One FAA Operating Certificate for US Airways

The new US Airways,the result of a merger between America West and US Airways two years ago, officially became one airline in the eyes of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the FAA granted the airline a single operating certificate this week. "This is a very important milestone, reflecting two years of hard work combining and refining two sets of policies, procedures, manuals, checklists and computer systems for virtually every area of the airline," said US Airways Chairman and CEO Doug Parker. Hal Heule, senior vice president of technical operations, who led the effort, said, "This very complex process proceeded on time, smoothly, and was a testament to cooperation between our work groups and regulators."