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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark one)
     
þ   Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007
or
     
o   Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
(LOGO)
US Airways Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(Commission File No. 1-8444)
54-1194634 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
111 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, Arizona 85281
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
America West Airlines, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(Commission File No. 0-12337)
86-0418245 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
4000 East Sky Harbor Blvd., Phoenix, Arizona 85034
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
US Airways, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(Commission File No. 1-8442)
53-0218143 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
111 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, Arizona 85281
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(480) 693-0800
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
Delaware
(State of Incorporation of all Registrants)
Indicate by check mark whether each registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
                         
US Airways Group, Inc.
  Large accelerated filer   þ   Accelerated filer   o   Non-accelerated filer   o
America West Airlines, Inc.
  Large accelerated filer   o   Accelerated filer   o   Non-accelerated filer   þ
US Airways, Inc.
  Large accelerated filer   o   Accelerated filer   o   Non-accelerated filer   þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
                     
US Airways Group, Inc.
  Yes   o   No   þ    
America West Airlines, Inc.
  Yes   o   No   þ    
US Airways, Inc.
  Yes   o   No   þ    
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.
                     
US Airways Group, Inc.
  Yes   þ   No   o    
US Airways, Inc.
  Yes   þ   No   o    
As of April 20, 2007, there were approximately 91,418,385 shares of US Airways Group, Inc. common stock outstanding.
As of April 20, 2007, America West Airlines, Inc. had 1,000 shares of Class B common stock outstanding, all of which were held by America West Holdings Corporation.
As of April 20, 2007, US Airways, Inc. had 1,000 shares of common stock outstanding, all of which were held by US Airways Group, Inc.
 
 

 


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US Airways Group, Inc.
Form 10-Q
Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2007
Table of Contents
             
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Part I.          
Item 1A.          
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Item 1B.          
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Item 1C.          
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Item 2.       29  
Item 3.       44  
Item 4.       44  
Part II.          
Item 1.       45  
Item 1A.       46  
Item 6.       53  
Signatures  
 
    54  
 EX-3.1
 EX-10.1
 EX-10.2
 EX-31.1
 EX-31.2
 EX-31.3
 EX-31.4
 EX-31.5
 EX-31.6
 EX-32.1
 EX-32.2
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     This combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is filed by US Airways Group, Inc. (“US Airways Group”) and its direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries US Airways, Inc. (“US Airways”) and America West Airlines, Inc. (“AWA”). AWA is a wholly owned subsidiary of America West Holdings Corporation (“America West Holdings”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of US Airways Group. References in this Form 10-Q to “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to US Airways Group and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
     Certain of the statements contained in this report 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,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “could,” “should,” and “continue” and similar terms used in connection with statements regarding our outlook, expected fuel costs, the revenue environment, and our expected financial performance. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the business combination transaction involving America West Holdings and US Airways Group, including future financial and operating results, our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results and financial position to differ materially from these statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described below under Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors”, and 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 maintain adequate liquidity;
 
    our ability to maintain contracts that are critical to our operations;

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    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.
     All of the forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed in Part II, Item 1A herein. There may be other factors not identified above, or in Part II, Item 1A herein, of which we are 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. We assume no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting these estimates other than as required by law. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Form 10-Q.
Part I. Financial Information
     This combined Form 10-Q is filed by US Airways Group, AWA and US Airways and includes the financial statements of each company in Item 1A, Item 1B and Item 1C, respectively.

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     Item 1A. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of US Airways Group, Inc.
US Airways Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in millions, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)
                 
    Three Months  
    Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Operating revenues:
               
Mainline passenger
  $ 1,906     $ 1,811  
Express passenger
    609       611  
Cargo
    37       37  
Other
    180       173  
 
           
Total operating revenues
    2,732       2,632  
Operating expenses:
               
Aircraft fuel and related taxes
    550       555  
Gain on fuel hedging instruments, net
    (54 )     (28 )
Salaries and related costs
    527       503  
Express expenses
    620       615  
Aircraft rent
    180       185  
Aircraft maintenance
    165       138  
Other rent and landing fees
    128       140  
Selling expenses
    106       107  
Special items, net
    39       (44 )
Depreciation and amortization
    44       45  
Other
    311       291  
 
           
Total operating expenses
    2,616       2,507  
Operating income
    116       125  
Nonoperating income (expense):
               
Interest income
    40       26  
Interest expense, net
    (71 )     (75 )
Other, net
    (16 )     (12 )
 
           
Total nonoperating expense, net
    (47 )     (61 )
Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    69       64  
Income tax provision
    3        
 
           
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    66       64  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net
          1  
 
           
Net income
  $ 66     $ 65  
 
           
Earnings per common share:
               
Basic:
               
Before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
  $ 0.73     $ 0.79  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
          0.01  
 
           
Earnings per share
    0.73       0.80  
Diluted:
               
Before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
  $ 0.70     $ 0.75  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
          0.01  
 
           
Earnings per share
    0.70       0.76  
Shares used for computation (in thousands):
               
Basic
    91,363       81,679  
Diluted
    96,223       93,362  
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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US Airways Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
(in millions, except share amounts)
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
ASSETS
               
 
               
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 871     $ 1,116  
Short-term investments
    1,655       1,249  
Restricted cash
    2       1  
Accounts receivable, net
    479       388  
Materials and supplies, net
    224       223  
Prepaid expenses and other
    477       377  
 
           
Total current assets
    3,708       3,354  
Property and equipment
               
Flight equipment
    2,103       2,051  
Ground property and equipment
    622       598  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (625 )     (583 )
 
           
 
    2,100       2,066  
Equipment purchase deposits
    53       48  
 
           
Total property and equipment
    2,153       2,114  
Other assets
               
Goodwill
    628       629  
Other intangibles, net
    548       554  
Restricted cash
    736       666  
Other assets, net
    222       259  
 
           
Total other assets
    2,134       2,108  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 7,995     $ 7,576  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
               
Current liabilities
               
Current maturities of debt and capital leases
  $ 100     $ 95  
Accounts payable
    411       454  
Air traffic liability
    1,255       847  
Accrued compensation and vacation
    155       262  
Accrued taxes
    218       181  
Other accrued expenses
    922       873  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    3,061       2,712  
Noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits
               
Long-term debt and capital leases, net of current maturities
    2,901       2,907  
Deferred gains and credits
    201       205  
Postretirement benefits other than pensions
    188       187  
Employee benefit liabilities and other
    595       595  
 
           
Total noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits
    3,885       3,894  
Stockholders’ equity
               
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized,91,831,735 and 91,417,742 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2007; 91,697,896 and 91,283,903 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2006
    1       1  
Additional paid-in capital
    1,514       1,501  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    3       3  
Accumulated deficit
    (456 )     (522 )
Treasury stock, common stock, 413,993 shares at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006
    (13 )     (13 )
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    1,049       970  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 7,995     $ 7,576  
 
           
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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US Airways Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
(in millions)
                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 322     $ 211  
Cash flows from investing activities
               
Capital expenditures
    (86 )     (86 )
Purchase of short-term investments
    (908 )     (256 )
Sales of short-term investments
    503       97  
Increase in long-term restricted cash
    (70 )     (215 )
Proceeds from disposition of assets
    3       1  
Increase in equipment deposits
    (5 )      
 
           
Net cash used for investing activities
    (563 )     (459 )
Cash flows from financing activities
               
Repayments of debt
    (1,629 )     (1,116 )
Proceeds from issuance of debt
    1,622       1,225  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
    3       1  
 
           
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities
    (4 )     110  
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (245 )     (138 )
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    1,116       1,125  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 871     $ 987  
 
           
Non-cash investing and financing activities
               
Notes payable cancelled under aircraft purchase agreement
  $     $ 4  
Supplemental information
               
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized
  $ 79     $ 68  
Income taxes paid
    1        
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US Airways Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies
     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of US Airways Group, Inc. (“US Airways Group” or the “Company”) should be read in conjunction with the financial statements contained in US Airways Group’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of US Airways Group and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Principal subsidiaries include US Airways, Inc. (“US Airways”), America West Airlines, Inc. (“AWA”), Piedmont Airlines, Inc. (“Piedmont”) and PSA Airlines, Inc. (“PSA”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. US Airways Group and its domestic subsidiaries, US Airways, Piedmont, PSA and Material Services Company (“MSC”) (collectively, the “Debtors”), which at the time accounted for substantially all of the operations of US Airways Group, filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division (the “Bankruptcy Court”) on September 12, 2004. On May 19, 2005, US Airways Group signed a merger agreement with America West Holdings pursuant to which America West Holdings merged with a wholly owned subsidiary of US Airways Group. The merger agreement was amended by a letter of agreement on July 7, 2005. The merger became effective upon US Airways Group’s emergence from bankruptcy on September 27, 2005.
     Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the 2007 presentation, including fuel costs from US Airways Group’s wholly owned subsidiary, MSC. MSC sells fuel to Mesa Airlines (“Mesa”), an independent Express carrier, specifically for use on US Airways Express flights operated by Mesa under a regional airline alliance agreement at a price that approximates MSC’s cost. Mesa in turn bills back US Airways Group under that agreement at the same cost billed by MSC. The costs associated with the regional airline alliance agreement, including fuel, were recorded as Express expenses. In the third quarter of 2006, the Company concluded that the net method of reporting the revenue and expense for the MSC fuel sales better reflects the nature of these transactions. Accordingly, the cost of the MSC fuel sales previously reflected in other operating expenses has been netted against the related revenue reported in other revenues. The expense associated with MSC fuel sales of $17 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2006, respectively, has been netted against the related other revenue. These changes have no impact on either operating income or net income or loss for the first quarter of 2006.
     Management believes that all adjustments, consisting of normally recurring items, necessary for the fair presentation of results have been included in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the interim periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The principal areas of judgment relate to passenger revenue recognition, impairment of goodwill, impairment of long-lived and intangible assets, the frequent traveler programs and the estimates of fair value for assets and liabilities established in purchase accounting.
     There was no activity within other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. Comprehensive income encompasses net income and other comprehensive income, which includes all other non-owner transactions and events that change stockholders’ equity.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
     In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 06-3 (“EITF 06-3”), “How Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement (That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation).” The scope of EITF 06-3 includes any tax assessed by a governmental authority that is directly imposed on a revenue-producing transaction between a seller and a customer. This issue provides that a company may adopt a policy of presenting taxes either gross within revenue or net. If taxes subject to this issue are significant, a company is required to disclose its accounting policy for presenting taxes and the amount of such taxes that are recognized on a gross basis. The Company adopted EITF 06-3 during the first quarter of 2007. US Airways Group collects various excise taxes on its ticket sales, which are accounted for on a net basis. The adoption of EITF 06-3 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
     In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” SFAS No. 159 allows entities the option to measure eligible financial instruments at fair value as of specified dates. Such election, which may be applied on an instrument by instrument basis, is typically irrevocable once elected. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and early application is allowed under certain

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circumstances. Management is currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS No. 159 and has not yet determined the impact, if any, on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
     In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This standard defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. This pronouncement applies to other accounting standards that require or permit fair value measurements. Accordingly, this statement does not require any new fair value measurement. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company will be required to adopt SFAS No. 157 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. Management is currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS No. 157 and has not yet determined the impact, if any, on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
     In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. AUG AIR-1 “Accounting for Planned Major Maintenance Activities.” This amends the existing major maintenance accounting guidance contained within the AICPA Industry Audit Guide “Audits of Airlines” and prohibits the use of the accrue in advance method of accounting for planned major maintenance activities for owned aircraft. The provisions of the announcement are applicable for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company currently uses the direct expense method of accounting for planned major maintenance; therefore, the adoption of FSP No. AUG AIR-1 did not have any material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
     In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements. The interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute criteria for the financial statement recognition and measurement of an uncertain tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.
     The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. The implementation of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. The Company files tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and in various states and foreign jurisdictions. As part of US Airways’ bankruptcy filings, the Internal Revenue Service and various state jurisdictions filed proofs of claim. Upon its emergence from bankruptcy, US Airways had established reserves for all IRS claims and state income tax claims as of the date of the bankruptcy filing on September 2004. All creditors, including the IRS and state and local taxing jurisdictions, had to timely file a proof of claim to support any tax deficiencies per the tax authority records. On February 15, 2007, US Airways and the IRS agreed to settle the IRS’s outstanding proofs of claim for $7 million dollars. As of the end of the first quarter, the Company had remaining reserves of less than $1 million related to uncertain tax positions.
     All federal and state tax filings for US Airways Group and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 have been timely filed. There are currently no federal or state audits in process. US Airways last federal income tax audit closed all tax years through December 31, 2002. AWA’s tax years through 2001 were closed by a signed IRS Form 870 on March 1, 2006. AWA’s tax year 2002 was closed by operation of the statute of limitation expiring and there were no extensions filed.
2. Special items, net
     Special items as shown on the condensed consolidated statements of operations include the following charges (credits) for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 (in millions):
                 
    Three Months  
    Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Airbus restructuring (a)
  $     $ (90 )
Merger related transition expenses (b)
    39       46  
 
           
Special items, net
  $ 39     $ (44 )
 
           
 
(a)   In connection with the merger and the Airbus Memorandum of Understanding (“Airbus MOU”) executed between US Airways Group, US Airways and AWA, certain aircraft firm orders were restructured. In connection with that restructuring, US Airways Group and America West Holdings were required to pay restructuring fees totaling $89 million by means of set-off against existing equipment deposits of US Airways and AWA held by Airbus of $39 million and $50 million, respectively. Also in connection with the Airbus MOU, US Airways and AWA entered into two loan agreements with commitments of up to $161 million and $89 million. On March 31, 2006, the outstanding principal and accrued interest on the $89 million loan was forgiven upon repayment in full of the $161 million loan in accordance with the terms of the Airbus loans. As a result, the Company recognized a gain associated with the return of these equipment deposits upon forgiveness of the loan totaling $90 million, consisting of the $89 million in equipment deposits and accrued interest of $1 million.

