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What we compareUS AirwaysAir Midwest
Country in archiveUnited StatesUnited States
Founded19371965
FounderLytle S. Adams—
HeadquartersTempe, Arizona, United StatesWichita, United States, United States
Name originThe name USAir was adopted on October 28, 1979 after the Airline Deregulation Act let Allegheny Airlines expand beyond its northeastern base. It became US Airways in 1996 and 1997, a name that stresses the airline's national scope.The sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the Air Midwest name.
HighlightsCharlotte hub, Philadelphia hub, Phoenix hub, Washington Reagan hubKansas City International Airport
Earliest archived brand logo19391967
Latest archived logo19971985
Archived logo assets93

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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