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Officials Search Plane in Philadelphia After Alleged Threat

Passengers aboard a US Airways flight that arrived Friday from Scotland were removed from the plane because of a threatening note, and the plane was taken to another part of Philadelphia International Airport to be inspected.

The 157 passengers and six crew members had boarded the Anchorage, Alaska-bound Flight 968 when they were asked by Transportation Security Administration officials to deplane so it could be swept by law enforcement officials, Tempe, Ariz.-based US Airways Inc. spokesman Andrew Christie told The Associated Press. The plane had arrived earlier from Glasgow.

The TSA said in a statement that the investigation was launched because of a threatening note, but it didn't provide details about it. Airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said she didn't know what the threat was, but she said the incident was referred to the FBI.

The passengers were taken inside Terminal A, one of the airport's seven terminals. Across the tarmac, baggage handlers unloaded the Boeing 757.

Outside the plane, an explosive ordnance removal technician was seen X-raying a suitcase. Later, a police officer took the suitcase and dumped its contents onto the ground.

Other items aboard the plane, which also was carrying commercial cargo, were being examined, too.

Passengers inside the terminal who were continuing on to Alaska were being interviewed by investigators.

No delays were caused by the plane evacuation, and no injuries were reported.

Philadelphia International Airport, which handled 31 million passengers last year, is the only major airport serving the Philadelphia area, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States.

Airlines that use Terminal A include Lufthansa, British Airways, US Airways, Air Jamaica and Frontier.

In June, flights were grounded at Reagan National Airport, near Washington, D.C., after a woman with a history of mental health problems told a US Airways ticket agent in Dayton, Ohio, that there was a bomb aboard a plane. The woman later said the warning came to her in a message from God, the director of Dayton International Airport said.

No explosives were found aboard the jet that flew from Dayton International to Reagan, and the woman was taken to a mental health facility.

US Airways Group, Inc. (LCC) Hits New 52-Week Low at $5.92 ...

Shares of US Airways Group, Inc. (LCC) hit a new 52-week low on Monday. The stock traded as low as $5.92 during mid-day trading and last traded at $5.95. The stock previously closed at $6.24.

Separately, analysts at Dahlman Rose reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of US Airways Group, Inc. in a research note to investors on Wednesday, April 27th. Also, analysts at Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of US Airways Group, Inc. from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note to investors on Monday, January 17th.

US Airways, Inc. (US Airways) is engaged in the operation of a network air carrier. The Company provides air transportation for passengers and cargo. US Airways is a wholly owned subsidiary of US Airways Group, Inc. (US Airways Group). US Airways is a member of the Star Alliance, the airline alliance, which has 26 member airlines serving approximately 1,077 destinations in 175 countries as of December 31, 2009. US Airways has hubs in Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix and a focus city at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. US Airways offers scheduled passenger service on approximately 3,000 flights daily to approximately 190 communities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central and South America.

US Airways Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $5.77 and a 52 week high of $12.26. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $7.88 and its 200-day moving average is $8.89. The company has a market cap of $962.8 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.43.

US Airways Group, Inc. last announced its quarterly results on Thursday, July 21st. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the previous quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.57 EPS by $0.01. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that US Airways Group, Inc. will post $-0.23 EPS next quarter.

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