US Airways Reports Record June Load Factor

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced June, quarter and year-to-date 2011 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 5.7 billion, up 2.5 percent versus June 2010. Mainline capacity was 6.6 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 2.3 percent versus June 2010. Mainline passenger load factor was an all-time record 87.1 percent, up 0.2 points versus June 2010.

“Our June consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased approximately 6 percent versus the same period last year.”

US Airways’ President Scott Kirby said, “Our June consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased approximately 6 percent versus the same period last year.”

For the month of June, US Airways’ preliminary on-time performance as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation was 73.1 percent with a completion factor of 98.4 percent.

The following summarizes US Airways Group’s traffic results for the month, quarter and year-to-date ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, 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
JUNE
		2011	2010	Change
Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	4,114,725	3,976,559	3.5		%
	Atlantic	1,200,237	1,172,742	2.3		%
	Latin	419,079	442,211	(5.2	)	%
	Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles	5,734,041	5,591,512	2.5		%
Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	4,690,794	4,563,555	2.8		%
	Atlantic	1,393,104	1,327,948	4.9		%
	Latin	497,904	540,006	(7.8	)	%
	Total Mainline Available Seat Miles	6,581,802	6,431,509	2.3		%
Mainline Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	87.7	87.1	0.6		pts
	Atlantic	86.2	88.3	(2.1	)	pts
	Latin	84.2	81.9	2.3		pts
	Total Mainline Load Factor	87.1	86.9	0.2		pts
Mainline Enplanements
	Domestic	4,077,014	3,957,308	3.0		%
	Atlantic	289,134	289,303	(0.1	)	%
	Latin	318,383	343,415	(7.3	)	%
	Total Mainline Enplanements	4,684,531	4,590,026	2.1		%
QUARTER TO DATE
		2011	2010	Change
Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	11,827,772	11,328,462	4.4		%
	Atlantic	3,116,824	2,854,688	9.2		%
	Latin	1,315,705	1,347,020	(2.3	)	%
	Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles	16,260,301	15,530,170	4.7		%
Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	13,806,039	13,339,558	3.5		%
	Atlantic	3,696,970	3,367,067	9.8		%
	Latin	1,613,116	1,733,631	(7.0	)	%
	Total Mainline Available Seat Miles	19,116,125	18,440,256	3.7		%
Mainline Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	85.7	84.9	0.8		pts
	Atlantic	84.3	84.8	(0.5	)	pts
	Latin	81.6	77.7	3.9		pts
	Total Mainline Load Factor	85.1	84.2	0.9		pts
Mainline Enplanements
	Domestic	12,050,543	11,639,864	3.5		%
	Atlantic	761,773	705,120	8.0		%
	Latin	986,381	1,035,910	(4.8	)	%
	Total Mainline Enplanements	13,798,697	13,380,894	3.1		%
YEAR TO DATE
		2011	2010	Change
Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	22,265,839	21,426,187	3.9		%
	Atlantic	4,857,269	4,317,108	12.5		%
	Latin	2,706,842	2,840,093	(4.7	)	%
	Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles	29,829,950	28,583,388	4.4		%
Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	26,529,577	25,817,350	2.8		%
	Atlantic	6,256,460	5,488,584	14.0		%
	Latin	3,364,963	3,712,903	(9.4	)	%
	Total Mainline Available Seat Miles	36,151,000	35,018,837	3.2		%
Mainline Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	83.9	83.0	0.9		pts
	Atlantic	77.6	78.7	(1.1	)	pts
	Latin	80.4	76.5	3.9		pts
	Total Mainline Load Factor	82.5	81.6	0.9		pts
Mainline Enplanements
	Domestic	23,108,029	22,176,920	4.2		%
	Atlantic	1,189,907	1,066,163	11.6		%
	Latin	2,005,050	2,123,030	(5.6	)	%
	Total Mainline Enplanements	26,302,986	25,366,113	3.7		%
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)
JUNE
		2011	2010	Change
Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	205,599	200,833	2.4		%
Express Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	267,698	269,925	(0.8	)	%
Express Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	76.8	74.4	2.4		pts
Express Enplanements
	Domestic	703,240	715,568	(1.7	)	%
QUARTER TO DATE
		2011	2010	Change
Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	609,707	566,321	7.7		%
Express Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	808,195	779,260	3.7		%
Express Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	75.4	72.7	2.7		pts
Express Enplanements
	Domestic	2,082,133	2,086,058	(0.2	)	%
YEAR TO DATE
		2011	2010	Change
Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	1,133,008	1,022,821	10.8		%
Express Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	1,580,692	1,487,007	6.3		%
Express Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	71.7	68.8	2.9		pts
Express Enplanements
	Domestic	3,873,695	3,756,672	3.1		%
Notes:
1) Canada is included in domestic results.

