USAir chairman Edwin Colodny refused to discuss the accident or the pilot’s refusal to speak with investigators. He said he assumed Martin, not Kleissaf , had been operating the plane.

USAir spokeswoman Susan Young confirmed that flight 5050, a twin-engine Boeing 737-400 bound for Charlotte, N.C., had “gone into the water” while taking off.

USAir plans more job cuts: USAir Group Inc. said it plans to eliminate 2,100 jobs over the next 120 days in addition to the previously announced plan to lay off about 1,500 probationary employees ...

Stephen Wolf is back at the controls of a major U.S. airline. The former head of United Airlines who engineered the massive employee buyout of UAL Corp. was named Tuesday as chairman and chief exec… ...

WASHINGTON — Those of you who have been feigning illness to get refunds from USAir can throw away the stationery with the physician’s letterhead. The airline has announced new rules it … ...