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US Airways Reports August Traffic Results

Dépèche transmise le 3 septembre 2009 par Business Wire

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced August and year-to-date 2009 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 5.5 billion, down 3.9 percent versus August 2008. Capacity was 6.4 billion available seat miles (ASMs), down 3.8 percent versus August 2008. Passenger load factor for the month of August was 85.7 percent, or flat versus August 2008.

US Airways President Scott Kirby said, "Our August consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) decreased approximately 15 percent versus the same period last year while total revenue per available seat mile decreased approximately 13 percent on a year-over-year basis. We remain encouraged that recent booking and yield improvement trends are continuing into September.”

For the month of August, US Airways’ preliminary on-time performance as reported to the DOT was 81.4 percent with a completion factor of 99.0 percent.

The following summarizes US Airways Group’s traffic results for the month and year-to-date ended August 31, 2009 and 2008, 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

		2009	2008	% Change

Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	3,950,821	4,342,517	(9.0	)
	Atlantic	1,208,761	1,016,103	19.0
	Latin	338,014	362,729	(6.8	)
	Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles	5,497,596	5,721,349	(3.9	)
		5.5	5.7
Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	4,581,590	5,026,191	(8.8	)
	Atlantic	1,435,871	1,213,197	18.4
	Latin	397,989	432,904	(8.1	)
	Total Mainline Available Seat Miles	6,415,450	6,672,292	(3.8	)
		6.4	6.7
Mainline Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	86.2	86.4	(0.2	)	pts
	Atlantic	84.2	83.8	0.4		pts
	Latin	84.9	83.8	1.1		pts
	Total Mainline Load Factor	85.7	85.7	-		pts

Mainline Enplanements
	Domestic	3,960,745	4,338,040	(8.7	)
	Atlantic	295,315	260,956	13.2
	Latin	275,399	301,766	(8.7	)
	Total Mainline Enplanements	4,531,459	4,900,762	(7.5	)


YEAR TO DATE
		2009	2008	% Change

Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	30,388,742	33,195,591	(8.5	)
	Atlantic	6,396,427	5,951,967	7.5
	Latin	3,201,402	3,162,750	1.2
	Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles	39,986,571	42,310,308	(5.5	)

Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	35,953,958	39,977,019	(10.1	)
	Atlantic	8,213,284	7,559,768	8.6
	Latin	4,082,272	3,794,114	7.6
	Total Mainline Available Seat Miles	48,249,514	51,330,901	(6.0	)

Mainline Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	84.5	83.0	1.5		pts
	Atlantic	77.9	78.7	(0.8	)	pts
	Latin	78.4	83.4	(5.0	)	pts
	Total Mainline Load Factor	82.9	82.4	0.5		pts

Mainline Enplanements
	Domestic	30,844,785	33,805,656	(8.8	)
	Atlantic	1,624,983	1,525,706	6.5
	Latin	2,581,433	2,572,237	0.4
	Total Mainline Enplanements	35,051,201	37,903,599	(7.5	)

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

		2009	2008	% Change

Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	192,724	201,941	(4.6	)

Express Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	276,252	290,111	(4.8	)

Express Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	69.8	69.6	0.2		pts

Express Enplanements
	Domestic	715,430	729,137	(1.9	)


YEAR TO DATE
		2009	2008	% Change

Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	1,425,072	1,493,709	(4.6	)

Express Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	2,111,314	2,202,791	(4.2	)

Express Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	67.5	67.8	(0.3	)	pts

Express Enplanements
	Domestic	5,273,602	5,335,459	(1.2	)

Notes:

1) Canada is included in domestic results.

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Consolidated US Airways Group, Inc.

AUGUST

		2009	2008	% Change

Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	4,143,545	4,544,458	(8.8	)
	Atlantic	1,208,761	1,016,103	19.0
	Latin	338,014	362,729	(6.8	)
	Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles	5,690,320	5,923,290	(3.9	)

Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	4,857,842	5,316,302	(8.6	)
	Atlantic	1,435,871	1,213,197	18.4
	Latin	397,989	432,904	(8.1	)
	Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles	6,691,702	6,962,403	(3.9	)

Consolidated Load Factor (%)
	Domestic	85.3	85.5	(0.2	)	pts
	Atlantic	84.2	83.8	0.4		pts
	Latin	84.9	83.8	1.1		pts
	Total Consolidated Load Factor	85.0	85.1	(0.1	)	pts

Consolidated Enplanements
	Domestic	4,676,175	5,067,177	(7.7	)
	Atlantic	295,315	260,956	13.2
	Latin	275,399	301,766	(8.7	)
	Total Consolidated Enplanements	5,246,889	5,629,899	(6.8	)


YEAR TO DATE
		2009	2008	% Change

Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
	Domestic	31,813,814	34,689,300	(8.3	)
	Atlantic	6,396,427	5,951,967	7.5
	Latin	3,201,402	3,162,750	1.2
	Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles	41,411,643	43,804,017	(5.5	)

Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)
	Domestic	38,065,272	42,179,810	(9.8	)
	Atlantic	8,213,284	7,559,768	8.6
	Latin	4,082,272	3,794,114	7.6