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(b)   In connection with the merger, the Company incurred $39 million of transition and merger integration costs in the first quarter of 2007. These items included $9 million in training and related expenses; $8 million in equity awards; $7 million of aircraft livery costs; $11 million in professional and technical fees, including continuing professional fees associated with US Airways’ bankruptcy proceedings; $1 million in employee moving expenses; $2 million related to the reservation system migration expense and $1 million of other expenses.
 
    In connection with the merger, the Company incurred $46 million of transition and merger integration costs in the first quarter of 2006. These items included $21 million in personnel costs primarily for severance, retention payments and stock awards; $7 million in merger related aircraft lease return expenses; $6 million of aircraft livery costs; $4 million in professional and technical fees; $3 million in continuing professional fees associated with US Airways’ bankruptcy proceedings; $3 million in employee moving expenses; $1 million of transition-related sales and marketing program expenses and $1 million of other expenses.
3. Earnings per share
     Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of common stock plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potential common shares include outstanding employee stock options, employee stock appreciation rights, employee restricted stock units, warrants and convertible debt. The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 (in millions, except share and per share amounts):
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Basic earnings per share:
               
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
  $ 66     $ 64  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
          1  
 
           
Net income
  $ 66     $ 65  
 
           
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands)
    91,363       81,679  
 
           
Basic earnings per share:
               
Before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
  $ 0.73     $ 0.79  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
          0.01  
 
           
Net earnings per share
  $ 0.73     $ 0.80  
 
           
Diluted earnings per share:
               
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
  $ 66     $ 64  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
          1  
 
           
Net income
    66       65  
Interest expense on 7.5% convertible senior notes
          3  
Interest expense on 7.0% senior convertible notes
    1       3  
 
           
Income for purposes of computing diluted earnings per share
  $ 67     $ 71  
 
           
Share computation (in thousands):
               
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    91,363       81,679  
Dilutive effect of stock awards and warrants
    1,810       1,863  
Assumed conversion of 7.5% convertible senior notes
          3,860  
Assumed conversion of 7.0% senior convertible notes
    3,050       5,960  
 
           
Weighted average common shares outstanding as adjusted
    96,223       93,362  
 
           
Diluted earnings per share:
               
Before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
  $ 0.70     $ 0.75  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
          0.01  
 
           
Earnings per share
  $ 0.70     $ 0.76  
 
           
     For the three months ended March 31, 2007, 814,473 stock options and stock appreciation rights are not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the exercise prices were greater than the average market price of common stock for the period. In addition, 29,500 performance-based restricted stock unit awards were excluded as the performance conditions had not been met as of March 31, 2007.
     For the three months ended March 31, 2006, 2,026,092 stock options and stock appreciation rights are not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the exercise prices were greater than the average market price of common stock for the period. In addition, 56,500 performance-based restricted stock unit awards were excluded as the performance conditions had not been met as of March 31, 2006.

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4. Stock options
     Agreements with ALPA — US Airways Group and US Airways have a letter of agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association (“ALPA”) that provides that US Airways’ pilots designated by ALPA receive stock options to purchase 1.1 million shares of the Company’s common stock. The first tranche of 500,000 stock options was granted on January 31, 2006 with an exercise price of $33.65 and the second tranche of 300,000 stock options was granted on January 31, 2007 with an exercise price of $56.90, the average market price for the 20 business days preceding the option issuance date. The stock options granted to ALPA pilots do not reduce the shares available for grant under any equity incentive plan. Any of these ALPA stock options that are forfeited or that expire without being exercised will not become available for grant under any of our plans.
     The per share fair value of the ALPA pilot stock options granted on January 31, 2006 and 2007 were $17.11 and $18.02, respectively, calculated using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
                 
    2007   2006
Risk free interest rate
    4.9 %     4.4 %
Expected dividend yield
    %     %
Expected life
  2.0 years   5.0 years
Volatility
    53.0 %     69.8 %
     The Company’s net income for the three months ended March 31, 2007 includes $5 million of compensation costs related to the ALPA stock option grant. As of March 31, 2007, there were no unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options granted to ALPA pilots as the stock options were fully vested on the grant date.
5. Debt
     The following table details US Airways Group’s debt as of March 31, 2007 (in millions). Variable interest rates listed are the rates as of March 31, 2007 unless noted.
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
Secured
               
Citicorp North America loan, variable interest rate of 7.85%, installments due through maturity
  $ 1,600     $  
General Electric Capital Corporation loan
          1,250  
Equipment notes payable, variable interest rates of 6.89% to 9.65%
    1,249       1,258  
Slot Financing, interest rate of 8%, installments due through 2015
    47       47  
Capital lease obligations, interest rate of 8%, installments due through 2021
    43       41  
Senior secured discount notes, variable interest rate 8.73%, installments due 2005 through 2009
    33       33  
GE Credit Facility
          21  
Capital Lease Obligations, computer software, installments due through 2008
    2       2  
 
           
 
    2,974       2,652  
 
           
 
               
Unsecured
               
7% senior convertible notes, interest only payments until due in 2020
    74       74  
GE Engine Maintenance Term Note, variable interest of 9.38%, installments due 2008 through 2011
    45       45  
Industrial development bonds, fixed interest rate of 6.3% due 2023
    29       29  
Juniper prepaid miles
          325  
Note payable to Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, interest rate of 6%, interest only payments until due in 2012
    10       10  
 
           
 
    158       483  
 
           
Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations
    3,132       3,135  
Less: Unamortized discount on debt
    (131 )     (133 )
Current maturities
    (100 )     (95 )
 
           
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current maturities
  $ 2,901     $ 2,907  
 
           
     Refinancing Transaction — On March 23, 2007, US Airways Group entered into a new term loan credit facility (the “New Credit Facility”) with Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders pursuant to which the Company borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $1.6 billion. AWA, US Airways and certain other subsidiaries of US Airways Group are guarantors of the New Credit Facility.
     The proceeds of the New Credit Facility were used to repay in full the following indebtedness:

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    The amended and restated loan agreement, dated April 7, 2006, entered into by US Airways Group with General Electric Capital Corporation (“GECC”) and a syndicate of lenders. At the time of the repayment, the total outstanding balance of the loan was $1.25 billion.
 
    The Juniper pre-paid miles issued on October 3, 2005 in connection with the amended co-branded credit card agreement dated August 8, 2005 between pre-merger US Airways Group, AWA and Juniper Bank, a subsidiary of Barclays PLC. At the time of the repayment, the total outstanding balance was $325 million.
 
    The credit facility with GECC, amended in July 2005 with an original balance of $28 million. At the time of the repayment, the total outstanding balance of the loan was $19 million.
     The New Credit Facility bears interest at an index rate plus an applicable index margin or, at US Airways Group’s option, LIBOR plus an applicable LIBOR margin for interest periods of one, two, three or six months. The applicable index margin, subject to adjustment, is 1.00%, 1.25% or 1.50% if the adjusted loan balance is less than $600 million, between $600 million and $1 billion, or between $1 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively. The applicable LIBOR margin, subject to adjustment, is 2.00%, 2.25% or 2.50% if the adjusted loan balance is less than $600 million, between $600 million and $1 billion, or between $1 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively. In addition, interest on the New Credit Facility may be adjusted based on the credit rating for the New Credit Facility as follows: (i) if the credit ratings of the New Credit Facility by Moody’s and S&P in effect as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter are both at least one subgrade better than the credit ratings in effect on March 23, 2007, then (A) the applicable LIBOR margin will be the lower of 2.25% and the rate otherwise applicable based upon the adjusted New Credit Facility balance and (B) the applicable index margin will be the lower of 1.25% and the rate otherwise applicable based upon the New Credit Facility principal balance, and (ii) if the credit ratings of the New Credit Facility by Moody’s and S&P in effect as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter are both at least two subgrades better than the credit ratings in effect on the closing date, then (A) the applicable LIBOR margin would be 2.00% and (B) the applicable index margin will be 1.00%.
     The New Credit Facility matures on March 23, 2014, and is repayable in seven annual installments, with each of the first six installments to be paid on each anniversary of the closing date in an amount equal to 1% of the initial aggregate principal amount of the loan and the final installment to be paid on the maturity date in the amount of the full remaining balance of the loan.
     In addition, the New Credit Facility requires certain mandatory prepayments upon the occurrence of certain events, establishes certain financial covenants, including minimum cash requirements and maintenance of certain minimum ratios, contains customary affirmative covenants and negative covenants and contains customary events of default. The New Credit Facility requires US Airways Group to maintain consolidated unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of not less than $1.25 billion, with not less than $750 million (subject to partial reductions upon certain reductions in the outstanding principal amount of the loan) of that amount held in accounts subject to control agreements. The Company capitalized $4 million of debt issuance costs consisting principally of New Credit Facility arrangement fees which will be amortized over the life of the loan. The Company recorded a nonoperating expense of $18 million related to the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs for the $1.25 billion GECC loan. At March 31, 2007, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.
6. Bankruptcy claims resolution
     Pursuant to the bankruptcy process, the Debtors’ claims agent received timely-filed proofs of claims totaling approximately $26.4 billion in the aggregate, exclusive of approximately $13.6 billion in claims by governmental entities. The Debtors continue to be responsible for administering and resolving claims related to the bankruptcy process. The administrative claims objection deadline passed on September 15, 2006. As of March 31, 2007, there were approximately $358 million of unresolved claims. The ultimate resolution of certain of the claims asserted against the Debtors in the Chapter 11 cases will be subject to negotiations, elections and Bankruptcy Court procedures. The recovery to individual creditors ultimately distributed to any particular general unsecured creditor under the plan of reorganization will depend on a number of variables, including the agreed value of any general unsecured claims filed by that creditor, the aggregate value of all resolved general unsecured claims and the value of shares of the new common stock of US Airways Group in the marketplace at the time of distribution. The effects of these distributions were reflected in US Airways’ financial statements upon emergence and will not have any further impact on the results of operations.
7. Income Taxes
     As of December 31, 2006, the Company had $980 million of net operating loss carryforwards (“NOL”) to reduce future taxable income. Of this amount, $795 million is available to reduce federal taxable income in the calendar year 2007. The Company’s deferred tax asset, which includes the $795 million of NOL discussed above, has been subject to a fully valuation allowance.
     In the first quarter of 2007, the Company used federal NOL to reduce its income tax obligation. Utilization of this NOL results in a corresponding decrease in the valuation allowance. In accordance with SFAS No. 109, as this valuation was established through the recognition of tax expense, the decrease in the valuation allowance offsets the Company’s tax provision dollar for dollar.
     The Company recorded $3 million of tax provision in the first quarter of 2007, which included $1 million of Alternative Minimum Tax liability (“AMT”) expense and $2 million of state tax expense.
     The Company expects to be subject to AMT for the full year 2007. In most cases the recognition of AMT does not result in tax expense. However, since the Company’s net deferred tax asset is subject to a full valuation allowance, any liability for AMT is recorded as tax expense.
     In the first quarter of 2007, US Airways utilized state NOL that was generated by US Airways prior to the merger. In accordance with SFAS No. 109, as this was acquired NOL, the decrease in the valuation allowance reduced goodwill instead of the provision for income taxes. Accordingly, the Company recognized $1 million of non-cash state income tax expense in quarter. The Company also recorded $1 million of state income tax related to certain states where NOL was not available to be used, in the first quarter of 2007.