Consolidated US Airways Group, Inc.
JUNE
		2011	2010	Change
Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	4,320,324	4,177,392	3.4		%
	Atlantic	1,200,237	1,172,742	2.3		%
	Latin	419,079	442,211	(5.2	)	%
	Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles	5,939,640	5,792,345	2.5		%
Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	4,958,492	4,833,480	2.6		%
	Atlantic	1,393,104	1,327,948	4.9		%
	Latin	497,904	540,006	(7.8	)	%
	Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles	6,849,500	6,701,434	2.2		%
Consolidated Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	87.1	86.4	0.7		pts
	Atlantic	86.2	88.3	(2.1	)	pts
	Latin	84.2	81.9	2.3		pts
	Total Consolidated Load Factor	86.7	86.4	0.3		pts
Consolidated Enplanements
	Domestic	4,780,254	4,672,876	2.3		%
	Atlantic	289,134	289,303	(0.1	)	%
	Latin	318,383	343,415	(7.3	)	%
	Total Consolidated Enplanements	5,387,771	5,305,594	1.5		%
QUARTER TO DATE
		2011	2010	Change
Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	12,437,479	11,894,783	4.6		%
	Atlantic	3,116,824	2,854,688	9.2		%
	Latin	1,315,705	1,347,020	(2.3	)	%
	Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles	16,870,008	16,096,491	4.8		%
Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	14,614,234	14,118,818	3.5		%
	Atlantic	3,696,970	3,367,067	9.8		%
	Latin	1,613,116	1,733,631	(7.0	)	%
	Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles	19,924,320	19,219,516	3.7		%
Consolidated Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	85.1	84.2	0.9		pts
	Atlantic	84.3	84.8	(0.5	)	pts
	Latin	81.6	77.7	3.9		pts
	Total Consolidated Load Factor	84.7	83.8	0.9		pts
Consolidated Enplanements
	Domestic	14,132,676	13,725,922	3.0		%
	Atlantic	761,773	705,120	8.0		%
	Latin	986,381	1,035,910	(4.8	)	%
	Total Consolidated Enplanements	15,880,830	15,466,952	2.7		%
YEAR TO DATE
		2011	2010	Change
Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	23,398,847	22,449,008	4.2		%
	Atlantic	4,857,269	4,317,108	12.5		%
	Latin	2,706,842	2,840,093	(4.7	)	%
	Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles	30,962,958	29,606,209	4.6		%
Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	28,110,269	27,304,357	3.0		%
	Atlantic	6,256,460	5,488,584	14.0		%
	Latin	3,364,963	3,712,903	(9.4	)	%
	Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles	37,731,692	36,505,844	3.4		%
Consolidated Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	83.2	82.2	1.0		pts
	Atlantic	77.6	78.7	(1.1	)	pts
	Latin	80.4	76.5	3.9		pts
	Total Consolidated Load Factor	82.1	81.1	1.0		pts
Consolidated Enplanements
	Domestic	26,981,724	25,933,592	4.0		%
	Atlantic	1,189,907	1,066,163	11.6		%
	Latin	2,005,050	2,123,030	(5.6	)	%
	Total Consolidated Enplanements	30,176,681	29,122,785	3.6		%
Notes:
1)	Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are included in the domestic results.
2)	Latin numbers include the Caribbean.

US Airways

US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more than 3,300 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 32,000 aviation professionals worldwide and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers 21,000 daily flights to 1,160 airports in 181 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. US Airways was the only airline included as one of the 50 best companies to work for in the U.S. by LATINA Style magazine’s 50 Report for 2010. For the sixth year in a row, the airline also earned a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality index, a leading indicator of companies’ attitudes and policies toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees and customers. US Airways also ranked #1 among its competing hub-and-spoke network carriers for 2010 performance as rated by the Wichita State University/Purdue University Airline Quality Rating (AQR). For more company information visit usairways.com, follow on Twitter @USAirways or at Facebook.com/USAirways. (LCCT)

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