American and US Airways are in the final stages of their merger. The Dividend Miles program has already been merged into the AAdvantage program, and the two airlines are already on a single operating certificate (meaning they're one airline as far as the FAA is concerned). The last major step is that the two airlines…
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Thanks for the info - I was confused on how to book US Airways flights!
I was also wondering when the US Airways A330s will start getting repainted in the AA livery - I'm not sure if it already started, or will start around when US Airways is officially history. Thanks!
@Anonymous Already started. Check out:
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?aircraft_genericsearch=%3Dairbus\+a330%25&airlinesearch=%3A%28%22us+airways%22+OR+%22%28us+airways%29%22+OR+%22%28us+airways%29%29%22+OR+%22%28us+airways%22+NOT+%22bosphorus+airways%22+NOT+%22cyprus+airways%22+NOT+%22%28cyprus+airways%29%22+NOT+%22janus+airways%22+NOT+%22linus+airways%22+NOT+%22lotus+airways%22+NOT+%22shortbus+airways%22+NOT+%22turdus+airways%22+NOT+%22us+airways+shuttle%22+NOT+%22%28us+airways+shuttle%29%22+NOT+%22us+airways+express%22+NOT+%22%28us+airways+express%29%22+NOT+%22%28us+airways+express%22%29&countrysearch=&specialsearch=&keywords=&sort_order=photo_id+desc&page_limit=15&daterange=&range=&thumbnails=&engine_version=6.0
@Josh - What I've read is that the vouchers will be valid on AA flights post 10/17 but the expiration dates will still apply. So if you have a voucher that expires before 10/17, you just need to book AA flights post 10/17.
Happy to be seeing the final stages of this merger coming to an end. I do hope in the near future American remains strong with the best loyalty program within the industry. I have not flown US Airways once before and have stuck with AA all the way along with OneWold Partners and codeshares like EY. And for my domestic flights I have avoided US Airways all the ways. But glad to see the merger taking place so it all is in one place. This will definitely make things easier and a lot better for the flyers.
what does this mean for companion pass holders for US air?
Will flights taken post Oct-17 be EQM eligible on AA metal?
All of the ex-US A330s have been repainted, and even though I'm not much of a fan of the new AA livery, it looks better on the A330 than any other aircraft in the fleet. Reminds me of the pre-DL NWA scheme (which aside from the terrible lettering was pretty gorgeous).
Remember, US automatic upgrades on US metal non-codeshares are going away Oct 17. After that it'll be AA-style 500-mile "stickers" unless it's a short flight.