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8. Express expenses
     Expenses associated with US Airways’ MidAtlantic division, US Airways Group’s wholly owned regional airlines and affiliate regional airlines operating as US Airways Express, and expenses associated with AWA’s regional alliance agreement with Mesa are classified as Express expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Effective May 27, 2006, the transfer of certain MidAtlantic assets to Republic Airways was complete, and Republic Airways assumed the operation of the aircraft as a US Airways affiliate Express carrier. Express expenses consist of the following for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 (in millions):
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Aircraft fuel and related taxes
  $ 153     $ 172  
Salaries and related costs
    37       44  
Capacity purchases
    218       208  
Aircraft rent
    2       9  
Aircraft maintenance
    22       20  
Other rent and landing fees
    28       32  
Selling expenses
    35       35  
Depreciation and amortization
    6       6  
Other expenses
    119       89  
 
           
Express expenses
  $ 620     $ 615  
 
           

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Item 1B. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of America West Airlines, Inc.
America West Airlines, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
(in millions)
                 
    Three Months  
    Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Operating revenues:
               
Mainline passenger
  $ 661     $ 652  
Express passenger
    148       153  
Cargo
    6       9  
Other
    51       47  
 
           
Total operating revenues
    866       861  
Operating expenses:
               
Aircraft fuel and related taxes
    202       205  
Gain on fuel hedging instruments, net
    (54 )     (28 )
Salaries and related costs
    174       174  
Express expenses
    145       145  
Aircraft rent
    83       86  
Aircraft maintenance
    66       52  
Other rent and landing fees
    46       45  
Selling expenses
    37       39  
Special items, net
    13       (30 )
Depreciation and amortization
    12       11  
Other
    97       80  
 
           
Total operating expenses
    821       779  
 
           
Operating income
    45       82  
Nonoperating income (expense):
               
Interest income
    19       13  
Interest expense, net
    (9 )     (28 )
Other, net
          (10 )
 
           
Total nonoperating income (expense), net
    10       (25 )
Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    55       57  
Income tax provision
           
 
           
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    55       57  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net
          1  
 
           
Net income
  $ 55     $ 58  
 
           
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America West Airlines, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
(in millions, except share amounts)
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
ASSETS
               
 
               
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 159     $ 620  
Short-term investments
    924       506  
Accounts receivable, net
    112       181  
Materials and supplies, net
    72       76  
Prepaid expenses and other
    237       234  
 
           
Total current assets
    1,504       1,617  
Property and equipment
               
Flight equipment
    339       343  
Ground property and equipment
    389       372  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (434 )     (426 )
 
           
 
    294       289  
Equipment purchase deposits
    20       16  
 
           
Total property and equipment
    314       305  
Other assets
               
Restricted cash
    218       211  
Other assets, net
    71       70  
 
           
Total other assets
    289       281  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 2,107     $ 2,203  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIT
               
 
               
Current liabilities
               
Current maturities of debt and capital leases
  $ 2     $ 2  
Accounts payable
    135       224  
Payables to related parties, net
    1,271       720  
Air traffic liability
    244       359  
Accrued compensation and vacation
    56       144  
Accrued taxes
    36       80  
Other accrued expenses
    162       195  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    1,906       1,724  
Noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits
               
Long-term debt and capital leases, net of current maturities
    59       384  
Deferred credits
    30       32  
Employee benefit liabilities and other
    204       210  
 
           
Total noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits
    293       626  
Stockholder’s deficit
               
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000 shares authorized and outstanding
           
Additional paid-in capital
    555       555  
Accumulated deficit
    (647 )     (702 )
 
           
Total stockholder’s deficit
    (92 )     (147 )
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholder’s deficit
  $ 2,107     $ 2,203  
 
           
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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America West Airlines, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
(in millions)
                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Net cash used for operating activities
  $ (14 )   $ (3 )
Cash flows from investing activities
               
Purchases of property and equipment
    (19 )     (14 )
Purchase of short-term investments
    (548 )     (166 )
Sales of short-term investments
    130       97  
Increase in long-term restricted cash
    (7 )     (2 )
Proceeds from disposition of assets
    3        
Other
    (6 )     1  
 
           
Net cash used for investing activities
    (447 )     (84 )
Cash flows from financing activities
               
Repayments of debt
          (1 )
Net decrease in payables to related parties
          (72 )
 
           
Net cash used for financing activities
          (73 )
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (461 )     (160 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    620       632  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 159     $ 472  
 
           
Non-cash investing and financing activities
               
Repayment of Juniper prepaid miles by parent
  $ 325     $  
Repayment of ATSB, Airbus, and GECC loans by parent
          520  
Notes payable cancelled under aircraft purchase agreement
          4  
Loan proceeds received by parent
          64  
Supplemental information
               
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized
  $ 9     $ 10  
Income taxes paid
           
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America West Airlines, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of presentation
     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of America West Airlines, Inc. (“AWA”) should be read in conjunction with the financial statements contained in AWA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AWA and its wholly owned subsidiary, FTCHP, LLC. AWA is a wholly owned subsidiary of America West Holdings Corporation (“America West Holdings”). On September 27, 2005, America West Holdings merged with Barbell Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of US Airways Group, Inc. (“US Airways Group”), and as a result itself became a wholly owned subsidiary of US Airways Group.
     Management believes that all adjustments, consisting of normally recurring items, necessary for the fair presentation of results have been included in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the interim periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The principal areas of judgment relate to passenger revenue recognition, impairment of long-lived assets and the frequent traveler program. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the 2007 presentation.
     There was no activity within other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. Comprehensive income encompasses net income and other comprehensive income, which includes all other non-owner transactions and events that change stockholder’s equity.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
     In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 06-3 (“EITF 06-3”), “How Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement (That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation).” The scope of EITF 06-3 includes any tax assessed by a governmental authority that is directly imposed on a revenue-producing transaction between a seller and a customer. This issue provides that a company may adopt a policy of presenting taxes either gross within revenue or net. If taxes subject to this issue are significant, a company is required to disclose its accounting policy for presenting taxes and the amount of such taxes that are recognized on a gross basis. AWA adopted EITF 06-3 during the first quarter of 2007. AWA collects various excise taxes on its ticket sales, which are accounted for on a net basis. The adoption of EITF 06-3 did not have a material impact on AWA’s consolidated financial statements.
     In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” SFAS No. 159 allows entities the option to measure eligible financial instruments at fair value as of specified dates. Such election, which may be applied on an instrument by instrument basis, is typically irrevocable once elected. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and early application is allowed under certain circumstances. Management is currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS No. 159 and has not yet determined the impact, if any, on AWA’s consolidated financial statements.
     In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This standard defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. This pronouncement applies to other accounting standards that require or permit fair value measurements. Accordingly, this statement does not require any new fair value measurement. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. AWA will be required to adopt SFAS No. 157 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. Management is currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS No. 157 and has not yet determined the impact on AWA’s consolidated financial statements.
     In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. AUG AIR-1 “Accounting for Planned Major Maintenance Activities.” This amends the existing major maintenance accounting guidance contained within the AICPA Industry Audit Guide “Audits of Airlines” and prohibits the use of the accrue in advance method of accounting for planned major maintenance activities for owned aircraft. The provisions of the announcement are applicable for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. AWA currently uses the direct expense method of accounting for planned major maintenance; therefore, the adoption of FSP No. AUG AIR-1 did not have any material impact on AWA’s consolidated financial statements.
     In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial

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statements. The interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute criteria for the financial statement recognition and measurement of an uncertain tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. AWA adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. The implementation of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on AWA’s consolidated financial statements. AWA’s tax years through 2001 are closed by a signed IRS Form 870 on March 1, 2006. AWA’s tax year 2002 was closed by operation of the statute of limitation expiring and there were no extensions filed.
     2. Special items, net
     Special items as shown on the condensed statements of operations include the following charges (credits) for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 (in millions):
                 
    Three Months  
    Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Airbus restructuring (a)
  $     $ (51 )
Merger related transition expenses (b)
    13       21  
 
           
Special items, net
  $ 13     $ (30 )
 
           
 
(a)   In connection with the merger and the Airbus Memorandum of Understanding (“Airbus MOU”) executed between US Airways Group, US Airways and AWA, certain aircraft firm orders were restructured. In connection with that restructuring, US Airways Group and America West Holdings were required to pay restructuring fees totaling $89 million by means of set-off against existing equipment deposits of US Airways and AWA held by Airbus of $39 million and $50 million, respectively. Also in connection with the Airbus MOU, US Airways and AWA entered into two loan agreements with commitments of up to $161 million and $89 million. On March 31, 2006, the outstanding principal and accrued interest on the $89 million loan was forgiven upon repayment in full of the $161 million loan in accordance with terms of the Airbus loans. As a result, AWA recognized a gain associated with the return of these equipment deposits upon forgiveness of the loan totaling $51 million, consisting of the $50 million in equipment deposits and accrued interest of $1 million.
 
(b)   In connection with the merger, AWA incurred $13 million of transition and merger integration costs in the first quarter of 2007. These items included $2 million in training and related expense; $2 million in equity awards; $4 million in professional and technical fees; $4 million of aircraft livery costs and $1 million of other expenses.
 
    In connection with the merger, AWA incurred $21 million of transition and merger integration costs in the first quarter of 2006. These items included $7 million in merger related aircraft lease return expenses; $5 million of aircraft livery costs; $4 million in personnel costs primarily for severance, moving expenses and stock awards; $3 million in professional and technical fees; $1 million of transition-related sales and marketing program expenses and $1 million in other expenses.
3. Debt
     The following table details AWA’s debt as of March 31, 2007 (in millions). Variable interest rates listed are the rates as of March 31, 2007 unless noted.
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
Secured
               
Senior secured discount notes, variable interest rate of 8.73%, installments due 2005 through 2009
  $ 33     $ 33  
Capital Lease Obligation, computer software, installments due through 2008
    2       2  
 
           
 
    35       35  
 
               
Unsecured
               
Industrial development bonds, fixed interest rate of 6.3% due 2023
    29       29  
Juniper prepaid miles
          325  
 
           
 
    29       354  
 
           
Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations
    64       389  
Less: Unamortized discount on debt
    (3 )     (3 )
Current maturities
    (2 )     (2 )
 
           
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current maturities
  $ 59     $ 384  
 
           
     Refinancing Transaction — On March 23, 2007, US Airways Group entered into a new term loan credit facility (the “New Credit Facility”) with Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders pursuant to which US Airways Group borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $1.6 billion. AWA, US Airways and certain other subsidiaries of US Airways Group are guarantors of the New Credit Facility.

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     The proceeds of the New Credit Facility were used to repay in full the following indebtedness:
    The amended and restated loan agreement, dated April 7, 2006, entered into by US Airways Group with General Electric Capital Corporation (“GECC”) and a syndicate of lenders. At the time of the repayment, the total outstanding balance of the loan was $1.25 billion.
 
    The Juniper pre-paid miles issued on October 3, 2005 in connection with the amended co-branded credit card agreement dated August 8, 2005 between pre-merger US Airways Group, AWA and Juniper Bank, a subsidiary of Barclays PLC. At the time of the repayment, the total outstanding balance was $325 million.
 
    The credit facility with GECC, amended in July 2005 with an original balance of $28 million. At the time of the repayment, the total outstanding balance of the loan was $19 million.
     The New Credit Facility bears interest at an index rate plus an applicable index margin or, at US Airways Group’s option, LIBOR plus an applicable LIBOR margin for interest periods of one, two, three or six months. The applicable index margin, subject to adjustment, is 1.00%, 1.25% or 1.50% if the adjusted loan balance is less than $600 million, between $600 million and $1 billion, or between $1 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively. The applicable LIBOR margin, subject to adjustment, is 2.00%, 2.25% or 2.50% if the adjusted loan balance is less than $600 million, between $600 million and $1 billion, or between $1 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively. In addition, interest on the New Credit Facility may be adjusted based on the credit rating for the New Credit Facility as follows: (i) if the credit ratings of the New Credit Facility by Moody’s and S&P in effect as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter are both at least one subgrade better than the credit ratings in effect on March 23, 2007, then (A) the applicable LIBOR margin will be the lower of 2.25% and the rate otherwise applicable based upon the adjusted New Credit Facility balance and (B) the applicable index margin will be the lower of 1.25% and the rate otherwise applicable based upon the New Credit Facility principal balance, and (ii) if the credit ratings of the New Credit Facility by Moody’s and S&P in effect as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter are both at least two subgrades better than the credit ratings in effect on the closing date, then (A) the applicable LIBOR margin would be 2.00% and (B) the applicable index margin will be 1.00%.
     The New Credit Facility matures on March 23, 2014, and is repayable in seven annual installments, with each of the first six installments to be paid on each anniversary of the closing date in an amount equal to 1% of the initial aggregate principal amount of the loan and the final installment to be paid on the maturity date in the amount of the full remaining balance of the loan.
     In addition, the New Credit Facility requires certain mandatory prepayments upon the occurrence of certain events, establishes certain financial covenants, including minimum cash requirements and maintenance of certain minimum ratios, contains customary affirmative covenants and negative covenants and contains customary events of default. The New Credit Facility requires US Airways Group to maintain consolidated unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of not less than $1.25 billion, with not less than $750 million (subject to partial reductions upon certain reductions in the outstanding principal amount of the loan) of that amount held in accounts subject to control agreements. At March 31, 2007, AWA was in compliance with all applicable debt covenants.
4. Related party transactions
     (a) Payables to Related Parties, Net
     The following represents the net payable balances with affiliates as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006:
                 
