Wednesday, August 28, 2013

US Airways wings cool stuff

Have you heard about US Airways wings?

With the latest merger they are going to become one of the biggest airline companies in the world! They have a very long history. In fact, they have started just before World War 2, in 1939. Originally, they started as an airmail service. But several years later, after starting the company they realized they have to transition to passenger service - passenger airlines were getting more and more popular each year.

Through the years they developed a huge network over all USA and some of the Mexico, and in recent decade or two they also opened flight routes to Europe and South America.

US Airways wings were known for bad customer service.

Luckily, this changed over the years. This company is still very far from the best customer experience, but it's reasonable. US Airways wings also snatched a first place for baggage delivery in recent years. They had the lowest percentage of baggage losses in the industry, which is quite a feat.

Over the years they had many mergers and partnerships. This helped them to survive bankruptcy (2 times) and develop their flight network even further. Now the latest merger with American Airlines will make this company the biggest in the world. Although American Airlines will secure the biggest stake in the company, by far - something like 3 to 1.

us airways wings emblem

But it's good for US Airways Wings nevertheless.

Their financial situation after 2000 was getting considerably worse. They had higher prices than competition and worse service so that was one of the causes of bankruptcy.