US Airways Looks Homeward

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Let's hear it for the good ol' U.S.A.

That is the view of US Airways(LCC Quote), which says it is benefitting from a lack of international exposure.

For the first quarter, the company reported a net loss of $103 million or 90 cents a share, which it attributed to fuel heding. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had estimated a loss of $2.38. Revenue declined 13.5% to $2.46 billion. Analysts had estimated $2.5 billion. In the same period a year earlier, the loss was $237 million or $2.58 a share. ...