    March 31, 2007     December 31, 2006  
US Airways Group
  $ 1,492     $ 1,153  
America West Holdings
    (275 )     (276 )
US Airways
    73       (140 )
Other US Airways Group wholly owned subsidiaries
    (19 )     (17 )
 
           
 
  $ 1,271     $ 720  
 
           
     US Airways Group has the ability to move funds freely between operating subsidiaries to support operations. These transfers are recognized as intercompany transactions. The net payable to US Airways Group consists of proceeds received by AWA on behalf of US Airways Group in connection with the initial equity investments in US Airways Group following its emergence from bankruptcy, the public stock offering in September 2005, the exercise of options by equity investors, the issuance of 7% senior convertible notes in September 2005, initial funding of Airbus loans and amounts payable to US Airways Group related to the conversion of the 7.25% notes in the fourth quarter of 2005, net of cash retained by US Airways Group. The net payable to US Airways Group increased by $339 million during the three months ended March 31, 2007. The majority of this increase relates to the repayment by US Airways Group of AWA’s Juniper prepaid miles debt and accrued interest (see Note 3).
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business. In the first quarter of 2007, changes in the net (receivable) payable to US Airways represent ordinary course operating transactions due to increased allocations of shared expenses as discussed in Note 4(b) and the migration of the AWA and US Airways reservations systems into one system where all ticket sales are issued and collected by US Airways.
     (b) Shared Operating Expenses
     The operating expenses of AWA reflect expenses for certain services shared with US Airways. During the first quarter of 2007, in anticipation of merging to a single operating certificate in 2007, operations of AWA and US Airways continued to be integrated, including the migration to a single reservation system in early March. During the first quarter of 2007, shared services included reservations, technology and data processing services and corporate functions such as tax, legal, compliance, finance, operations and sales and marketing, including the costs of the combined Dividend Miles frequent traveler program. These shared costs have been allocated based on AWA’s and US Airways’ respective operational statistics, including revenue passenger miles (“RPMs”) and passenger sales revenues. The operating expenses of AWA also reflect shared expenses incurred at more than 30 overlap airports where the operations of AWA and US Airways have been consolidated. These shared costs have been allocated based on AWA’s and US Airways’ respective departures at those airports. Management believes that the methodologies underlying the allocation of these shared costs are reasonable. In the first quarter of 2006, there were no material shared costs. The following details the total shared expenses and airport shared expenses allocated to AWA and US Airways that are included in operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2007 (in millions):
                         
    Three Months Ended March 31, 2007  
    AWA     US Airways     Total  
Salaries and related costs
  $ 67     $ 110     $ 177  
Other rent and landing fees
    27       45       72  
Selling expenses
    32       60       92  
Express expenses
    23       57       80  
Other expenses
    49       82       131  
 
                 
Total Allocated Expenses
  $ 198     $ 354     $ 552  
 
                 
5. Income Taxes
     US Airways Group files a consolidated federal income tax return, which includes AWA. As of December 31, 2006, US Airways Group had $980 million of net operating loss carryforwards (“NOL”) to reduce future federal taxable income. Of this amount, $400 million relates to AWA and is subject to a valuation allowance. AWA also had approximately $30 million of valuation allowance associated with state NOL as of December 31, 2006.
     In the first quarter of 2007, AWA recorded no federal or state tax provision as it utilized NOL to reduce its income tax obligation. Utilization of this NOL results in a corresponding decrease in the valuation allowance. In accordance with SFAS No. 109, as this valuation was established through the recognition of tax expense, the decrease in the valuation allowance offsets AWA’s tax provision dollar for dollar.
6. Express expenses
     Expenses associated with AWA’s regional alliance agreement with Mesa Airlines are classified as Express expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and consist of the following for three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 (in millions):
                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Aircraft fuel and related taxes
  $ 38     $ 46  
Salaries and related costs
    1        
Capacity purchases
    94       85  
Other rent and landing fees
    1       3  
Selling expenses
    9       10  
Other expenses
    2       1  
 
           
Express expenses
  $ 145     $ 145  
 
           

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     Item 1C. Condensed Financial Statements of US Airways, Inc.
US Airways, Inc.
Condensed Statements of Operations
(in millions)
(unaudited)
                 
    Three Months  
    Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Operating revenues:
               
Mainline passenger
  $ 1,244     $ 1,159  
Express passenger
    461       458  
Cargo
    31       29  
Other
    159       156  
 
           
Total operating revenues
    1,895       1,802  
Operating expenses:
               
Aircraft fuel and related taxes
    348       349  
Salaries and related costs
    353       329  
Express expenses
    492       499  
Aircraft rent
    97       99  
Aircraft maintenance
    99       87  
Other rent and landing fees
    82       95  
Selling expenses
    69       67  
Special items, net
    26       (15 )
Depreciation and amortization
    34       36  
Other
    211       213  
 
           
Total operating expenses
    1,811       1,759  
 
           
Operating income
    84       43  
Nonoperating income (expense):
               
Interest income
    22       14  
Interest expense, net
    (56 )     (55 )
Other, net
    2       (2 )
 
           
Total nonoperating expense, net
    (32 )     (43 )
 
           
Income before income taxes
    52        
Income tax provision
    20        
 
           
Net income
  $ 32     $  
 
           
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US Airways, Inc.
Condensed Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
(in millions, except share amounts)
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
ASSETS
               
 
               
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 683     $ 467  
Short-term investments
    730       744  
Restricted cash
    2       1  
Accounts receivable, net
    363       201  
Materials and supplies, net
    116       112  
Prepaid expenses and other
    223       117  
 
           
Total current assets
    2,117       1,642  
Property and equipment
               
Flight equipment
    1,672       1,623  
Ground property and equipment
    212       205  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (171 )     (141 )
 
           
 
    1,713       1,687  
Equipment purchase deposits
    33       32  
 
           
Total property and equipment
    1,746       1,719  
Other assets
               
Goodwill
    628       629  
Other intangibles, net
    507       513  
Restricted cash
    518       456  
Other assets, net
    143       164  
 
           
Total other assets
    1,796       1,762  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 5,659     $ 5,123  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
               
 
               
Current liabilities
               
Current maturities of debt and capital leases
  $ 81     $ 93  
Accounts payable
    253       212  
Payables to related parties, net
    1,098       1,298  
Air traffic liability
    1,011       487  
Accrued compensation and vacation
    91       105  
Accrued taxes
    182       100  
Other accrued expenses
    734       656  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    3,450       2,951  
Noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits
               
Long-term debt and capital leases, net of current maturities
    1,185       1,200  
Deferred gains and credits
    171       173  
Postretirement benefits other than pensions
    184       183  
Employee benefit liabilities and other
    425       404  
 
           
Total noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits
    1,965       1,960  
Stockholder’s equity
               
Common stock, $1 par, 1,000 shares issued and outstanding
           
Additional paid-in capital
    1       1  
Retained earnings
    243       211  
 
           
Total stockholder’s equity
    244       212  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
  $ 5,659     $ 5,123  
 
           
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US Airways, Inc.
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006
(unaudited)
(in millions)
                 
    Three Months  
    Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 358     $ 222  
Cash flows from investing activities
               
Capital expenditures and equipment deposits
    (61 )     (68 )
Purchases of short-term investments
    (361 )     (89 )
Sales of short-term investments
    374        
Increase in long-term restricted cash
    (62 )     (213 )
 
           
Net cash used for investing activities
    (110 )     (370 )
Cash flows from financing activities
               
Proceeds from issuance of debt
    22       48  
Repayments of debt and capital lease obligations
    (54 )     (44 )
Net increase in payables to related parties
          172  
 
           
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities
    (32 )     176  
 
           
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    216       28  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    467       462  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 683     $ 490  
 
           
Non-cash investing and financing activities
               
Repayment of ATSB and Airbus loans by parent
  $     $ 712  
Loan proceeds received by parent
          64  
Supplemental information
               
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ 1     $  
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized
    42       58  
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US Airways, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of presentation
     The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements of US Airways, Inc. (“US Airways”) should be read in conjunction with the financial statements contained in US Airways’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. US Airways is a wholly owned subsidiary of US Airways Group, Inc. (“US Airways Group”). US Airways Group and its domestic subsidiaries, US Airways, Piedmont Airlines, Inc., PSA Airlines, Inc. and Material Services Company, Inc. (collectively, the “Debtors”), which at the time accounted for substantially all of the operations of US Airways Group, filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division (the “Bankruptcy Court”) on September 12, 2004. On May 19, 2005, US Airways Group signed a merger agreement with America West Holdings Corporation (“America West Holdings”) pursuant to which America West Holdings merged with a wholly owned subsidiary of US Airways Group. The merger agreement was amended by a letter agreement on July 7, 2005. The merger became effective upon US Airways Group’s emergence from bankruptcy on September 27, 2005.
     Management believes that all adjustments, consisting of normally recurring items, necessary for the fair presentation of results have been included in the unaudited condensed financial statements for the interim periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The principal areas of judgment relate to passenger revenue recognition, impairment of long-lived assets and the frequent traveler program. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the 2007 presentation.
     There was no activity within other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. Comprehensive income encompasses net income and other comprehensive income, which includes all other non-owner transactions and events that change stockholder’s equity.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
     In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 06-3 (“EITF 06-3”), “How Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement (That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation).” The scope of EITF 06-3 includes any tax assessed by a governmental authority that is directly imposed on a revenue-producing transaction between a seller and a customer. This issue provides that a company may adopt a policy of presenting taxes either gross within revenue or net. If taxes subject to this issue are significant, a company is required to disclose its accounting policy for presenting taxes and the amount of such taxes that are recognized on a gross basis. US Airways adopted EITF 06-3 during the first quarter of 2007. US Airways collects various excise taxes on its ticket sales, which are accounted for on a net basis. The adoption of EITF 06-3 did not have a material impact on US Airways’ financial statements.
     In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” SFAS No. 159 allows entities the option to measure eligible financial instruments at fair value as of specified dates. Such election, which may be applied on an instrument by instrument basis, is typically irrevocable once elected. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and early application is allowed under certain circumstances. Management is currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS No. 159 and has not yet determined the impact, if any, on the US Airways’ financial statements.
     In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This standard defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. This pronouncement applies to other accounting standards that require or permit fair value measurements. Accordingly, this statement does not require any new fair value measurement. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. US Airways will be required to adopt SFAS No. 157 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. Management is currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS No. 157 and has not yet determined the impact on US Airways’ financial statements.
     In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. AUG AIR-1 “Accounting for Planned Major Maintenance Activities.” This amends the existing major maintenance accounting guidance contained within the AICPA Industry Audit Guide “Audits of Airlines” and prohibits the use of the accrue in advance method of accounting for planned major maintenance activities for owned aircraft. The provisions of the announcement are applicable for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. US Airways currently uses the direct expense method of accounting for planned major maintenance; therefore, the adoption of FSP No. AUG AIR-1 did not have any material impact on US Airways’ financial statements.

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     In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements. The interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute criteria for the financial statement recognition and measurement of an uncertain tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.
     US Airways adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. The implementation of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on US Airways’ financial statements. US Airways files tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and in various states and foreign jurisdictions. As part of the US Airways bankruptcy filings, the Internal Revenue Service and various state jurisdictions filed proofs of claim. Upon its emergence from bankruptcy, US Airways had established reserves for all IRS claims and state income tax claims as of the date of the bankruptcy filing on September 2004. All creditors, including the IRS and state and local taxing jurisdictions, had to timely file a proof of claim to support any tax deficiencies per the tax authority records. On February 15, 2007, US Airways and the IRS agreed to settle the IRS’s outstanding proof of claims for $7 million dollars. As of the end of the first quarter, US Airways had remaining reserves of less than $1 million related to uncertain tax positions.
     There are currently no federal or state audits in process. US Airways’ last federal income tax audit closed all tax years through December 31, 2002.
2. Special items, net
     Special items as shown on the condensed statements of operations include the following charges (credits) for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 (in millions):
                 
    Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended  
    March 31, 2007     March 31, 2006  
Airbus restructuring (a)
  $     $ (40 )
Merger related transition expenses (b)
    26       25  
 
           
Special items, net
  $ 26     $ (15 )
 
           
 
(a)   In connection with the merger and the Airbus Memorandum of Understanding (“Airbus MOU”) executed between US Airways Group, US Airways and America West Airlines, Inc. (“AWA”), certain aircraft firm orders were restructured. In connection with that restructuring, US Airways Group and America West Holdings were required to pay restructuring fees totaling $89 million by means of set-off against existing equipment deposits of US Airways and AWA held by Airbus of $39 million and $50 million, respectively. Also in connection with the Airbus MOU, US Airways and AWA entered into two loan agreements with commitments of up to $161 million and $89 million. On March 31, 2006, the outstanding principal and accrued interest on the $89 million loan was forgiven upon repayment in full of the $161 million loan in accordance with terms of the Airbus loans. As a result, US Airways recognized a gain associated with the return of these equipment deposits upon forgiveness of the loan totaling $40 million, consisting of the $39 million in equipment deposits and accrued interest of $1 million.
 
