-US AIRWAYS: US Airways receives first Airbus aircraft.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-19 October 1998-US AIRWAYS: US Airways receives first Airbus aircraft (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:161098 US Airways received the first of as many as 400 Airbus A320-family aircraft in delivery ceremonies at Airbus facilities at Hamburg today. Stephen M. Wolf, chairman and chief executive officer of US Airways Group, Inc., said the aircraft -- an Airbus A-319 -- "is more than a new addition to our fleet -- it symbolizes the future direction of our company." "As the first of up to 400 aircraft in the Airbus A320 family, this airplane and the others that follow will help us simplify and modernize our fleet, heighten passenger appeal and position US Airways for the changing competitive environment in which we operate," Wolf said.

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