US Airways Group Inc. backed off from alliance discussions with United Airlines. This had made a way for United, to focus on talks with Continental Airlines Inc. over a potential merger.

Mergers are what airlines seem to be very interested in nowadays. Whether it is because of the recession hurt or some other reason is still not known, but it is pretty apparent that the general public, the overall industry and the businesses themselves have high hopes from these mergers.

Official announcements have announced that Delta Air Lines and US Airways have managed to reach an agreement which is aimed at clearing the way for their plan, which was publically announced last August, to exchange some takeoff and landing slots at two airports. The plans were confirmed on Monday.

Passengers of Delta Air Lines, US Airways, Northwest and American Airlines will have to bear the heat of higher fares as these companies have added a new $10 fee on busy days.

According to a Wednesday-announced partnership, Delta Air Lines and US Airways - both of which offer flights to and from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport - would swap several takeoff and landing privileges at New York's La Guardia Airport and Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport.

US Airways has announced a new route for nonstop flights from its largest hub in Charlotte to Honolulu, Hawaii. This service would continue throughout the year, for which Boeing 767 with capacity of 204 passengers would be used by the company.

Charlotte is the focal point of US Airways from where it operates more than 85 % of the airport's 655 daily flights.