US Airways Reports August Traffic

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced August and year-to-date 2010 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 5.5 billion, up 0.6 percent versus August 2009. Mainline capacity was 6.5 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 1.2 percent versus August 2009. Mainline passenger load factor was 85.2 percent for the month of August, down 0.5 points versus August 2009.

“Our August consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased approximately 15 percent versus the same period last year, while total revenue per available seat mile also increased approximately 15 percent on a year-over-year basis.”

US Airways President Scott Kirby said, "Our August consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased approximately 15 percent versus the same period last year, while total revenue per available seat mile also increased approximately 15 percent on a year-over-year basis.

“In addition, we would like to thank our 31,000 team members for doing an exceptional job of taking care of our customers during the busy summer travel season. As a result of their hard work, US Airways posted back-to-back first place finishes in both on-time performance and customer satisfaction among the top five network carriers as measured by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for May and June. We look forward to maintaining this momentum as we head into the fall.”

For the month, US Airways’ preliminary on-time performance as reported to the DOT was 85.0 percent with a completion factor of 99.2 percent.

The following summarizes US Airways Group’s traffic results for the month and year-to-date ended August 31, 2010 and 2009, consisting of mainline operated flights as well as US Airways Express flights operated by wholly owned subsidiaries PSA Airlines and Piedmont Airlines.

US Airways Mainline
AUGUST
		2010	2009	% Change
Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	3,918,315	3,950,770	(0.8	)
	Atlantic	1,173,523	1,208,596	(2.9	)
	Latin	440,429	338,021	30.3
	Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles	5,532,267	5,497,387	0.6
Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	4,585,241	4,581,590	0.1
	Atlantic	1,389,579	1,435,871	(3.2	)
	Latin	516,838	397,989	29.9
	Total Mainline Available Seat Miles	6,491,658	6,415,450	1.2
Mainline Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	85.5	86.2	(0.7	)	pts
	Atlantic	84.5	84.2	0.3		pts
	Latin	85.2	84.9	0.3		pts
	Total Mainline Load Factor	85.2	85.7	(0.5	)	pts
Mainline Enplanements
	Domestic	4,015,507	3,949,221	1.7
	Atlantic	281,034	304,134	(7.6	)
	Latin	327,991	277,871	18.0
	Total Mainline Enplanements	4,624,532	4,531,226	2.1
YEAR TO DATE
		2010	2009	% Change
Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	29,375,446	30,388,659	(3.3	)
	Atlantic	6,688,202	6,396,262	4.6
	Latin	3,769,163	3,201,409	17.7
	Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles	39,832,811	39,986,330	(0.4	)
Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	35,115,018	35,953,918	(2.3	)
	Atlantic	8,263,135	8,213,284	0.6
	Latin	4,806,437	4,082,272	17.7
	Total Mainline Available Seat Miles	48,184,590	48,249,474	(0.1	)
Mainline Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	83.7	84.5	(0.8	)	pts
	Atlantic	80.9	77.9	3.0		pts
	Latin	78.4	78.4	-		pts
	Total Mainline Load Factor	82.7	82.9	(0.2	)	pts
Mainline Enplanements
	Domestic	30,190,239	30,833,261	(2.1	)
	Atlantic	1,643,467	1,633,802	0.6
	Latin	2,821,826	2,583,905	9.2
	Total Mainline Enplanements	34,655,532	35,050,968	(1.1	)
Notes:
1) Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are included in the domestic results.
2) Latin numbers include the Caribbean.

US Airways Express (Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines)
AUGUST
	2010	2009	% Change
Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic	202,988	192,725	5.3
Express Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic	278,988	276,252	1.0
Express Load Factor (%)
Domestic	72.8	69.8	3.0		pts
Express Enplanements
Domestic	721,003	715,417	0.8
YEAR TO DATE
	2010	2009	% Change
Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic	1,427,800	1,425,073	0.2
Express Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic	2,043,830	2,111,314	(3.2	)
Express Load Factor (%)
Domestic	69.9	67.5	2.4		pts
Express Enplanements
Domestic	5,186,834	5,273,589	(1.6	)
Notes:
1) Canada is included in domestic results.

