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  SPECIAL OFFER US Air files Chapter Talks with labor unions for million in concessions go nowhere September AM EDT NEW YORK US Airways Group filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday for the second time in two years The Chapter filing in the U S Bankruptcy Court in Alexandria Va came after the airline was unable to obtain million in annual cost cuts from its workers' unions The airline had warned during talks the concessions were needed to avoid the bankruptcy filing Customers should not notice any changes to flight operations or customer service because of this filing the airline said in a statement on its Web site All bookings will be honored and there are no changes to our ticketing policies A spokesman for US Air said Monday that the airline was operating as scheduled before the filing Bruce Lakefield US Airways' president and chief executive said in a statement released Sunday that failure to obtain concessions heightened the need for the company the seventh largest airline to conserve its cash and proceed with its plans to overhaul the business and become a low cost carrier US Airways said it needed to cut costs by billion in order to make its

       Story Archive Additional Coverage Of US AirwaysUPDATED pm EDT April For the second time in two years US Airways is entering bankruptcy protection The airline filed for Chapter and returned to benkruptcy court Follow the airline's journey of bankruptcy and beyond through the article archive below March March January January December December November November November November November November Ocotber October October October October October September September September September September September September September August August August July July June June May May May May May May March March January January January January December December December December December October October October October October October September September September September September August August August August August August August August August July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June May May May May May May May May May May May April April April April April April April April April April April April April April April April March March March March February February February February February January January January January January January January January January January January January January January

                                                                     US Airways Files for Bankruptcy September US Airways filed for bankruptcy today after talks with its labor unions broke down It is the second time the troubled East Coast carrier has entered bankruptcy and many analysts think it will be the last US Airways emerged from the first bankruptcy courtesy of a billion loan funded in part by U S taxpayers This time around the carrier may have more trouble arranging financing In the near term the filing should have no effect on travelers The airline will continue to fly its normal routes and honor its reservations while it tries to come up with a reorganization plan Long term US Air faces liquidation if it can't devise a realistic business plan For now there's no reason for fliers to avoid US Airways Anyone who already has a reservation should honor it since normal cancellation fees will continue to apply Even if the airline is forced to liquidate other carriers will be required by law to honor its tickets so

                                                                     US Airways Misses Another Bankruptcy Filing May For the fourth time has missed the deadline for filing its bankruptcy reorganization plan Last month US Air missed its April deadline but said it would have a plan ready by April Now the company says it is still in discussions with its leading creditor General Electric Co News Last year US Airways and GE signed an agreement that gave the airline access to million and up to jets over the next three years The agreement requires US Air to exit bankruptcy by June The reorganization plan is an essential part of that process The troubled Virginia based airline's first quarter loss grew by nearly percent from the same time a year ago as higher fuel prices and stiff competition from low fare carriers combined to stifle revenue and drive up expenses The company post a loss of million compared to million a year ago The loss would have been even greater had US Airways not shed million of its liabilities through

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