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USX International Airways is an American airline headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. USX operates a small domestic route network made up of over fifty daily flights to fifteen cities from its hub at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. USX flew over three million seats in 1994, and is on track to fly over four million in 1995.

Early Years
USX International Airways was founded by Thom K Henson in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1987. USX received its initial fifteen takeoff and landing slot times at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in February 1989, one month after being granted FAA authorisation. USX flew its first flight four months later on 28 May 1989.

Growth (1991-Present)
In 1991, USX International Airways set a goal of flying over 1.5 million seats in a single year by 1994. The initial goal was surpassed in 1992, with USX flying over 1.75 million seats in the calendar year. As a result of the growing popularity, USX International Airways launched its frequent-flyer programme Skyworld in November 1992 and launched its first inter-airline agreement with Air Transat, Finnair and British Airways in 1993.

USX International Airways' first transatlantic flight was launched in late 1993 to London Heathrow by an Airbus A340. The next year, USX took delivery and flew its first Airbus A321, a streched version of the Airbus A320, in April 1994. The A340 and A321 made USX the first North American airline to be the launch customer of three Airbus aircraft (the third being the Airbus A320.

USX International Airways launched its first transcontinental route in late 1994, with flights to San Francisco. USX is planning to launch flights to Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland and Phoenix by the end of 1995.

Destinations
USX International Airways operates flights to fifteen destinations.

Hubs
USX International Airways' serves thirteen destinations from its hub in Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, including London. USX has expressed interest in opening a second hub at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, stating that it plans to do so by 1996.

Airline Agreements
USX International Airways formally launched its first inter-airline agreement with Canada's Air Transat in January 1993. On 1 June 1993, USX launched transatlantic partnerships with Finnair and British Airways.

Fleet
USX International Airways operates a fleet of twenty-six aircraft. USX was the first American company to take delivery of the Airbus A320/A321, A340 and Fokker 100 aircraft.

USX Business
USX Business features wider extended-recline seats in a 2-2 configuration on A320-family and Fokker 100 aircraft. Airbus A340s feature sleeper seats in a 1-2-1 configuration.

Meals are served on flights greater than 950nmi. Routes shorter include complimentary snacks and beverages.

USX Economy & Premium Economy
On Airbus A320-family and Fokker 100 aircraft, economy and premium economy seats feature the same number of seats per row. On A320s, seats are arranged in a 3-3 configuration; and on Fokker 100s, seats are arranged in a 2-3 layout. On Airbus A340s, premium economy seats are arranged in a 2-3-2 layout, whereas economy seats are in a 2-4-2 layout.

Both economy and premium economy seats feature a 2.7-inch/69mm Airvision LCD screen as an on-demand in-flight entertainment system. Complimentary snacks and non-alcoholic beverages are served on all flights, and those greater than 1100nmi in distance include meals.

Skyworld
Launched in November 1992, Skyworld is USX International Airways' frequent-flyer programme offering redeemable points based off of flight distance. Points do not expire, and are redeemable towards free flights or upgrades.

Headquarters
USX International Airways is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina at 2550 W Tyvola Road. The building is 5 storeys tall, has 128,705 square feet of space and is within two miles of Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Occupying the fourth and fifth floor, USX is one of the largest companies headquartered in Charlotte.

Logo
USX International Airways has had two logos prior to its current one. The first logo, developed since USX's founding, was a blue and white rhombus. In 1989, USX changed its text font and location as well as the rhombus to a circle. In 1990, the circle's design was updated to have three parallel lines running through it.

Accidents And Incidents
Due to USX International Airways' recent founding, the airline has not had any accidents or incidents.