Doug Parker is the current chairman, president and chief executive officer of US Airways. A chief executive officer (CEO), or chief executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer or executive officer of a corporation, or agency. ... A US Airways 737 at Chicago-OHare US Airways is an airline based in Tempe, Arizona, owned by US Airways Group, Inc. ...

Parker has been with US Airways since June 1995, when he joined as senior vice president and chief financial officer of America West Airlines. He additionally held titles as executive vice president, corporate group, and chief operating officer before being elected chief executive officer and chairman of America West in September 2001. He continued as CEO of US Airways following the merger with America West Airlines in 2005. America West Airlines (IATA: HP, ICAO: AWE, and Callsign: Cactus), operating as US Airways, is one of the United States ten major airlines. ...

Before joining America West Airlines, Parker was at American Airlines from 1986-1991, and was vice president and assistant treasurer at Northwest Airlines from 1991-1995. American Airlines and American Eagle aircraft at San Juan American Airlines is the largest airline in the world in terms of total passengers transported and fleet size, and the second-largest airline in the world (behind Air France-KLM) in terms of total operating revenues. ... Northwest Airlines (IATA: NW, ICAO: NWA, and Callsign: Northwest) is an airline headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota in the United States of America. ...

Parker has a BA in economics from Albion College (1984) and an MBA from Vanderbilt University (1986). He lives in Paradise Valley, Arizona with his wife and three children. Albion College is a small, private liberal arts college located in Albion, Michigan. ... Vanderbilt University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Paradise Valley is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. The population was 13,664 at the 2000 census. ...

According to documents Parker filed with the United States Federal Election Commission, he has made over $10,000 in contributions to Republican Senate and Congressional candidates, as well as several Republican organizations. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency created in 1975 by Congress to administer and enforce campaign finance legislation in the United States. ... Republican Party is a name used by many political parties. ...