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US Airways will join list of extinct airlines

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American Airlines and US Airways jets prepare for flight Thursday at a gate at the Philadelphia International Airport.

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The U.S. airline industry was once filled with dozens of carriers whose planes crisscrossed the nation and flew over oceans, but consolidation has culled the flock to just a handful of companies.