US Airways posts record 3Q profit

Chuck Burton

Earns US Airways

In this Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, photo, US Airways employees assist a customer at a ticket counter at the Charlotte/Douglas International airport in Charlotte, N.C. US Airways made its best profit ever for the 3-month stretch that covers much of the peak summer vacation season. Net income for the third quarter totaled $245 million, or $1.24 per share, compared with $76 million, or 41 cents per share, a year earlier, the airline said Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)