(b)   In connection with the merger, US Airways incurred $26 million of transition and merger integration costs in the first quarter of 2007. These items included $7 million in training and related expense; $7 million in equity awards; $7 million in continuing professional fees associated with US Airways’ bankruptcy proceedings; and $1 million in employee moving expenses; $2 million in aircraft livery costs and $2 million related to the reservation system migration.
 
    In connection with the merger, US Airways incurred $25 million of transition and merger integration costs in the first quarter of 2006. These items included $17 million in personnel costs for severance; retention payments and stock awards; $3 million in continuing professional fees associated with US Airways’ bankruptcy proceedings; $3 million in employee moving expenses; $1 million of aircraft livery costs and $1 million of programming service expense.
3. Stock options
     Agreements with ALPA — US Airways Group and US Airways have a letter of agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association (“ALPA”) that provides that US Airways’ pilots designated by ALPA receive stock options to purchase 1.1 million shares of US Airways Group’s common stock. The first tranche of 500,000 stock options was granted on January 31, 2006 with an exercise price of $33.65 and the second tranche of 300,000 stock options was granted on January 31, 2007 with an exercise price of $56.90, the average market price for the 20 business days preceding the option issuance date. The stock options granted to ALPA pilots do not reduce the shares available for grant under any equity incentive plan. Any of these ALPA stock options that are forfeited or that expire without being exercised will not become available for grant under any of our plans.

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     The per share fair value of the ALPA pilot stock options granted on January 31, 2006 and 2007 were $17.11 and $18.02, respectively, calculated using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
                 
    2007   2006
Risk free interest rate
    4.9 %     4.4 %
Expected dividend yield
    %     %
Expected life
  2.0 years   5.0 years
Volatility
    53.0 %     69.8 %
     US Airways’ net income for the three months ended March 31, 2007 includes $5 million of compensation costs related to the ALPA stock option grant. As of March 31, 2007, there were no unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options granted to ALPA pilots as the stock options were fully vested on the grant date.
4. Debt
     The following table details US Airways’ debt as of March 31, 2007 (in millions). Variable interest rates listed are the rates as of March 31, 2007 unless noted.
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
Secured
               
Equipment notes payable, variable interest rates of 6.89% to 9.65%
  $ 1,249     $ 1,258  
Slot financing, interest rate of 8%, installments due through 2015
    47       47  
Capital lease obligations, interest rate of 8%, installments due through 2021
    43       41  
GE Credit Facility
          21  
 
           
 
    1,339       1,367  
 
           
 
               
Unsecured
               
GE Engine Maintenance Term Note, variable interest of 9.38%, installments due 2008 through 2011
    45       45  
Note payable to Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, interest rate of 6%, interest only payments until due in 2012
    10       10  
 
           
 
    55       55  
 
           
Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations
    1,394       1,422  
Less: Unamortized discount on debt
    (128 )     (129 )
Current maturities
    (81 )     (93 )
 
           
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current maturities
  $ 1,185     $ 1,200  
 
           
     Refinancing Transaction — On March 23, 2007, US Airways Group entered into a new term loan credit facility (the “New Credit Facility”) with Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders pursuant to which US Airways Group borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $1.6 billion. AWA, US Airways and certain other subsidiaries of US Airways Group are guarantors of the New Credit Facility.
     The proceeds of the New Credit Facility were used to repay in full the following indebtedness:
    The amended and restated loan agreement, dated April 7, 2006, entered into by US Airways Group with General Electric Capital Corporation (“GECC”) and a syndicate of lenders. At the time of the repayment, the total outstanding balance of the loans was $1.25 billion.
 
    The Juniper pre-paid miles issued on October 3, 2005 in connection with the amended co-branded credit card agreement dated August 8, 2005 between pre-merger US Airways Group, AWA and Juniper Bank, a subsidiary of Barclays PLC. At the time of the repayment, the total outstanding balance was $325 million.
 
    The credit facility with GECC, amended in July 2005 with an original balance of $28 million. At the time of the repayment, the total outstanding balance of the loan was $19 million.
     The New Credit Facility bears interest at an index rate plus an applicable index margin or, at US Airways Group’s option, LIBOR plus an applicable LIBOR margin for interest periods of one, two, three or six months. The applicable index margin, subject to adjustment, is 1.00%, 1.25% or 1.50% if the adjusted loan balance is less than $600 million, between $600 million and $1 billion, or between $1 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively. The applicable LIBOR margin, subject to adjustment, is 2.00%, 2.25% or 2.50% if the adjusted loan balance is less than $600 million, between $600 million and $1 billion, or between $1 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively. In addition, interest on the New Credit Facility may be adjusted based on the credit rating for the New Credit Facility as follows: (i) if the credit ratings of the New Credit Facility by Moody’s and S&P in effect as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter are both at least one subgrade better than the credit ratings in effect on March 23, 2007, then (A) the applicable LIBOR

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margin will be the lower of 2.25% and the rate otherwise applicable based upon the adjusted New Credit Facility balance and (B) the applicable index margin will be the lower of 1.25% and the rate otherwise applicable based upon the New Credit Facility principal balance, and (ii) if the credit ratings of the New Credit Facility by Moody’s and S&P in effect as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter are both at least two subgrades better than the credit ratings in effect on the closing date, then (A) the applicable LIBOR margin would be 2.00% and (B) the applicable index margin will be 1.00%.
     The New Credit Facility matures on March 23, 2014, and is repayable in seven annual installments, each of the first six installments to be paid on each anniversary of the closing date in an amount equal to 1% of the initial aggregate principal amount of the loans and the final installment to be paid on the maturity date in the amount of the full remaining balance of the loans.
     In addition, the New Credit Facility requires certain mandatory prepayment upon the occurrence of certain events, establishes certain financial covenants, including minimum cash requirements and maintenance of certain minimum ratios, contains customary affirmative covenants and negative covenants and contains customary events of default. The New Credit Facility requires US Airways Group to maintain consolidated unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of not less than $1.25 billion, with not less than $750 million (subject to partial reductions upon certain reductions in the outstanding principal amount of the loan) of that amount held in accounts subject to control agreements. At March 31, 2007, US Airways was in compliance with all applicable debt covenants.
5. Bankruptcy claims resolution
     Pursuant to the bankruptcy process, the Debtors’ claims agent received timely-filed proofs of claims totaling approximately $26.4 billion in the aggregate, exclusive of approximately $13.6 billion in claims by governmental entities. The Debtors continue to be responsible for administering and resolving claims related to the bankruptcy process. The administrative claims objection deadline passed on September 15, 2006. As of March 31, 2007, there were approximately $358 million of unresolved claims. The ultimate resolution of certain of the claims asserted against the Debtors in the Chapter 11 cases will be subject to negotiations, elections and Bankruptcy Court procedures. The recovery to individual creditors ultimately distributed to any particular general unsecured creditor under the plan of reorganization will depend on a number of variables, including the agreed value of any general unsecured claims filed by that creditor, the aggregate value of all resolved general unsecured claims and the value of shares of the new common stock of US Airways Group in the marketplace at the time of distribution. The effects of these distributions were reflected in US Airways’ financial statements upon emergence and will not have any further impact on the results of operations.
6. Related party transactions
     (a) Payables to Related Parties, Net
     The following represents the net payable (receivable) balances with affiliates as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006:
                 
    March 31, 2007     December 31, 2006  
US Airways Group
  $ 1,097     $ 1,081  
AWA
    (73 )     140  
Other US Airways Group wholly owned subsidiaries
    74       77  
 
           
 
  $ 1,098     $ 1,298  
 
           
     US Airways Group has the ability to move funds freely between operating subsidiaries to support operations. These transfers are recognized as intercompany transactions. The net payable to US Airways Group consists of $1.1 billion due to debt previously recorded at US Airways which was refinanced with proceeds from the 2006 refinancing by US Airways Group. The remainder of the payable is a result of funds provided and received from US Airways Group that arise in the normal course of business.
     As of December 31, 2006, the net payable to AWA consists of amounts due to and from AWA relating to items such as debt extinguishment, merger related payments and receipts, and various other transactions that occur in the normal course of business. In the first quarter of 2007, changes in the net (receivable) payable to US Airways represent ordinary course operating transactions due to increased allocations of shared expenses as discussed in Note 6(b) and the migration of the AWA and US Airways reservations systems into one system where all ticket sales are issued and collected by US Airways.
     The net payable to the other US Airways Group wholly owned subsidiaries consists of amounts due under regional capacity agreements with the other airline subsidiaries and fuel purchase arrangements with a non-airline subsidiary.
     (b) Shared Operating Expenses
     The operating expenses of US Airways reflect expenses for certain services shared with AWA. During the first quarter of 2007, in anticipation of merging to a single operating certificate in 2007, operations of AWA and US Airways continued to be integrated, including the migration to a single reservation system in early March. During the first quarter of 2007, shared services included reservations, technology and data processing services and corporate functions such as tax, legal, compliance, finance, operations and

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sales and marketing, including the costs of the combined Dividend Miles frequent traveler program. These shared costs have been allocated based on AWA’s and US Airways’ respective operational statistics, including revenue passenger miles (“RPMs”) and passenger sales revenues. The operating expenses of US Airways also reflect shared expenses incurred at more than 30 overlap airports where the operations of AWA and US Airways have been consolidated. These shared costs have been allocated based on AWA’s and US Airways’ respective departures at those airports. Management believes that the methodologies underlying the allocation of these shared costs are reasonable. In the first quarter of 2006, there were no material shared costs. The following details the total shared expenses and airport shared expenses allocated to AWA and US Airways that are included in operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2007 (in millions):
                         
    Three Months Ended March 31, 2007  
    AWA     US Airways     Total  
Salaries and related costs
  $ 67     $ 110     $ 177  
Other rent and landing fees
  27       45       72  
Selling expenses
    32       60       92  
Express expenses
    23       57       80  
Other expenses
    49       82       131  
 
                 
Total Allocated Expenses
  $ 198     $ 354     $ 552  
 
                 
7. Income Taxes
     US Airways Group files a consolidated federal income tax return, which includes US Airways. As of December 31, 2006, US Airways Group had $980 million of net operating loss carryforwards (“NOL”) to reduce future federal taxable income. Of this amount, $580 million relates to US Airways. The remaining $400 million of NOL relates to AWA and is subject to a valuation allowance.
     In the first quarter of 2007, US Airways utilized NOL for which there was no corresponding reversal of valuation allowance to offset expense. Accordingly, in the first quarter of 2007 US Airways recorded $18 million of non-cash federal income tax expense on a separate company basis. Upon consolidation into US Airways Group, there is sufficient reversal of the valuation allowance recorded at AWA to offset income tax expense.
     As of December 31, 2006, US Airways had a valuation allowance associated with pre-merger state NOL of approximately $29 million. In the first quarter of 2007, US Airways utilized state NOL that was generated by US Airways prior to the merger. In accordance with SFAS No. 109 the decrease in the valuation allowance associated with this state NOL reduced goodwill instead of income tax expense. Accordingly, US Airways recognized $1 million of non-cash state income tax expense in the quarter. US Airways also recorded $1 million of state income tax related to certain states where NOL was not available to be used, in the first quarter of 2007.
8. Express expenses
     Expenses associated with US Airways’ MidAtlantic division, US Airways Group’s wholly owned regional airlines and affiliate regional airlines operating as US Airways Express have been classified as Express expenses on the statements of operations and prior periods have been reclassified. Effective May 27, 2006, the transfer of certain MidAtlantic assets to Republic Airways was complete, and Republic Airways assumed the operation of the aircraft as a US Airways affiliate Express carrier. Express expenses consist of the following for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 (in millions):
                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Aircraft fuel and related taxes
  $ 115     $ 126  
Salaries and related costs
    5       14  
Capacity purchases
    268       266  
Aircraft rent
          7  
Aircraft maintenance
          3  
Other rent and landing fees
    22       24  
Selling expenses
    26       25  
Other expenses
    56       34  
 
           
Express expenses
  $ 492     $ 499  
 
           

