8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)

October 11, 2006

US Airways Group, Inc.
(Commission file number: 1-8444)
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	54-1194634
(State of Incorporation of the registrant)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

111 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, Arizona 85281
(Address of principal executive offices)
(480) 693-0800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 

US Airways, Inc.
(Commission file number: 1-8442)
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	53-0218143
(State of Incorporation of the registrant)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

111 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, Arizona 85281
(Address of principal executive offices)
(480) 693-0800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 

America West Airlines, Inc.
(Commission file number: 0-12337)
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	86-0418245
(State of Incorporation of the registrant)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4000 East Sky Harbor Blvd., Phoenix, Arizona 85034
(Address of principal executive offices)
(480) 693-0800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On October 11, 2006, Al Crellin, Executive Vice President - Operations of the Company informed the Company of his resignation, effective November 15, 2006.

A copy of the Company's press release regarding the foregoing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)   Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated October 16, 2006.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	US Airways Group, Inc. (REGISTRANT)
Date: October 16, 2006	By:  /s/ Janet Dhillon                                              Janet Dhillon        Senior Vice President and General Counsel
	US Airways, Inc. (REGISTRANT)
Date: October 16, 2006	By:  /s/ Janet Dhillon                                              Janet Dhillon        Senior Vice President and General Counsel
	America West Airlines, Inc. (REGISTRANT)
Date: October 16, 2006	By:  /s/ Janet Dhillon                                              Janet Dhillon        Senior Vice President and General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit  Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated October 16, 2006.

EX-99

Contact:  480/693-5729

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

US AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF EXECUTIVE VICE
PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS AL CRELLIN

TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 16, 2006 - US Airways (NYSE: LCC) today announced Executive Vice President, Operations Al Crellin has elected to leave the company, effective Nov. 15. Crellin, 59, oversees the airline's flight operations, maintenance and safety departments. He was instrumental in establishing the airline's operating certificate merger plan, which is on track for completion in the first half of 2007.

Crellin began his airline career at Pacific Southwest Airlines in 1971. He rose through the ranks at PSA and was that airline's vice president of customer service when it was acquired by US Airways in 1988. At US Airways, he held a series of operations roles at the executive level, culminating in executive vice president, operations in 2002. He retained that title at the new US Airways after its merger with America West Airlines in September 2005.

Chairman and CEO Doug Parker said, "Al has dedicated 35 years to our airline and we are extremely grateful for his leadership and professionalism. In the past year, he has done a fantastic job of leading the process to merge US Airways and America West onto a single operating certificate. His experience and operational knowledge have also ensured we have an extremely capable team in place to continue the initiatives he put into place. His contributions to our airline are vast, and we wish him the best in his new endeavors."

With today's announcement, the airline's president, Scott Kirby, will assume overall responsibility for the flight operations, maintenance and safety functions. The maintenance department will continue to report to Senior Vice President, Technical Operations Hal Heule, who will now report to Kirby. In addition, the safety and regulatory compliance department will now report to Heule. The flight operations and inflight departments will continue to report to Senior Vice President, Flight Operations/Inflight Ed Bular, who will now also report to Kirby. Chief Financial Officer Derek Kerr, who prior to today's announcement reported to Kirby, will now report directly to Chairman and CEO Doug Parker.

US Airways and America West's recent merger creates the fifth largest domestic airline employing nearly 35,000 aviation professionals. US Airways, US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express operate approximately 3,800 flights per day and serve more than 230 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. US Airways is a member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 841 destinations in 157 countries worldwide. This press release and additional information on US Airways can be found at www.usairways.com. (LCCG)

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