Seven of the nine largest U.S. carriers reported a drop in traffic in August, except Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways Corp. 九分之七的美國大航空公司報道在八月份經營業績下降，除了西南航空和捷藍航空公司。
Pilots at US Airways say the carrier is pressuring them to carry less fuel on planes to save money. 美國航空公司的飛行員表示，運送者給他們施壓要他們裝少點燃料，以便於節約。
Everyone survived the water landing of a US Airways jet on the Hudson River in New York in January. 一月份在紐約美國航空公司一家噴氣式客機在哈德遜河水面迫降，每個人都幸免於難。
