Yet another era
in commercial aviation ended with the last passenger flight by a US Airways Boeing
767 on 12 February 2015. The aircraft,
767-2B7ER N252AU, completed round-trip service from Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania to Charlotte, North Carolina on 12 February 2015.
The airline operated
a dozen 767-200s since 1997 when USAir became US Airways. USAir inherited six of the aircraft from
Piedmont Airlines, which had used them on its Charlotte-London, UK route, when
the two airlines merged in 1989 and added six more between 1990 and mid-1993.
US Airways' merger partner, American
Airlines, flew its last transcontinental 767-200 service when 767-223ER N319AA
completed a flight from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York on 8
May 2014. That service is now flown with
Airbus A321 aircraft.
Note: Pending
the issuing of a single operating certificate by the Federal Aviation
Administration, expected sometime in 2015, American Airlines and US Airways
continue to operate separately.
(above) One of US Airways’ last remaining Boeing 767s
at the time, N250AY climbs out smartly in the early morning sun from Orlando
International Airport, Florida on 6 February 2015. Less than a week later, this 767-201ER was
reportedly in storage. It may not be the
end of the line, however, since N250AY is apparently available for sale or
lease.
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