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Exhibit 99.1

 

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Contact:   US Airways

                  Dan Cravens

                   480-693-5729

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

US AIRWAYS REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC RESULTS

TEMPE, Ariz., June 5, 2012 — US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced May and year-to-date 2012 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 5.5 billion, down 0.9 percent versus May 2011. Mainline capacity was 6.6 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 0.3 percent versus May 2011. Mainline passenger load factor was 84.2 percent for the month of May, down one point versus May 2011.

US Airways’ President Scott Kirby said, “Our May consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased approximately six percent versus the same period last year. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of US Airways’ 32,000 employees, the airline achieved a record for the month of May in both on-time performance and completion factor.”

For the month of May, US Airways’ preliminary on-time performance as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation was 85.5 percent with a completion factor of 99.5 percent. The Company estimates that in May it paid approximately $3.25 per gallon for jet fuel on both a realized and GAAP basis.

The following summarizes US Airways Group’s traffic results for the month and year-to-date ended May 31, 2012 and 2011, 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

MAY

     2012      2011      Change  

Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000)

        

Domestic

     4,042,321         4,046,566         (0.1 )% 

Atlantic

     1,061,427         1,123,620         (5.5 )% 

Latin

     424,744         410,637         3.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles

     5,528,492         5,580,823         (0.9 )% 

Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)

        

Domestic

     4,756,506         4,697,058         1.3

Atlantic

     1,302,690         1,353,600         (3.8 )% 

Latin

     509,779         496,712         2.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Mainline Available Seat Miles

     6,568,975         6,547,370         0.3

Mainline Load Factor (%)

        

Domestic

     85.0         86.2         (1.2 )pts 

Atlantic

     81.5         83.0         (1.5 )pts 

Latin

     83.3         82.7         0.6 pts 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Mainline Load Factor

     84.2         85.2         (1.0 )pts 

Mainline Enplanements

        

Domestic

     4,117,899         4,125,493         (0.2 )% 

Atlantic

     257,467         276,370         (6.8 )% 

Latin

     312,017         309,555         0.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Mainline Enplanements

     4,687,383         4,711,418         (0.5 )% 
YEAR TO DATE         
     2012      2011      Change  

Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000)

        

Domestic

     18,906,032         18,151,114         4.2

Atlantic

     3,656,171         3,657,032         —  

Latin

     2,314,641         2,287,763         1.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles

     24,876,844         24,095,909         3.2

Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)

        

Domestic

     22,540,025         21,838,783         3.2

Atlantic

     4,991,220         4,863,356         2.6

Latin

     2,837,930         2,867,058         (1.0 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Mainline Available Seat Miles

     30,369,175         29,569,197         2.7

Mainline Load Factor (%)

        

Domestic

     83.9         83.1         0.8 pts 

Atlantic

     73.3         75.2         (1.9 )pts 

Latin

     81.6         79.8         1.8 pts 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Mainline Load Factor

     81.9         81.5         0.4 pts 

Mainline Enplanements

        

Domestic

     19,923,316         19,031,015         4.7

Atlantic

     898,143         900,773         (0.3 )% 

Latin

     1,693,331         1,686,667         0.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Mainline Enplanements

     22,514,790         21,618,455         4.1

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)

MAY

 

     2012      2011      Change  

Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)

        

Domestic

     213,267         212,909         0.2

Express Available Seat Miles (000)

        

Domestic

     285,627         276,216         3.4

Express Load Factor (%)

        

Domestic

     74.7         77.1         (2.4 )pts 

Express Enplanements

        

Domestic

     726,103         722,577         0.5
YEAR TO DATE         
     2012      2011      Change  

Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)

        

Domestic

     934,734         927,409         0.8

Express Available Seat Miles (000)

        

Domestic

     1,330,243         1,312,994         1.3

Express Load Factor (%)

        

Domestic

     70.3         70.6         (0.3 )pts 

Express Enplanements

        

Domestic

     3,222,706         3,170,455         1.6

Notes:

1) Canada is included in domestic results.


Consolidated US Airways Group, Inc.

