When did US Airways merged with American Airlines?

US Airways was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1937 until it merged with American Airlines in 2015. It was originally founded in Pittsburgh as a mail delivery airline called All American Aviation, which soon became a commercial passenger airline.

Did America West & US Airways merge?

An America West plane and a US Airways plane. Robert Sarosiek and Ivan Cholakov/Shutterstock.com In what was then the ultimate East Coast-meets-West Coast merger, 2005 saw America West Airlines and US Airways merge in a $1.5 billion deal to create a nationwide airline under the US Airways name.

Why did US Airways acquire American Airlines?

The smaller US Airways would acquire American Airlines, though the latter's name would be maintained due to better brand equity at home and abroad. The new American Airlines, which had emerged from bankruptcy as a result of the merger, became and remains the largest airline in the world in terms of fleet size.