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)

September 27, 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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

The information set forth in Item 5.02 below is incorporated herein by reference.

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

On September 28, 2006, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of US Airways Group, Inc. (US Airways Group"), America West Airlines, Inc., US Airways, Inc. and America West Holdings Corporation (collectively, the "Company") appointed J. Scott Kirby to the position of President of the Company effective October 1, 2006. On September 27, 2006, the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board approved the following, subject to Mr. Kirby's promotion:

•     an increase in Mr. Kirby's base salary to $490,000, effective October 1, 2006;

•     a grant of 75,000 stock appreciation rights on October 2, 2006, vesting one-third on each of October 2, 2007, 2008 and 2009, with an exercise price equal to $46.11, the fair market value of US Airways Group's common stock on October 2, 2006; and

•     a grant of three performance-based awards under the US Airways Group, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), for the purpose of increasing Mr. Kirby's performance-based compensation, going forward, commensurate with his new position. The entitlement to, and amount of, payment for each award will be based on the total stockholder return (measured over a designated performance period) of US Airways Group, as compared to a peer group consisting of the following airlines: AirTran, Alaska, American, ATA Holdings, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Midwest Express, Northwest, Southwest and United. Payments, if earned, would be made in cash by the March 1 following the end of the performance period, and, except in the event of Mr. Kirby's death, disability or retirement, Mr. Kirby must remain employed through the payment date in order to receive the payment. If earned, the awards range as follows, depending on the level of US Airways Group's total shareholder return as compared to the peer group: (i) for the performance period beginning October 1, 2006 and ending on December 31, 2006, from 0.5% to 2.08% of Mr. Kirby's salary as of December 31, 2006; (ii) for the performance period beginning October 1, 2006 and ending on December 31, 2007, from 2.5% to 10.42% of Mr. Kirby's salary as of December 31, 2007; and (iii) for the performance period beginning October 1, 2006 and ending on December 31, 2008, from 4.15% to 17.31% of Mr. Kirby's salary as of December 31, 2008.

In addition, on September 27, 2006, the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board approved a merit-based increase in the base salary of Derek J. Kerr, the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kerr's base salary was increased to $315,000, effective October 7, 2006.

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

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)   Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated September 28, 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 3, 2006	By:  /s/ Derek J. Kerr                                              Derek J. Kerr        Senior Vice President and Chief Financial        Officer
	US Airways, Inc. (REGISTRANT)
Date: October 3, 2006	By:  /s/ Derek J. Kerr                                              Derek J. Kerr        Senior Vice President and Chief Financial        Officer
	America West Airlines, Inc. (REGISTRANT)
Date: October 3, 2006	By:  /s/ Derek J. Kerr                                              Derek J. Kerr        Senior Vice President and Chief Financial        Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit  Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated September 28, 2006.

EX-99

Contact:  US Airways Group
480-693-5729

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

US Airways Names J. Scott Kirby President

Additional Appointments Include Captain Ed Bular to Senior Vice President,
Flight Operations/Inflight; Michael J. Minerva to Vice President, Legal

TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 28  -- US Airways' (NYSE: LCC) Board of Directors has elected Scott Kirby to the position of president, effective Oct. 1, 2006.  Kirby, 39, currently serves as the airline's executive vice president, sales and marketing. In his new role, he will retain his current oversight of pricing, scheduling/planning, marketing, alliances, distribution, reservations and information technologies. He also assumes new responsibilities, which include airport customer service, finance and labor relations. Kirby will continue to report to Chairman and CEO Doug Parker.

Parker said, "We congratulate Scott on his appointment, which recognizes his significant and substantial contributions to our airline. Scott is a dedicated, tenacious and extremely talented executive who played a critical role in the merger efforts between America West and US Airways in 2005, and continues to oversee and lead our integration plan. Under Scott's leadership, the former America West transformed industry pricing in early 2003, which resulted in industry-leading revenue improvements. Scott possesses exceptional analytical skills and drives change effectively throughout our airline. We look forward to Scott's continued and expanded contributions to the new US Airways.

