US Airways to access new Intl markets.

Star Alliance carrier US Airways has concluded a deal with Delta in a major slot swap deal.

The international rights are part of larger slot swap agreement tabled today that entails US Airways transferring 125 pairs of its Express slots at LaGuardia to Delta while 42 pairs of Delta's slots at Washington National are being taken over by US Airways.

As part of the swap deal US Airways will gain access to Sao Paolo, Brazil and Tokyo Japan will the carrier plans to operate from 2012 from its Phoenix hub.

With the transition of the international route authority from Delta, US Airways explains its plans to work with authorities in both countries to permit daily flights from Charlotte to both Rio and Sao Paulo. The carrier aims to start new Sao Paulo flights in the second half of 2010.