SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                   FORM 8-K

            CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                        Date of report: July 30, 1996

                              USAir Group, Inc.
                       (Commission file number: 1-8444)

                                     and

                                 USAir, Inc.
                       (Commission file number: 1-8442)
              (Exact names of registrants as specified in their charters)

                  Delaware               USAir Group, Inc.   54-1194634
          (State of Incorporation        USAir, Inc.         53-0218143
            of both registrants)         (I.R.S. Employer
                                         Identification Nos.)

                              USAir Group, Inc.
                   2345 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA  22227
                  (Address of principal, executive offices)
                                (703) 418-5306
                       (Registrant's telephone number)

                                 USAir, Inc.
                   2345 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA  22227
                  (Address of principal, executive offices)
                                (703) 418-5306
                       (Registrant's telephone number)


          Item 5.  Other Events

               On July 30, 1996, USAir Group, Inc. and USAir, Inc.
          initiated a lawsuit against British Airways Plc, BritAir
          Acquisition Corp. Inc., AMR Corporation and American
          Airlines, Inc.  A news release relating to the initiation
          of the litigation by USAir Group, Inc. and USAir, Inc. is
          attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.  The Complaint, dated
          July 30, 1996, which was filed today in the United States
          District Court for the Southern District of New York, is
          attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

          Item 6.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

          (c)  Exhibits

             Designation                 Description

               99.1        News release, dated July 30, 1996, of
                           USAir Group, Inc. and USAir, Inc.,
                           relating to the initiation of
                           litigation by USAir Group, Inc. and
                           USAir, Inc. against British Airways
                           Plc, BritAir Acquisition Corp. Inc.,
                           AMR Corporation and American Airlines,
                           Inc.

               99.2        Complaint, dated July 30, 1996, as
                           filed by USAir Group, Inc. and USAir,
                           Inc. against the parties referenced in
                           Designation 99.1, in United States
                           District Court for the Southern
                           District of New York.


                                  SIGNATURES

               Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and
          Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused
          this report to be signed on their behalf by the
          undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                            USAir Group, Inc.

          Date: July 30, 1996     By: /s/  Lawrence M. Nagin
                                           Lawrence M. Nagin
                                      Executive Vice President -
                                      Corporate Affairs and General Counsel

                                            USAir, Inc.

          Date: July 30, 1996     By: /s/  Lawrence M. Nagin
                                           Lawrence M. Nagin
                                      Executive Vice President -
                                      Corporate Affairs and General Counsel
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                   FORM 8-K

            CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                        Date of report: July 30, 1996

                              USAir Group, Inc.
                       (Commission file number: 1-8444)

                                     and

                                 USAir, Inc.
                       (Commission file number: 1-8442)
              (Exact names of registrants as specified in their charters)

                  Delaware               USAir Group, Inc.   54-1194634
          (State of Incorporation        USAir, Inc.         53-0218143
            of both registrants)         (I.R.S. Employer
                                         Identification Nos.)

                              USAir Group, Inc.
                   2345 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA  22227
                  (Address of principal, executive offices)
                                (703) 418-5306
                       (Registrant's telephone number)

                                 USAir, Inc.
                   2345 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA  22227
                  (Address of principal, executive offices)
                                (703) 418-5306
                       (Registrant's telephone number)

          Item 5.  Other Events

               On July 30, 1996, USAir Group, Inc. and USAir, Inc.
          initiated a lawsuit against British Airways Plc, BritAir
          Acquisition Corp. Inc., AMR Corporation and American
          Airlines, Inc.  A news release relating to the initiation
          of the litigation by USAir Group, Inc. and USAir, Inc. is
          attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.  The Complaint, dated
          July 30, 1996, which was filed today in the United States
          District Court for the Southern District of New York, is
          attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

          Item 6.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

          (c)  Exhibits

             Designation                 Description

               99.1        News release, dated July 30, 1996, of
                           USAir Group, Inc. and USAir, Inc.,
                           relating to the initiation of
                           litigation by USAir Group, Inc. and
                           USAir, Inc. against British Airways
                           Plc, BritAir Acquisition Corp. Inc.,
                           AMR Corporation and American Airlines,
                           Inc.

               99.2        Complaint, dated July 30, 1996, as
                           filed by USAir Group, Inc. and USAir,
                           Inc. against the parties referenced in
                           Designation 99.1, in United States
                           District Court for the Southern
                           District of New York.

                                  SIGNATURES

               Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and
          Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused
          this report to be signed on their behalf by the
          undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                            USAir Group, Inc.

          Date: July 30, 1996     By: /s/  Lawrence M. Nagin
                                           Lawrence M. Nagin
                                      Executive Vice President -
                                      Corporate Affairs and General Counsel

                                            USAir, Inc.

          Date: July 30, 1996     By: /s/  Lawrence M. Nagin
                                           Lawrence M. Nagin
                                      Executive Vice President -
                                      Corporate Affairs and General Counsel