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US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC) today reported December, fourth
quarter and full year traffic results for 2007. Revenue passenger
miles (RPMs) for the month were 4.9 billion, down 4.5 percent from
December 2006. Capacity was 6.5 billion available seat miles (ASMs),
down 4.4 percent from December 2006. Passenger load factor for the
month of December was 75.3 percent, down 0.2 points versus December
2006.
"Our December consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger
revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased between two and four
percent on a year-over-year basis. Once again our employees did a
tremendous job during the busy holiday travel season and our operation
continues to show significant improvement. We look forward to carrying
this momentum into 2008 and continuing to build upon this solid
foundation," said US Airways' president, Scott Kirby.
For the month of December 2007, US Airways' domestic on-time
performance was 74.5 percent with a completion factor of 98.2 percent.
The following summarizes US Airways Group's traffic results for
the month, quarter and year ended December 2007 and 2006, consisting
of mainline operated flights as well as US Airways Express flights
operated by wholly owned subsidiaries PSA Airlines and Piedmont
Airlines.
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Consolidated US Airways Group, Inc.
DECEMBER
2007 2006 % Change
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Consolidated Revenue Passenger
Miles (000)
Domestic 3,983,059 4,294,626 (7.3)
Atlantic 537,027 462,030 16.2
Latin 344,407 338,317 1.8
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Total Consolidated Revenue
Passenger Miles 4,864,493 5,094,973 (4.5)
Consolidated Available Seat Miles
(000)
Domestic 5,280,824 5,678,969 (7.0)
Atlantic 707,906 575,986 22.9
Latin 467,589 497,175 (6.0)
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Total Consolidated Available Seat
Miles 6,456,319 6,752,130 (4.4)
Consolidated Load Factor (%)
Domestic 75.4 75.6 (0.2) pts
Atlantic 75.9 80.2 (4.3) pts
Latin 73.7 68.0 5.7 pts
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Total Consolidated Load Factor 75.3 75.5 (0.2) pts
Consolidated Enplanements
Domestic 4,534,465 4,946,816 (8.3)
Atlantic 136,245 117,797 15.7
Latin 270,820 266,914 1.5
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Total Consolidated Enplanements 4,941,530 5,331,527 (7.3)
QUARTER TO DATE
2007 2006 % Change
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Consolidated Revenue Passenger
Miles (000)
Domestic 12,146,745 12,856,232 (5.5)
Atlantic 1,711,377 1,533,670 11.6
Latin 816,797 838,547 (2.6)
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Total Consolidated Revenue
Passenger Miles 14,674,919 15,228,449 (3.6)
Consolidated Available Seat Miles
(000)
Domestic 15,544,049 16,697,923 (6.9)
Atlantic 2,268,396 1,980,077 14.6
Latin 1,073,046 1,189,082 (9.8)
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Total Consolidated Available Seat
Miles 18,885,491 19,867,082 (4.9)
Consolidated Load Factor (%)
Domestic 78.1 77.0 1.1 pts
Atlantic 75.4 77.5 (2.1) pts
Latin 76.1 70.5 5.6 pts
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Total Consolidated Load Factor 77.7 76.7 1.0 pts
Consolidated Enplanements
Domestic 14,357,757 15,126,454 (5.1)
Atlantic 437,212 393,777 11.0
Latin 663,548 677,348 (2.0)
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Total Consolidated Enplanements 15,458,517 16,197,579 (4.6)
YEAR TO DATE
2007 2006 % Change
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Consolidated Revenue Passenger
Miles (000)
Domestic 51,675,561 52,338,983 (1.3)
Atlantic 7,984,408 7,016,771 13.8
Latin 3,887,311 4,019,053 (3.3)
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Total Consolidated Revenue
Passenger Miles 63,547,280 63,374,807 0.3
Consolidated Available Seat Miles
(000)
Domestic 63,852,268 66,519,378 (4.0)
Atlantic 10,285,223 8,903,102 15.5
Latin 5,007,238 5,505,566 (9.1)
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Total Consolidated Available Seat
Miles 79,144,729 80,928,046 (2.2)
Consolidated Load Factor (%)
Domestic 80.9 78.7 2.2 pts
Atlantic 77.6 78.8 (1.2) pts
Latin 77.6 73.0 4.6 pts
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Total Consolidated Load Factor 80.3 78.3 2.0 pts
Consolidated Enplanements
Domestic 60,850,508 61,005,233 (0.3)
Atlantic 2,045,372 1,811,418 12.9
Latin 3,160,494 3,286,123 (3.8)
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Total Consolidated Enplanements 66,056,374 66,102,774 (0.1)
Notes:
1) Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are included in the
domestic results.