Consolidated US Airways Group, Inc.
AUGUST
		2010	2009	% Change
Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	4,121,303	4,143,495	(0.5	)
	Atlantic	1,173,523	1,208,596	(2.9	)
	Latin	440,429	338,021	30.3
	Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles	5,735,255	5,690,112	0.8
Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	4,864,229	4,857,842	0.1
	Atlantic	1,389,579	1,435,871	(3.2	)
	Latin	516,838	397,989	29.9
	Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles	6,770,646	6,691,702	1.2
Consolidated Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	84.7	85.3	(0.6	)	pts
	Atlantic	84.5	84.2	0.3		pts
	Latin	85.2	84.9	0.3		pts
	Total Consolidated Load Factor	84.7	85.0	(0.3	)	pts
Consolidated Enplanements
	Domestic	4,736,510	4,664,638	1.5
	Atlantic	281,034	304,134	(7.6	)
	Latin	327,991	277,871	18.0
	Total Consolidated Enplanements	5,345,535	5,246,643	1.9
YEAR TO DATE
		2010	2009	% Change
Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	30,803,246	31,813,732	(3.2	)
	Atlantic	6,688,202	6,396,262	4.6
	Latin	3,769,163	3,201,409	17.7
	Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles	41,260,611	41,411,403	(0.4	)
Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	37,158,848	38,065,232	(2.4	)
	Atlantic	8,263,135	8,213,284	0.6
	Latin	4,806,437	4,082,272	17.7
	Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles	50,228,420	50,360,788	(0.3	)
Consolidated Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	82.9	83.6	(0.7	)	pts
	Atlantic	80.9	77.9	3.0		pts
	Latin	78.4	78.4	-		pts
	Total Consolidated Load Factor	82.1	82.2	(0.1	)	pts
Consolidated Enplanements
	Domestic	35,377,073	36,106,850	(2.0	)
	Atlantic	1,643,467	1,633,802	0.6
	Latin	2,821,826	2,583,905	9.2
	Total Consolidated Enplanements	39,842,366	40,324,557	(1.2	)
Notes:
1) Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are included in the domestic results.
2) Latin numbers include the Caribbean.

US Airways is also providing a brief update on notable company accomplishments during the month of August:

• Named one of the 50 best companies for Latinas to work for in the United States by LATINA Style magazine in its LATINA Style 50 Report for 2010. US Airways was the only airline included among the top 50 companies.
• Announced new service to seven cities from New York's LaGuardia Airport. New service includes Asheville, N.C., Hartford, Conn., Columbia, S.C., Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., Washington, D.C. (Dulles), Lexington, Ky., and Harrisburg, Pa. In addition to the seven new markets, three additional cities are seeing an increase in roundtrips to LaGuardia, including Charleston, S.C., Columbus, Ohio, and Syracuse, N.Y. The new and expanded service begins Oct. 31 and will be operated by US Airways Express partners Air Wisconsin, Chautauqua Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines and Republic Airways.
• Launched FastPath^SM – an expedited airport experience for customers traveling between Boston and Philadelphia. FastPath features dedicated facilities for curbside check-in and bag drop, ticket counter check-in, security checkpoint lanes, departure gates and baggage claim carousels.

About US Airways

US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more than 3,200 flights per day and serves more than 200 communities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central and South America. The airline employs more than 31,000 aviation professionals worldwide and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers more than 19,700 daily flights to 1,077 airports in 175 countries. Together with its US Airways Express partners, the airline serves approximately 80 million passengers each year and operates hubs in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Phoenix, and a focus city in Washington, D.C. at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. And for the eleventh consecutive year, the airline received a Diamond Award for maintenance training excellence from the Federal Aviation Administration for its Charlotte hub line maintenance facility. For more company information, visit usairways.com. (LCCT)

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