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
     Part I, Item 2 of this report should be read in conjunction with Part II, Item 7 of US Airways Group’s, AWA’s and US Airways’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (the “2006 Form 10-K”). The information contained herein is not a comprehensive discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company, but rather updates disclosures made in the 2006 Form 10-K.
     Overview
     US Airways Group is a holding company whose primary business activity is the operation of a major network air carrier through its ownership of the common stock of America West Holdings and its wholly owned subsidiary AWA, US Airways, Piedmont Airlines, Inc. (“Piedmont”), PSA Airlines, Inc. (“PSA”), Material Services Company, Inc. (“MSC”) and Airways Assurance Limited. On September 12, 2004, US Airways Group and its domestic subsidiaries, US Airways, Piedmont, PSA and MSC (collectively, the “Debtors”), which at the time accounted for substantially all of the operations of US Airways Group, filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division (the “Bankruptcy Court”) on September 12, 2004. On May 19, 2005, US Airways Group signed a merger agreement with America West Holdings pursuant to which America West Holdings merged with a wholly owned subsidiary of US Airways Group. The merger agreement was amended by a letter of agreement on July 7, 2005. The merger became effective upon US Airways Group’s emergence from bankruptcy on September 27, 2005.
     Following the merger, we have been moving toward operating under the single brand name of “US Airways” through our two principal subsidiaries: US Airways and AWA. We expect to complete the integration of our two principal subsidiaries into one operation during 2007. As a result of the merger, through our two principal operating subsidiaries, we operate the fifth largest airline in the United States as measured by domestic RPMs and ASMs. We have primary hubs in Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix, and secondary hubs/focus cities in Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, New York, Washington, D.C. and Boston. We are a low-cost carrier offering scheduled passenger service on approximately 3,800 flights daily to more than 230 communities in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe, making us the only U.S. based low-cost carrier with a significant international route presence. We are also the only low-cost carrier with an established East Coast route network, including the US Airways Shuttle service, with substantial presence at capacity constrained airports including New York’s LaGuardia Airport and the Washington, D.C. area’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, our two principal subsidiaries had approximately 14 million passengers boarding our planes. As of March 31, 2007, we operated 356 mainline jets and are supported by our regional airline subsidiaries and affiliates operating as US Airways Express, which operate approximately 235 regional jets and 104 turboprops.
Recent Developments
     In March 2007, we completed a $1.6 billion debt refinancing transaction. The new loan, which was entered into with Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders, currently bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.50 percent. The applicable margin is reduced as the loan is paid down or as our credit rating improves. It can be as low as LIBOR plus 2.00 percent if the loan balance is under $600 million or the loan facility credit rating, as determined by Moody’s Investor Services and Standard & Poor’s, improves to Ba3 and BB-, respectively. The term of the loan is seven years with 1% of the initial aggregate principal amount payable annually and the remainder of the principal due at maturity. The loan requires us to maintain a minimum level of unrestricted cash and a minimum collateral coverage ratio. The refinancing improves liquidity over the next seven years by reducing principal payments and lowering near-term interest expense. Upon funding, we extinguished three separate debt obligations: a $1.25 billion senior secured credit facility, $325 million of unsecured debt in the form of pre-paid miles and a $19 million secured credit facility. The new loan is discussed in more detail below under “Liquidity and Capital Resources — Commitments.”
Airline Operations Update
     We reported the following combined operating statistics to the U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) for mainline operations for the first quarter of 2007 and 2006:
                                                 
    2007   2006
    January   February   March   January   February   March
On-time performance (a)
    71.8       60.0       55.5       81.1       79.2       82.6  
Completion factor (b)
    98.5       96.2       97.1       98.5       98.2       99.4  
Mishandled baggage (c)
    7.52       9.41       10.93       8.45       7.26       6.66  
Customer complaints (d)
    1.04       2.06       5.52       1.28       1.38       1.41  
 
(a)   Percentage of reported flight operations arriving on time as defined by the DOT.
 
(b)   Percentage of scheduled flight operations completed.
 
(c)   Rate of mishandled baggage reports per 1,000 passengers.
 
(d)   Rate of customer complaints filed with the DOT per 100,000 passengers.

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     We faced major operational challenges in the first quarter of 2007 resulting from two significant ice and snow storms that severely impacted our operations in the northeast United States and temporarily closed our Philadelphia hub and difficulties associated with the migration to a single reservation system in early March. As a result of these challenges, we experienced a negative impact on revenue, passenger revenue per available seat mile (“PRASM”) and cost per available seat mile (“CASM”).
Merger Integration Update
     We continued our merger integration efforts during the first quarter of 2007 in anticipation of the merge to one FAA operating certificate during 2007. Major accomplishments for the first quarter of 2007 include:
    Despite the operational difficulties discussed above, we migrated two reservations systems onto one platform (Shares), which provides a single system for reservation and airport customer service agents which enables us to simplify ticketing processes, remove redundant systems overhead and provide a consistent product to our passengers.
 
    Selected Pittsburgh as the site for a new combined Flight Operations Control Center.
 
    Completed the consolidation of operations at Chicago O’Hare, the last of 38 overlap cities.
 
    Combined the airline’s maintenance inventory computer systems for both the Boeing 767 and Airbus A330 fleets.
 
    Neared the halfway point of painting the US Airways fleet in the new livery, including the first Airbus A330.
US Airways Group’s Results of Operations
     In the three months ended March 31, 2007, we realized operating income of $116 million and income before income taxes of $69 million. Included in these results is $54 million of net gains associated with fuel hedging transactions. This includes $36 million of net realized losses on settled hedge transactions and $90 million of unrealized gains resulting from the application of mark-to-market accounting for changes in the fair value of fuel hedging instruments. We are required to use mark-to-market accounting as our existing fuel hedging instruments do not meet the requirements for hedge accounting established by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” If these instruments had qualified for hedge accounting treatment, any unrealized gains or losses, including the $90 million discussed above, would be deferred in other comprehensive income, a component of stockholders’ equity, until the jet fuel is purchased and the underlying fuel hedging instrument is settled. Given the market volatility of jet fuel, the fair value of these fuel hedging instruments is expected to change until settled.
     The 2007 results include $39 million of net special charges due to merger related transition expenses. The 2007 results also include nonoperating expenses of $18 million related to the write off of debt issuance costs in connection with the refinancing discussed above of the $1.25 billion senior secured credit facility with General Electric Capital Corporation (“GECC”), referred to as the GE loan, in March 2007.
     In the three months ended March 31, 2006, we realized operating income of $125 million and income before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle of $64 million. Included in these results is $28 million of net gains associated with fuel hedging transactions. This includes $2 million of net realized gains on settled hedge transactions and $26 million of unrealized gains resulting from the application of mark-to-market accounting for changes in the fair value of fuel hedging instruments.
     The 2006 results include $44 million of net special credits, including a credit of $90 million related to the return of equipment deposits upon forgiveness of a loan with Airbus offset in part by $46 million of merger related transition expenses. The 2006 results also include nonoperating expenses of $11 million, which includes $6 million for prepayment penalties and an aggregate $5 million write off of debt issuance costs in connection with our refinancing of the loan previously guaranteed by the Air Transportation Stabilization Board (“ATSB”) and two loans previously provided to AWA by GECC.
     As of December 31, 2006, we had $980 million of net operating loss carryforwards (“NOL”) to reduce future taxable income. Of this amount, $795 million is available to reduce federal taxable income in the calendar year 2007. Our deferred tax asset, which includes the $795 million of NOL discussed above, has been subject to a full valuation allowance.
     In the first quarter of 2007, we used federal NOL to reduce our income tax obligation. Utilization of this NOL results in a corresponding decrease in the valuation allowance. In accordance with SFAS No. 109, as this valuation was established through the recognition of tax expense, the decrease in the valuation allowance offsets our tax provision dollar for dollar.
     We recorded $3 million of tax provision in the first quarter of 2007, which included $1 million of Alternative Minimum Tax liability (“AMT”) expense and $2 million of state tax expense.
     We expect to be subject to AMT for the full year 2007. In most cases the recognition of AMT does not result in tax expense. However, since our net deferred tax asset is subject to a full valuation allowance, any liability for AMT is recorded as tax expense.
     In the first quarter of 2007, US Airways utilized state NOL that was generated by US Airways prior to the merger. In accordance with SFAS No. 109, as this was acquired NOL, the decrease in the valuation allowance reduced goodwill instead of the provision for income taxes. Accordingly, we recognized $1 million of non-cash state income tax expense in quarter. We also recorded $1 million of state income tax related to certain states where NOL was not available to be used, in the first quarter of 2007.

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     The table below sets forth selected combined mainline operating data for the Company:
                         
    Three Months Ended    
    March 31,    
    2007   2006   Percent Change
Revenue passenger miles (millions) (a)
    14,418       13,956       3.3  
Available seat miles (millions) (b)
    18,556       18,230       1.8  
Load factor (c)
    77.7       76.6     1.1 pts
Yield (d)
    13.22       12.97       1.9  
Passenger revenue per available seat mile (e)
    10.27       9.93       3.4  
Cost per available seat mile (f)
    10.76       10.37       3.7  
Passenger enplanements (thousands) (g)
    13,980       13,591       2.9  
Aircraft at end of period
    356       367       (3.0 )
Block hours (h)
    334,957       327,579       2.3  
Average stage length (miles) (i)
    912       901       1.2  
Average passenger journey (miles) (j)
    1,461       1,423       2.7  
Gallons of aircraft fuel consumed (millions)
    291.9       287.5       1.5  
Average aircraft fuel price including tax (per gallon)
    1.88       1.93       (2.3 )
Full time equivalent employees at end of period
    34,385       32,083       7.2  
 
(a)   Revenue passenger mile (“RPM”) — A basic measure of sales volume. A RPM represents one passenger flown one mile.
 
(b)   Available seat mile (“ASM”) — A basic measure of production. An ASM represents one seat flown one mile.
 
(c)   Load factor — The percentage of available seats that are filled with revenue passengers.
 
(d)   Yield — A measure of airline revenue derived by dividing passenger revenue by revenue passenger miles and expressed in cents per mile.
 
(e)   Passenger revenue per available seat mile (“PRASM”) — Total passenger revenues divided by total available seat miles.
 
(f)   Cost per available seat mile (“CASM”) — Total mainline operating expenses divided by total available seat miles.
 
(g)   Passenger enplanements —The number of passengers on board an aircraft including local, connecting and through passengers.
 
(h)   Block hours — The hours measured from the moment an aircraft first moves under its own power, including taxi time, for the purposes of flight until the aircraft is docked at the next point of landing and its power is shut down.
 
(i)   Average stage length — The average of the distances flown on each segment of every route.
 
(j)   Average passenger journey — The average one-way trip measured in miles for one passenger origination.

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
Compared with the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
Revenues:
                         
                    Percent  
    2007     2006     Change  
    (In millions)          
Operating revenues:
                       
Mainline passenger
  $ 1,906     $ 1,811       5.3  
Express passenger
    609       611       (0.3 )
Cargo
    37       37        
Other
    180       173       5.0  
 
                   
Total operating revenues
  $ 2,732     $ 2,632       3.8  
 
                   
     For the three months ended March 31, 2007, total operating revenues were $2.73 billion, an increase of $100 million from the 2006 period. Passenger revenues were $1.91 billion in the first quarter of 2007 compared to $1.81 billion in the first quarter of 2006. RPMs increased 3.3% as mainline capacity, as measured by ASMs, increased 1.8%, resulting in a 1.1 point increase in load factor to 77.7%. Passenger yield increased 1.9% to 13.22 cents in the first quarter of 2007 from 12.97 cents in the first quarter of 2006. PRASM increased 3.4% to 10.27 cents in the first quarter of 2007 from 9.93 cents in the first quarter of 2006. The increases in yield and PRASM were due to improvements in the revenue environment resulting from reductions in industry capacity.
     Express passenger revenues were $609 million for the first quarter of 2007, which was relatively flat when compared to the 2006 period. Total Express RPMs decreased by 2.0% as Express capacity, as measured by ASM’s, decreased 5.8%, resulting in a 2.7 point increase in load factor to 69.1%. The decrease in RPMs was substantially offset by an increase in yield, which increased 1.7% to 25.57 cents in the first quarter of 2007 from 25.15 cents in the first quarter of 2006.
     Cargo and other revenue were relatively flat in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006.
     Operating Expenses:
                         
                    Percent  
    2007     2006     Change  
    (In millions)          
Operating expenses:
                       
Aircraft fuel and related taxes
  $ 550     $ 555       (0.8 )
Loss (gains) on fuel hedging instruments, net:
                       
Realized
    36       (2 ) nm  
Unrealized
    (90 )     (26 ) nm  
Salaries and related costs
    527       503       4.8  
Aircraft rent
    180       185       (2.6 )
Aircraft maintenance
    165       138       20.0  
Other rent and landing fees
    128       140       (9.1 )
Selling expenses
    106       107       (1.0 )
Special items, net
    39       (44 ) nm  
Depreciation and amortization
    44       45       (2.6 )
Other
    311       291       7.7  
 
                   
Total mainline operating expenses
    1,996       1,892       5.1  
Express expenses:
                       
Fuel
    153       172       (10.8 )
Other
    467       443       5.2  
 
                   
Total operating expenses
  $ 2,616     $ 2,507       4.4  
 
                   
     Total operating expenses were $2.62 billion in the first quarter of 2007, an increase of $109 million or 4.4% compared to the 2006 period. Mainline operating expenses were $2.0 billion in the first quarter of 2007, an increase of $104 million from the first quarter of 2006, while ASMs increased 1.8%. Mainline CASM increased 3.7% to 10.76 cents in the first quarter of 2007 from 10.37 cents in the first quarter of 2006. The year over year increase in CASM was due principally to special items, net. The 2007 quarter includes $39 million of net special charges, which consists of merger related transition expenses that increased mainline CASM by 0.21 cents, as compared to $44 million of net special credits in the 2006 period, which decreased mainline CASM by 0.24 cents. The net special credits in the first quarter of 2006 included a $90 million gain associated with the return of equipment deposits upon the forgiveness of a loan with Airbus, offset in part by $46 million of merger related transition expenses.

