brand, through its various regional and commuter airline partners, operated a variety of twin turboprop aircraft over the years including the following types:

US Airways Express Saab 340 in 2005
Henson Short 330 at Baltimore/Washington International Airport in September 1983 wearing the Allegheny Commuter livery
Piedmont Dash 8-100 ready for boarding at Tweed New Haven Airport in December 2014
Republic Embraer 170 in the 1997 livery
Mesa CRJ900 in the final US Airways livery beginning in 2005