US Airways Named One of 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work for in the U.S.

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LATINA Style magazine has selected US Airways (NYSE: LCC) as one of the 50 best companies for Latinas to work for in the U.S. in its LATINA Style 50 Report for 2010. US Airways was the only airline included among the top 50 companies.

“Our commitment to diversity helps us attract top talent, provides opportunities for our 31,000 employees and helps us better serve the needs of our diverse customer base.”

The magazine’s annual ranking identifies corporations that are providing the best career opportunities for Latinas in the U.S. and is considered to be a leading indicator of corporate career advancement. This year, more than 800 corporations were included in LATINA Style's survey.

“We are honored to be named to the LATINA Style 50,” said Dan Pon, vice president, human resources. “Our commitment to diversity helps us attract top talent, provides opportunities for our 31,000 employees and helps us better serve the needs of our diverse customer base.”

LATINA Style evaluated companies based on issues that its readers identified as most important to them in the workplace. Among the principal areas of evaluation were mentoring programs, employee benefits, women’s issues, affinity groups and number of Latina executives.

US Airways sponsors Latino and women’s employee resource groups that encourage networking and mentorship. The airline also provides comprehensive leadership development training for employees as well as a highly competitive employee benefits package.

This year’s LATINA Style 50 Companies will be honored on February 3, 2011, during LATINA Style's Awards Ceremony & Diversity Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. and recognized at an awards reception at the White House.

For more information regarding the LATINA Style 50, please visit the magazine’s website at www.latinastyle.com.

About US Airways

US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more than 3,200 flights per day and serves more than 200 communities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central and South America. The airline employs more than 31,000 aviation professionals worldwide and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers more than 19,700 daily flights to 1,077 airports in 175 countries. Together with its US Airways Express partners, the airline serves approximately 80 million passengers each year and operates hubs in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Phoenix, and a focus city in Washington, D.C. at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. And for the eleventh consecutive year, the airline received a Diamond Award for maintenance training excellence from the Federal Aviation Administration for its Charlotte hub line maintenance facility. For more company information, visit usairways.com. (LCCG)

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