New Management Appointments

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Brad Beakley Named Vice President, Reservations and Inventory Services; Tom Trenga Named Vice President, Revenue Management

TEMPE, Ariz., April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways Group, Inc., (NYSE: LCC), today announced that Brad Beakley has been named vice president, reservations and inventory services. In his new position, Beakley, 38, will oversee worldwide reservations, customer call centers and inventory services, which provides the intermediary between front line reservations, airport operations and revenue management. Beakley previously held the position of managing director, revenue management at US Airways.

The airline also appointed Tom Trenga, 41, to the position of vice president, revenue management. Trenga's new responsibilities include managing the airline's revenue management functions, including pricing and tariffs, yield management and revenue analysis. Trenga was previously a managing director in the airline's revenue management department.

Both executives replace current open positions, so with these two appointments the total number of officer level positions at the airline remains at 36.

"We are extremely fortunate to have a strong team comprised of employees from both the former America West and US Airways who possess broad experience and the ability to take on larger roles," said Scott Kirby, US Airways' executive vice president, sales and marketing. "Both of these executives bring technical expertise to their respective areas of responsibility as well as a high level of excitement for the new US Airways."

Prior to joining US Airways in 2003 Beakley spent more than 10 years in revenue management related positions at American Airlines, SABRE and AMR Services. He began his career at American working in reservations. Beakley holds a bachelor's of business administration from Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas.

Trenga joined US Airways merger partner America West Airlines in 1996 as a route planning and scheduling analyst. Throughout his tenure with America West he has served as director, Internet distribution, senior director, pricing and tariffs and senior director, yield management. Tom holds a master of business administration from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. and a bachelor of arts in economics from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
 
Thanx for the update. Any word on their managment style or employee relations? Just wondering if they will listen to customers and/or employees.
 
Both are very good people. They are the types who will hear you out and not shut you out.

Now word yet on who will be the new director of rev management.
 
Both are very good people. They are the types who will hear you out and not shut you out.

Now word yet on who will be the new director of rev management.
Thanx for the info. Its nice to hear they will listen and maybe show value to their employees.