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     The table below sets forth the major components of our mainline CASM for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006:
                         
                    Percent
    2007   2006   Change
    (In cents)        
Mainline:
                       
Aircraft fuel and related taxes
    2.96       3.04       (2.5 )
Loss (gain) on fuel hedging instruments, net
    (0.29 )     (0.15 )     (94.8 )
Salaries and related costs
    2.84       2.76       2.9  
Aircraft rent
    0.97       1.01       (4.3 )
Aircraft maintenance
    0.89       0.76       17.9  
Other rent and landing fees
    0.69       0.77       (10.7 )
Selling expenses
    0.57       0.59       (2.8 )
Special items, net
    0.21       (0.24 ) nm  
Depreciation and amortization
    0.24       0.25       (4.3 )
Other
    1.68       1.58       5.8  
 
                       
 
    10.76       10.37       3.7  
 
                       
     Significant changes in the components of operating expense per ASM are explained as follows:
    Loss (gain) on fuel hedging instruments, net per ASM increased 94.8% due principally to a period-over-period increase in the volume of barrels hedged under costless collar transactions hedging future jet fuel requirements and an increase in the fair market value of the costless collar transactions due to period-over-period changes in fuel prices.
 
    Aircraft maintenance expense per ASM increased 17.9% due principally to an increase in the number of overhauls performed on engines not subject to power by the hour maintenance agreements in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006 as well as expense associated with lease returns for three aircraft scheduled to be returned in the second half of 2007.
 
    Other rent and landing fees expense per ASM decreased 10.7% as a result of the merger, due principally to the closure of former US Airways facilities on the East Coast and a reduction of equipment rent due to IT synergies.
     Total Express expenses increased 0.8% in the first quarter of 2007 to $620 million from $615 million in the first quarter of 2006 as an increase in Express operating expenses of $24 million offset a decrease in Express fuel costs of $19 million. The increase in operating expenses is a result of an increase in salaries and benefits and maintenance costs at our wholly-owned regional airline subsidiaries. The increase in salaries and benefits was the result of higher headcount in the 2007 period, while increased maintenance costs were driven by an increase in the number of aircraft heavy maintenance checks performed in the first quarter of 2007. Fuel costs decreased as the average fuel price per gallon decreased 8.6% from $1.99 in the first quarter of 2006 to $1.82 in the first quarter of 2007. A 2.2% decrease in gallons consumed also contributed to the decrease as block hours were down 2.5% in the first quarter of 2007.
     Nonoperating Income (Expense):
                         
                    Percent  
    2007     2006     Change  
    (In millions)          
Nonoperating income (expense)
                       
Interest income
  $ 40     $ 26       58.1  
Interest expense, net
    (71 )     (75 )     (5.1 )
Other, net
    (16 )     (12 )     35.0  
 
                   
Total nonoperating expense
  $ (47 )   $ (61 )     (24.1 )
 
                   
     We had net nonoperating expenses of $47 million in the first quarter of 2007 as compared to net nonoperating expenses of $61 million in the first quarter of 2006. Interest income increased $14 million to $40 million in the first quarter of 2007 due to higher average cash balances and higher average rates of return on investments. Interest expense decreased $4 million to $71 million due to the refinancing of the former ATSB loan at lower average interest rates in March 2006, the conversion of the 7.5% Convertible Senior Notes in April 2006 and the conversion of $70 million of the 7% Senior Convertible Notes in July and November 2006.
     The 2007 period includes other nonoperating expenses of $18 million related to the write-off of debt issuance costs in connection with the refinancing of the GE loan in March 2007. The 2006 period includes other nonoperating expenses of $11 million related to prepayment penalties and write-off of debt issuance costs in connection with the refinancing of the former ATSB and GECC loans in March 2006.

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     AWA’s Results of Operations
     For the first quarter of 2007, AWA’s operating revenues increased to $866 million from $861 million in the same period in 2006. Operating income was $45 million in the first quarter of 2007, compared to operating income of $82 million in the first quarter of 2006. Operating income in the 2007 period included net charges from special items of $13 million and $54 million of net gains associated with fuel hedging transactions. This included $90 million of net unrealized gains resulting from mark-to-market accounting for changes in the fair value of the fuel hedging instruments offset by $36 million of net realized losses on settled hedge transactions. The 2006 period included net credits from special items of $30 million and $28 million of net gains associated with fuel hedging transactions. The $28 million of net fuel hedging gain included $2 million of net realized gains on settled hedge transactions and $26 million of net unrealized gains resulting from mark-to-market accounting for changes in the fair value of the fuel hedging instruments. Net income for the first quarter of 2007 was $55 million as compared to net income of $58 million for the comparable 2006 period.
     US Airways Group files a consolidated federal income tax return, which includes AWA. As of December 31, 2006, US Airways Group had $980 million of NOL to reduce future federal taxable income. Of this amount, $400 million relates to AWA and is subject to a valuation allowance. AWA also had approximately $30 million of valuation allowance associated with state NOL as of December 31, 2006.
     In the first quarter of 2007, AWA recorded no federal or state tax provision as it utilized NOL to reduce its income tax obligation. Utilization of this NOL results in a corresponding decrease in the valuation allowance. In accordance with SFAS No. 109, as this valuation was established through the recognition of tax expense, the decrease in the valuation allowance offsets AWA’s tax provision dollar for dollar.
     The table below sets forth selected mainline operating data for AWA:
                         
    Three Months Ended    
    March 31,    
    2007   2006   Percent Change
Revenue passenger miles (millions) (a)
    5,636       5,660       (0.4 )
Available seat miles (millions) (b)
    7,080       7,199       (1.7 )
Load factor (c)
    79.6       78.6     1.0 pts
Yield (d)
    11.73       11.52       1.9  
Passenger revenue per available seat mile (e)
    9.34       9.05       3.2  
Aircraft at end of period
    132       143       (7.7 )
 
(a)   Revenue passenger mile (“RPM”) — A basic measure of sales volume. A RPM represents one passenger flown one mile.
 
(b)   Available seat mile (“ASM”) — A basic measure of production. An ASM represents one seat flown one mile.
 
(c)   Load factor — The percentage of available seats that are filled with revenue passengers.
 
(d)   Yield — A measure of airline revenue derived by dividing passenger revenue by revenue passenger miles and expressed in cents per mile.
 
(e)   Passenger revenue per available seat mile (“PRASM”) — Total passenger revenues divided by total available seat miles.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
Compared with the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
Revenues:
                         
                    Percent  
    2007     2006     Change  
    (In millions)          
Operating revenues:
                       
Mainline passenger
  $ 661     $ 652       1.4  
Express passenger
    148       153       (3.3 )
Cargo
    6       9       (33.3 )
Other
    51       47       8.5  
 
                   
Total operating revenues
  $ 866     $ 861       0.6  
 
                   
     For the three months ended March 31, 2007, total operating revenues were $866 million, an increase of $5 million from the 2006 period. Passenger revenues were $661 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to $652 million in the first quarter of 2006. RPMs were relatively flat year over year as mainline capacity, as measured by ASMs, decreased 1.7%, resulting in a 1.0 point increase in load factor to 79.6%. Passenger yield increased 1.9% to 11.73 cents in the first quarter of 2007 from 11.52 cents in the first quarter of 2006. PRASM increased 3.2% to 9.34 cents in the first quarter of 2007 from 9.05 cents in the first quarter of 2006. The increases in yield and PRASM were due to improvements in the revenue environment resulting from reductions in industry capacity.
     Express passenger revenues were $148 million for the first quarter of 2007, a decrease of $5 million from the first quarter of 2006. Express RPMs decreased by 7.8% as Express capacity, as measured by ASMs, decreased 11.4%, resulting in a 2.9 point increase in load factor to 75.5%. The decrease in RPMs was substantially offset by an increase in yield, which increased 4.9% to 18.98 cents in the first quarter of 2007 from 18.10 cents in the first quarter of 2006.

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Operating Expenses:
                         
                    Percent  
    2007     2006     Change  
    (In millions)          
Operating expenses:
                       
Aircraft fuel and related taxes
  $ 202     $ 205       (1.5 )
Loss (gains) on fuel hedging instruments, net:
                       
Realized
    36       (2 )   nm  
Unrealized
    (90 )     (26 )   nm  
Salaries and related costs
    174       174        
Aircraft rent
    83       86       (3.5 )
Aircraft maintenance
    66       52       26.9  
Other rent and landing fees
    46       45       2.2  
Selling expenses
    37       39       (5.1 )
Special items, net
    13       (30 )   nm  
Depreciation and amortization
    12       11       9.1  
Other
    97       80       21.3  
 
                   
Total mainline operating expenses
    676       634       6.6  
Express expenses:
                       
Fuel
    38       46       (17.4 )
Other
    107       99       8.1  
 
                   
Total operating expenses
  $ 821     $ 779       5.4  
 
                   
     Total operating expenses in the first quarter of 2007 were $821 million, an increase of $42 million or 5.4% compared to the 2006 period. Mainline operating expenses were $676 million in the 2007 period, an increase of $42 million from the 2006 period. The increase in operating expenses was due principally to the period-over-period increase in special items, net. The 2007 period included net charges from special items of $13 million (principally transition expenses), compared to net credits from special items of $30 million in the 2006 period. The net credit from special items in 2006 included a $51 million gain associated with the return of equipment deposits upon the forgiveness of a loan with Airbus, offset in part by $21 million of merger related transition expenses.
     Other significant changes in the components of mainline operating expenses are as follows:
    Loss (gain) on fuel hedging instruments, net increased 92.9% due principally to a period over period increase in the volume of barrels hedged under costless collar transactions hedging future jet fuel requirements and an increase in the fair market value of the costless collar transactions due to period over period changes in fuel prices.
 
    Aircraft maintenance expense increased 26.9% due principally to an increase in the number of overhauls performed on engines not subject to power by the hour maintenance agreements in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006.
 
    Other operating expenses increased by 21.3% due principally to [higher allocated costs for] for shared services with US Airways including reservations, technology and data processing services.
     Express expenses were $145 million in the first quarter of 2007 and 2006. Express fuel costs decreased by $8 million, which was offset by an $8 million increase in Express operating expenses in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. The decrease in fuel costs is due to a decrease in the average fuel price per gallon. Contributing to lower fuel costs was a 5.2% decrease in gallons consumed due to a decrease in block hours in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006. The increase in operating expenses is due to allocation of shared mainline and Express services, principally reservations.
     Nonoperating Income (Expense):
                         
                    Percent  
    2007     2006     Change  
    (In millions)          
Nonoperating income (expense)
                       
Interest income
  $ 19     $ 13       46.2  
Interest expense, net
    (9 )     (28 )     (67.9 )
Other, net
          (10 )   nm  
 
                   
Total nonoperating income (expense)
  $ 10     $ (25 )   nm  
 
                   

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     AWA had net nonoperating income of $10 million in the first quarter of 2007 as compared to net nonoperating expenses of $25 million in the first quarter of 2006. Interest income increased $6 million to $19 million in the first quarter of 2007 due to higher average cash balances and higher average rates of return on investments. Interest expense decreased $19 million to $9 million due to the refinancing of the former ATSB loan in March 2006 by US Airways Group, as a result of which the refinanced debt is no longer held by AWA, and the conversion of the 7.5% Convertible Senior Notes in April 2006 into equity of US Airways Group.
     The 2006 period includes other nonoperating expenses of $11 million related to prepayment penalties and write-off of debt issuance costs in connection with the refinancing of the former ATSB and GECC loans in March 2006.
     US Airways’ Results of Operations
     For the first quarter of 2007, US Airways’ operating revenues increased to $1.90 billion from $1.80 billion in the same period in 2006. Operating income was $84 million in the first quarter of 2007, compared to operating income of $43 million in the first quarter of 2006. Operating income in the 2007 period includes net charges from special items of $26 million compared to net credits from special items of $15 million in the 2006 period. Net income for the first quarter of 2007 was $32 million as compared to break even results for the comparable 2006 period.
     US Airways Group files a consolidated federal income tax return, which includes US Airways. As of December 31, 2006, US Airways Group had $980 million of NOL to reduce future federal taxable income. Of this amount, $580 million relates to US Airways. The remaining $400 million of NOL relates to AWA and is subject to a valuation allowance.
     In the first quarter of 2007, US Airways utilized NOL for which there was no corresponding reversal of valuation allowance to offset expense. Accordingly, in the first quarter of 2007 US Airways recorded $18 million of non-cash federal income tax expense on a separate company basis. Upon consolidation into US Airways Group, there is sufficient reversal of the valuation allowance recorded at AWA to offset income tax expense.
     As of December 31, 2006, US Airways had a valuation allowance associated with pre-merger state NOL of approximately $29 million. In the first quarter of 2007, US Airways utilized state NOL that was generated by US Airways prior to the merger. In accordance with SFAS No. 109 the decrease in the valuation allowance associated with this state NOL reduced goodwill instead of income tax expense. Accordingly, US Airways recognized $1 million of non-cash state income tax expense in quarter. US Airways also recorded $1 million of state income tax related to certain states where NOL was not available to be used, in the first quarter of 2007.
     The table below sets forth selected mainline operating data for US Airways:
                         
    Three Months Ended        
    March 31,        
    2007     2006     Percent Change  
Revenue passenger miles (millions) (a)
    8,782       8,296       5.9  
Available seat miles (millions) (b)
    11,475       11,031       4.0  
Load factor (c)
    76.5       75.2     1.3 pts
Yield (d)
    14.17       13.97       1.5  
Passenger revenue per available seat mile (e)
    10.84       10.50       3.2  
Aircraft at end of period
    224       224        
 
(a)   Revenue passenger mile (“RPM”) — A basic measure of sales volume. A RPM represents one passenger flown one mile.
 