2) Latin numbers include the Caribbean.
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US Airways Mainline
DECEMBER
2007 2006 % Change
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Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles
(000)
Domestic 3,825,583 4,104,434 (6.8)
Atlantic 537,027 462,030 16.2
Latin 344,407 338,317 1.8
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Total Mainline Revenue Passenger
Miles 4,707,017 4,904,781 (4.0)
Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic 5,022,862 5,381,570 (6.7)
Atlantic 707,906 575,986 22.9
Latin 467,589 497,175 (6.0)
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Total Mainline Available Seat
Miles 6,198,357 6,454,731 (4.0)
Mainline Load Factor (%)
Domestic 76.2 76.3 (0.1) pts
Atlantic 75.9 80.2 (4.3) pts
Latin 73.7 68.0 5.7 pts
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Total Mainline Load Factor 75.9 76.0 (0.1) pts
Mainline Enplanements
Domestic 3,961,903 4,309,931 (8.1)
Atlantic 136,245 117,797 15.7
Latin 270,820 266,914 1.5
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Total Mainline Enplanements 4,368,968 4,694,642 (6.9)
QUARTER TO DATE
Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles
(000)
Domestic 11,627,893 12,258,157 (5.1)
Atlantic 1,711,377 1,533,670 11.6
Latin 816,797 838,547 (2.6)
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Total Mainline Revenue Passenger
Miles 14,156,067 14,630,374 (3.2)
Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic 14,752,953 15,793,928 (6.6)
Atlantic 2,268,396 1,980,077 14.6
Latin 1,073,046 1,189,082 (9.8)
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Total Mainline Available Seat
Miles 18,094,395 18,963,087 (4.6)
Mainline Load Factor (%)
Domestic 78.8 77.6 1.2 pts
Atlantic 75.4 77.5 (2.1) pts
Latin 76.1 70.5 5.6 pts
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Total Mainline Load Factor 78.2 77.2 1.0 pts
Mainline Enplanements
Domestic 12,453,325 13,084,987 (4.8)
Atlantic 437,212 393,777 11.0
Latin 663,548 677,348 (2.0)
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Total Mainline Enplanements 13,554,085 14,156,112 (4.3)
YEAR TO DATE (US Airways and America West combined)
2007 2006 % Change
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Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles
(000)
Domestic 49,390,820 49,652,979 (0.5)
Atlantic 7,984,408 7,016,771 13.8
Latin 3,887,311 4,019,053 (3.3)
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Total Mainline Revenue Passenger
Miles 61,262,539 60,688,803 0.9
Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic 60,549,686 62,574,681 (3.2)
Atlantic 10,285,223 8,903,102 15.5
Latin 5,007,238 5,505,566 (9.1)
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Total Mainline Available Seat
Miles 75,842,147 76,983,349 (1.5)
Mainline Load Factor (%)
Domestic 81.6 79.3 2.3 pts
Atlantic 77.6 78.8 (1.2) pts
Latin 77.6 73.0 4.6 pts
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Total Mainline Load Factor 80.8 78.8 2.0 pts
Mainline Enplanements
Domestic 52,665,228 52,247,805 0.8
Atlantic 2,045,372 1,811,418 12.9
Latin 3,160,494 3,286,123 (3.8)
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Total Mainline Enplanements 57,871,094 57,345,346 0.9
Notes:
1) Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are included in the
domestic results.
2) Latin numbers include the Caribbean.
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US Airways Express (Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines, US Airways
MidAtlantic Division)
DECEMBER
2007 2006 % Change
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Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic 157,476 190,192 (17.2)
Express Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic 257,962 297,399 (13.3)
Express Load Factor (%)
Domestic 61.0 64.0 (3.0) pts
Express Enplanements
Domestic 572,562 636,885 (10.1)
QUARTER TO DATE
2007 2006 % Change
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Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic 518,852 598,075 (13.2)
Express Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic 791,096 903,995 (12.5)
Express Load Factor (%)
Domestic 65.6 66.2 (0.6) pts
Express Enplanements
Domestic 1,904,432 2,041,467 (6.7)
YEAR TO DATE
2007 2006 % Change
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Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic 2,284,741 2,686,004 (14.9)
Express Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic 3,302,582 3,944,697 (16.3)
Express Load Factor (%)
Domestic 69.2 68.1 1.1 pts
Express Enplanements
Domestic 8,185,280 8,757,428 (6.5)
Notes:
1) US Airways Express includes data for US Airways' MidAtlantic
division through May 27, 2006.
