US Airways Express-PSA Airlines (2nd) Bombardier CRJ200 (CL-600-2B19) N241PS (msn 7909) CLT (Bruce Drum), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

US Airways (Phoenix) announced today that it will launch new nonstop service from Cincinnati, Ohio and Des Moines, Iowa to Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport on May 2.

Today’s news follows US Airways’ announcement in January that it will launch nonstop flights to 11 new destinations from Reagan National Airport on March 25. This spring the airline will announce more new flights to Reagan National Airport starting July 11.

US Airways’ wholly owned subsidiary PSA Airlines (Dayton) will operate daily service to Cincinnati on 50-passenger Bombardier CRJ 200 aircraft. Flight US 2487 starts on May 2. All other flights begin on May 3.

Republic Airlines (2nd) (Indianapolis), a US Airways Express carrier, will operate daily service, with the exception of Saturdays, to Des Moines on dual-class 69-passenger Embraer ERJ 170 aircraft. Flight US 3483 starts on May 2. All other flights begin on May 3.

Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum.

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