MAY

 

     2012      2011      Change  

Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000)

        

Domestic

     4,255,588         4,259,475         (0.1 )% 

Atlantic

     1,061,427         1,123,620         (5.5 )% 

Latin

     424,744         410,637         3.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles

     5,741,759         5,793,732         (0.9 )% 

Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)

        

Domestic

     5,042,133         4,973,274         1.4

Atlantic

     1,302,690         1,353,600         (3.8 )% 

Latin

     509,779         496,712         2.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles

     6,854,602         6,823,586         0.5

Consolidated Load Factor (%)

        

Domestic

     84.4         85.6         (1.2 )pts 

Atlantic

     81.5         83.0         (1.5 )pts 

Latin

     83.3         82.7         0.6 pts 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Consolidated Load Factor

     83.8         84.9         (1.1 )pts 

Consolidated Enplanements

        

Domestic

     4,844,002         4,848,070         (0.1 )% 

Atlantic

     257,467         276,370         (6.8 )% 

Latin

     312,017         309,555         0.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Consolidated Enplanements

     5,413,486         5,433,995         (0.4 )% 
YEAR TO DATE         
     2012      2011      Change  

Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000)

        

Domestic

     19,840,766         19,078,523         4.0

Atlantic

     3,656,171         3,657,032         —  

Latin

     2,314,641         2,287,763         1.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles

     25,811,578         25,023,318         3.2

Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)

        

Domestic

     23,870,268         23,151,777         3.1

Atlantic

     4,991,220         4,863,356         2.6

Latin

     2,837,930         2,867,058         (1.0 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles

     31,699,418         30,882,191         2.6

Consolidated Load Factor (%)

        

Domestic

     83.1         82.4         0.7 pts 

Atlantic

     73.3         75.2         (1.9 )pts 

Latin

     81.6         79.8         1.8 pts 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Consolidated Load Factor

     81.4         81.0         0.4 pts 

Consolidated Enplanements

        

Domestic

     23,146,022         22,201,470         4.3

Atlantic

     898,143         900,773         (0.3 )% 

Latin

     1,693,331         1,686,667         0.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Consolidated Enplanements

     25,737,496         24,788,910         3.8

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 3,200 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 32,000 aviation professionals worldwide, operates the world’s largest fleet of Airbus aircraft and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers more than 20,500 daily flights to 1,293 airports in 190 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. Aviation Week and Overhaul & Maintenance magazine presented US Airways with the 2012 Aviation Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of the Year Award for demonstrating outstanding achievement and innovation in the area of technical operations. 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 and 2011. The airline also earned a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality index for six consecutive years. The Corporate Equality index is a leading indicator of companies’ attitudes and policies toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees and customers. For more company information visit usairways.com, follow on Twitter @USAirways or at Facebook.com/USAirways. (LCCT)

Forward Looking Statements

Certain of the statements contained or referred to herein are “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,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “continue” and similar terms used in connection with statements regarding, among others, the outlook, expected fuel costs, revenue and pricing environment, and expected financial performance and liquidity position of the Company. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, the Company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, and other statements that are not historical facts. These 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 these statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: the impact of significant operating losses in the future; downturns in economic conditions and their impact on passenger demand, booking practices and related revenues; increased costs of financing, a reduction in the availability of financing and fluctuations in interest rates; the impact of the price and availability of fuel and significant disruptions in the supply of aircraft fuel; the Company’s high level of fixed obligations and ability to fund general corporate requirements, obtain additional financing and respond to competitive developments; any failure to comply with the liquidity covenants contained in financing arrangements; provisions in credit card processing and other commercial agreements that may affect the Company’s liquidity; the impact of union disputes, employee strikes and other labor-related disruptions; the inability to maintain labor costs at


competitive levels; interruptions or disruptions in service at one or more of the Company’s hub airports or focus city; regulatory changes affecting the allocation of slots; the Company’s reliance on third-party regional operators or third-party service providers; the Company’s reliance on and costs, rights and functionality of third-party distribution channels, including those provided by global distribution systems, conventional travel agents and online travel agents; changes in government regulation; the impact of changes to the Company’s business model; competitive practices in the industry, including the impact of industry consolidation; the loss of key personnel or inability to attract and retain qualified personnel; the impact of conflicts overseas or terrorist attacks, and the impact of ongoing security concerns; the Company’s ability to operate and grow its route network; the impact of environmental regulation; the Company’s reliance on technology and automated systems and the impact of any failure or disruption of, or delay in, these technologies or systems; costs of ongoing data security compliance requirements and the impact of any significant data security breach; the impact of any accident involving the Company’s aircraft or the aircraft of its regional operators; delays in scheduled aircraft deliveries or other loss of anticipated fleet capacity; the Company’s dependence on a limited number of suppliers for aircraft, aircraft engines and parts; the Company’s ability to operate profitably out of Philadelphia International Airport; the impact of weather conditions and seasonality of airline travel; the impact of possible future increases in insurance costs or reductions in available insurance coverage; the impact of global events that affect travel behavior, such as an outbreak of a contagious disease; the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; the Company’s ability to use NOLs and certain other tax attributes; and other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in the Company’s reports to and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). 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. The Company assumes no obligation to publicly update or supplement any forward-looking statement to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such estimates other than as required by law. Additional factors that may affect the future results of the Company are set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC, which are available at www.usairways.com.

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