2) Canada is included in domestic results.
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Other Notable Accomplishments
US Airways is also providing a brief update on notable company
accomplishments during the month of December:
-- Offered recall notices to more than 200 furloughed flight
attendants.
-- Debuted new meals in domestic first class service.
-- Announced new service between Charlotte, N.C. and Daytona
Beach, Fla. to commence in February.
US Airways is the fifth largest domestic airline employing more
than 36,000 aviation professionals worldwide. US Airways, US Airways
Shuttle and US Airways Express operate approximately 3,700 flights per
day and serve more than 230 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe,
the Caribbean and Latin America. The new US Airways -- the product of
a merger between America West and US Airways in September 2005 -- is a
member of the Star Alliance network, which offers our customers 17,000
daily flights to 897 destinations in 160 countries worldwide. This
press release and additional information on US Airways can be found at
www.usairways.com. (LCCT)
Forward Looking Statements
Certain of the statements contained herein should be considered
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements may be identified by words such as "may," "will," "expect,"
"intend," "indicate," "anticipate," "believe," "forecast," "estimate,"
"plan," "guidance," "outlook," "could," "should," "continue" and
similar terms used in connection with statements regarding the outlook
of US Airways Group, Inc. (the "Company"). Such statements include,
but are not limited to, statements about expected fuel costs, the
revenue and pricing environment, the Company's expected financial
performance and operations, future financing plans and needs, overall
economic conditions and the benefits of the business combination
transaction involving America West Holdings Corporation and US Airways
Group, including future financial and operating results and the
combined companies' plans, objectives, expectations and intentions.
Other forward-looking statements that do not relate solely to
historical facts include, without limitation, statements that discuss
the possible future effects of current known trends or uncertainties
or which indicate that the future effects of known trends or
uncertainties cannot be predicted, guaranteed or assured. Such
statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the
Company's management and are subject to significant risks and
uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results and
financial position to differ materially from the Company's
expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, the following: the impact of high fuel costs, significant
disruptions in the supply of aircraft fuel and further significant
increases to fuel prices; our high level of fixed obligations and our
ability to obtain and maintain financing for operations and other
purposes; our ability to achieve the synergies anticipated as a result
of the merger and to achieve those synergies in a timely manner; our
ability to integrate the management, operations and labor groups of US
Airways Group and America West Holdings; labor costs and relations
with unionized employees generally and the impact and outcome of labor
negotiations; the impact of global instability, including the current
instability in the Middle East, the continuing impact of the military
presence in Iraq and Afghanistan and the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001 and the potential impact of future hostilities,
terrorist attacks, infectious disease outbreaks or other global events
that affect travel behavior; reliance on automated systems and the
impact of any failure or disruption of these systems; the impact of
future significant operating losses; changes in prevailing interest
rates; our ability to obtain and maintain commercially reasonable
terms with vendors and service providers and our reliance on those
vendors and service providers; security-related and insurance costs;
changes in government legislation and regulation; our ability to use
pre-merger NOLs and certain other tax attributes; competitive
practices in the industry, including significant fare restructuring
activities, capacity reductions and in court or out of court
restructuring by major airlines; continued existence of prepetition
liabilities; interruptions or disruptions in service at one or more of
our hub airports; weather conditions; our ability to obtain and
maintain any necessary financing for operations and other purposes;
our ability to maintain adequate liquidity; our ability to maintain
contracts that are critical to our operations; our ability to operate
pursuant to the terms of our financing facilities (particularly the
financial covenants); our ability to attract and retain customers; the
cyclical nature of the airline industry; our ability to attract and
retain qualified personnel; economic conditions; and other risks and
uncertainties listed from time to time in our reports to the
Securities and Exchange Commission. There may be other factors not
identified above of which the Company is not currently aware that may
affect matters discussed in the forward-looking statements, and may
also cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed.
All forward-looking statements are based on information currently
available to the Company. The Company assumes no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect
actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors
affecting such estimates. Additional factors that may affect the
future results of the Company are set forth in the section entitled
"Risk Factors" in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended September 30, 2007, which is available at
www.usairways.com.
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