"In addition, we have made additional changes to our leadership team and in keeping with our efficient, low cost model, today's announced management team changes result in one fewer officer-level positions at our airline."

Kirby joined the former America West Airlines in 1995 as senior director, scheduling and planning. He was promoted to vice president, planning in October 1997. In May 1998, Kirby was named vice president, revenue management and in early 2000, Kirby was elected senior vice president, e-business.

Prior to joining America West, Kirby served as an operations research consultant for Sabre Decision Technologies (SDT), a subsidiary of AMR Corp. During his three-year tenure at SDT, Kirby consulted with various airlines in Europe and the United States regarding scheduling and yield management. Previously, he served as an economist in the Under Secretary of Defense - Program Acquisition and Evaluation Office at the Pentagon.

Kirby earned bachelor degrees in computer science and operations research from the U.S. Air Force Academy and holds a Master of Science degree in operations research from George Washington University.

Senior Vice President, Flight Operations/Inflight Captain Ed Bular

The airline also announced it has promoted Captain Ed Bular to the position of senior vice president, flight operations/inflight. In this expanded role, Captain Bular will continue to oversee the airline's flight operations department and will expand his responsibilities to include inflight services. The company's vice president of inflight services, Ron Cole, has announced he will retire from the airline and Cole's replacement, who will report to Bular, will be named shortly.

Bular continues to report to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Al Crellin, who said, "We are extremely pleased to expand Ed's responsibilities to include our terrific flight attendant and catering teams. Ed's extensive flight operations experience has proven invaluable during the first year of our merger. His vast expertise will continue to lead our integration efforts, which are especially important as we begin year two of our integration and move towards a single operating certificate."

Bular, 54, began his aviation career in the Air Force and flew T-37s, T-38s, T-33s, A-7s, B-52s and KC-135s. He hired on as a line pilot with USAir in 1980, and has subsequently held the positions of check airman; designated FAA examiner; manager, flight training; assistant chief pilot; senior director, flight operations; and vice president, flight operations. Bular is has been flight qualified on the Boeing 727, 737, 757 and 767 as well as the McDonnell Douglas DC-9, and is currently qualified to operate the Airbus A330. Bular retired from the military after seven years of active duty and 13 years in the air national guard. He holds a bachelor of science in aeronautical science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical College in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Vice President, Legal Michael J. Minerva

The airline also announced it has promoted Associate General Counsel and Managing Director, Legal Michael J. Minerva to the position of vice president, legal. Minerva, 41, will continue to report to Janet Dhillon, senior vice president and general counsel.

Mike has 12 years of aviation industry experience all within US Airways. After three years in private law practice, he started his career in 1994 as vice president, human resources for Piedmont Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of US Airways Group, Inc. In 1999 Mike joined US Airways as director, labor relations. Mike holds a law degree from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla. and a bachelor's degree from Lake Forest College in Illinois.

Dhillon said, "Mike's aptitude for the airline industry coupled with his knowledge and experience at US Airways is invaluable. He is a well-respected leader within our legal team and we congratulate him on this well-deserved promotion."

Additional Reorganization Changes

Additional organizational changes announced today include:

• Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Al Crellin will assume additional responsibilities for the airline's two wholly owned subsidiaries, PSA and Piedmont.

• Senior Vice President, Customer Service Anthony Mulé will assume additional responsibilities for the airline's reservations department and cargo operations.

• Chief Financial Officer Derek Kerr will assume additional responsibilities of the airline's corporate real estate (properties and facilities) functions.

• Elise Eberwein, currently the airline's senior vice president, corporate communications, will assume additional responsibilities for human resources. Her new title, senior vice president, people, communication and culture, will reflect those expanded duties.

Parker concluded, "We have a talented team of executives who are unwavering in their dedication to our airline and our employees. Each member brings a unique perspective and a broad range of experiences and skill sets, and we look forward to working together to continue to build the new US Airways."

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.

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