US Airways Express was the
brand name for the regional branch of
US Airways, under which a number of individually owned
regional airlines operate short and medium haul routes. Mainline carriers often use regional airlines to operate services in order to increase frequency, serve routes that would not sustain larger aircraft, or for other competitive reasons. US Airways Express operations were conducted from smaller markets in the
United States,
Canada, and the
Bahamas primarily centered on US Airways' major
hubs and
focus cities. Upon the completion of US Airways' merger process with
American Airlines, US Airways Express was rebranded as
American Eagle on October 17, 2015.