(b)   Available seat mile (“ASM”) — A basic measure of production. An ASM represents one seat flown one mile.
 
(c)   Load factor — The percentage of available seats that are filled with revenue passengers.
 
(d)   Yield — A measure of airline revenue derived by dividing passenger revenue by revenue passenger miles and expressed in cents per mile.
 
(e)   Passenger revenue per available seat mile (“PRASM”) — Total passenger revenues divided by total available seat miles.

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
Compared with the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
Revenues:
                         
                    Percent  
    2007     2006     Change  
    (In millions)          
Operating revenues:
                       
Mainline passenger
  $ 1,244     $ 1,159       7.3  
Express passenger
    461       458       0.7  
Cargo
    31       29       6.9  
Other
    159       156       1.9  
 
                   
Total operating revenues
  $ 1,895     $ 1,802       5.2  
 
                   
     For the three months ended March 31, 2007, total operating revenues were $1.90 billion, an increase of $93 million from the 2006 period. Passenger revenues were $1.24 billion in the first quarter of 2007 compared to $1.16 billion in the first quarter of 2006. RPMs increased 5.9% as mainline capacity, as measured by ASMs, increased 4.0%, resulting in a 1.3 point increase in load factor to 76.5%. Passenger yield increased 1.5% to 14.17 cents in the first quarter of 2007 from 13.97 cents in the first quarter of 2006. PRASM increased 3.2% to 10.84 cents in the first quarter of 2007 from 10.50 cents in the first quarter of 2006. The increase in yield and PRASM were due to improvements in the revenue environment resulting from reductions in industry capacity.
     Express passenger revenues were $461 million for the first quarter of 2007, an increase of $3 million from the first quarter of 2006. Express RPMs increased by 1.2% as Express capacity, as measured by ASM’s, decreased 3.1%, resulting in a 2.8 point increase in load factor to 66.4%. The increase in RPMs was substantially offset by a decrease in yield, which decreased 0.5% to 28.77 cents in the first quarter of 2007 from 28.92 cents in the first quarter of 2006.
     Operating Expenses:
                         
                    Percent  
    2007     2006     Change  
    (In millions)          
Operating expenses:
                       
Aircraft fuel and related taxes
  $ 348     $ 349       (0.3 )
Salaries and related costs
    353       329       7.3  
Aircraft rent
    97       99       (2.0 )
Aircraft maintenance
    99       87       13.8  
Other rent and landing fees
    82       95       (13.7 )
Selling expenses
    69       67       3.0  
Special items, net
    26       (15 )   nm  
Depreciation and amortization
    34       36       (5.6 )
Other
    211       213       (0.9 )
 
                   
Total mainline operating expenses
    1,319       1,260       4.7  
Express expenses:
                       
Fuel
    115       126       (8.7 )
Other
    377       373       1.1  
 
                   
Total operating expenses
  $ 1,811     $ 1,759       3.0  
 
                   
     Total operating expenses in the first quarter of 2007 were $1.81 billion, an increase of $52 million or 3.0%, compared to the 2006 period. Mainline operating expenses were $1.32 billion in the 2007 period, an increase of $59 million from the 2006 period. The increase in operating expenses was due principally to the period-over-period increase in special items, net. The 2007 period included charges from special items of $26 million (transition expenses), compared to net credits of $15 million in the first quarter of 2006. The credits from special items in the first quarter of 2006 were principally the result of a $40 million gain associated with the return of equipment deposits upon the forgiveness of a loan with Airbus, offset by $25 million of merger related transition expenses.
     Other significant changes in the components of mainline operating expenses are as follows:
    Salaries and related costs increased 7.3% primarily due to higher flight operation salaries driven by a 4.6% increase in block hours in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006.
 
    Aircraft maintenance expense increased 13.8% due principally to an increase in the number of overhauls performed on engines not subject to power by the hour maintenance agreements in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006 and

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      as a result of expenses in the first quarter of 2007 associated with aircraft lease returns scheduled for the second half of 2007.
 
    Other rent and landing fees expense decreased 13.7% as a result of the merger due principally to the closure of former US Airways facilities on the East Coast and a reduction of equipment rent due to IT synergies.
     Express expenses were $492 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to $499 million in the first quarter of 2006. Express fuel costs decreased by $11 million, which was offset by a $4 million increase in Express operating expenses in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. The decrease in fuel costs is due to a decrease in the average fuel price per gallon. Contributing to lower fuel costs was a 1.4% decrease in gallons consumed due to a decrease in block hours in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006.
Nonoperating Income (Expense):
                         
                    Percent  
    2007     2006     Change  
    (In millions)          
Nonoperating income (expense)
                       
Interest income
  $ 22     $ 14       57.1  
Interest expense, net
    (56 )     (55 )     1.8  
Other, net
    2       (2 )   nm  
 
                   
Total nonoperating expense
  $ (32 )   $ (43 )     (25.6 )
 
                   
     US Airways had net nonoperating expenses of $32 million in the first quarter of 2007 as compared to net nonoperating expenses of $43 million in the first quarter of 2006. Interest income increased $8 million to $22 million in the first quarter of 2007 due to higher average cash balances and higher average rates of return on investments. Interest expense was $56 million in the first quarter of 2007 and relatively flat compared to the first quarter of 2006.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
   Sources and Uses of Cash
     US Airways Group
     As of March 31, 2007, our cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash was $3.26 billion, of which $2.53 billion was unrestricted. In April 2007, the amount of cash restricted for use decreased by $198 million due to a reduction in reserves required under an agreement for processing our credit card transactions.
     Net cash provided by operating activities for the first three months of 2007 was $322 million. This compares to net cash provided by operating activities of $211 million for the first three months of 2006. The period-over-period increase in net cash provided by operating activities of $111 million is primarily the result of an increase in cash received from the sale of miles to credit card companies, which revenue is deferred, due to increased activity and higher rates at which the miles are sold. Also contributing to the increase was the change in fulfilling US Airways Vacations tour package sales in June 2006 from an outsourced vendor to managed in-house, which increased prepayment deposits.
     In the first three months of 2007, net cash used in investing activities was $563 million. This compares to net cash used in investing activities of $459 million for the first three months of 2006. Principal investing activities during the first three months of 2007 included purchases of property and equipment totaling $86 million, including the purchase of one Embraer 190 aircraft, one spare engine, and ground equipment to better support the Company’s flight operations, net purchases of short-term investments of $405 million, and a $70 million increase in restricted cash due to an increase in cash reserves required under an agreement for processing credit card transactions. Principal investing activities during the first three months of 2006 also included purchases of property and equipment totaling $86 million, including the purchase of three used Boeing 757-200 aircraft, net purchases of short-term investments of $159 million, and an increase in restricted cash of $215 million. Restricted cash increased during the 2006 period due to an increase in reserves required under agreements for processing the Company’s credit card transactions.
     In the first three months of 2007, net cash used for financing activities was $4 million. This compares to net cash provided by financing activities of $110 million for the first three months of 2006. Principal financing activities in 2007 included proceeds from the issuance of $1.6 billion of debt under a new credit facility and $22 million of equipment notes issued to finance the acquisition of one Embraer 190 aircraft. Debt repayments totaled $1.63 billion and included the repayment in full, using the proceeds from the new credit facility, of the outstanding balance on the Company’s GE loan of $1.25 billion, the prepayment of miles by Juniper Bank of $325 million and the outstanding balance under a GECC credit facility of $19 million. Principal financing activities in 2006 included proceeds

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from the issuance of debt of $1.23 billion, including a $64 million draw on one of the Airbus loans, $48 million of equipment notes issued to finance the acquisition of three used Boeing 757-200 aircraft and the issuance of the $1.1 billion GE loan. Debt repayments totaled $1.12 billion and included the repayment in full, with the proceeds from the GE loan, of balances outstanding on the Company’s ATSB loans of $801 million, Airbus loans of $161 million, and two GECC term loans of $110 million.
     AWA
     As of March 31, 2007, AWA’s cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash were $1.30 billion, of which $1.08 billion was unrestricted. In April 2007, the amount of cash restricted for use decreased by $76 million due to a reduction in reserves required under an agreement for processing our credit card transactions. We have the ability to move funds freely between operating subsidiaries to support operations. These transfers are recognized as intercompany transactions. Net cash used for operating activities for the first three months of 2007 was $14 million. This compares to net cash used for operating activities of $3 million for the first three months of 2006. The period-over-period increase in cash used for operating activities of $11 million is primarily due to the decrease in AWA’s air traffic liability (ticket sales for transportation that has not yet been provided) of $115 million, offset by an increase in the net payable to related parties, principally US Airways. Concurrent with the migration of the AWA and US Airways reservations systems into one system in March 2007, all ticket sales for transportation previously issued by AWA are now issued by US Airways. Accordingly, all cash receipts for transportation sales are received by US Airways, which results in a greater number of cash transfers made to AWA from US Airways for AWA to meet its cash operating requirements.
     In the first three months of 2007, net cash used in investing activities was $447 million. This compares to net cash used in investing activities of $84 million for the first three months of 2006. Principal investing activities during the first three months of 2007 included purchases of property and equipment of $19 million, an increase in restricted cash of $7 million and net purchases of short-term investments of $418 million. Principal investing activities during the first three months of 2006 included purchases of property and equipment of $14 million and net purchases of short-term investments of $69 million.
     In the first three months of 2007, there were no cash transactions related to financing activities. This compares to net cash used for financing activities of $73 million for the first three months of 2006. Principal financing activities during the first three months of 2006 included a net decrease in payable to related parties of $72 million and debt repayments of $1 million.
     US Airways
     As of March 31, 2007, US Airways’ cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash were $1.93 billion, of which $1.41 billion was unrestricted. In April 2007, the amount of cash restricted for use decreased by $122 million due to a reduction in reserves required under an agreement for processing our credit card transactions. We have the ability to move funds freely between operating subsidiaries to support operations. These transfers are recognized as intercompany transactions. Net cash provided by operating activities for the first three months of 2007 was $358 million, as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $222 million for the first three months of 2006. The period-over-period increase of $136 million is primarily the result of the increase in air traffic liability (ticket sales for transportation that has not yet been provided) and an increase in accounts payable. These increases were offset by a decrease in the net payable to related parties, principally AWA. Concurrent with the migration of the AWA and US Airways reservations systems into one system in March 2007, all ticket sales for transportation previously issued by AWA are now issued by US Airways. Accordingly, all cash receipts for transportation sales are received by US Airways, which results in a greater number of cash transfers made to AWA from US Airways for AWA to meet its cash operating requirements.
     In the first three months of 2007, net cash used in investing activities was $110 million. This compares to net cash used for investing activities of $370 million for the first three months of 2006. Principal investing activities during the first three months of 2007 included purchases of property and equipment of $61 million including the purchase of one Embraer 190 aircraft, one spare engine, and ground equipment to better support US Airways flight operations, net proceeds from the sale of short-term investments of $13 million, and an increase in restricted cash of $62 million. Principal investing activities during the first three months of 2006 included purchases of property and equipment of $68 million, including the purchase of three used Boeing 757-200 aircraft, purchases of short-term investments of $89 million, and an increase in restricted cash of $213 million. Changes in the restricted cash balances for the 2006 and 2007 periods are due to changes in reserves required under agreements for processing the US Airways’ credit card transactions.
     In the first three months of 2007, net cash used in financing activities was $32 million. This compares to net cash provided from financing activities of $176 million for the first three months of 2006. Principal cash financing activities in the first quarter of 2007 included the issuance of $22 million of debt to finance the acquisition of one Embraer 190 aircraft, and debt repayments of $54 million, including the repayment of the outstanding balance of debt under a GECC credit facility of $19 million and other scheduled payments on equipment notes. Principal cash financing activities in 2006 included a net increase in payables to related parties of

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$172 million, the issuance of $48 million of debt to finance the acquisition of three used Boeing 757-200 aircraft and debt repayments of $44 million of scheduled payments on equipment notes.
Commitments
     As of March 31, 2007, we had $3.13 billion of long-term debt (including current maturities and before discount on debt). The information contained herein is not a comprehensive discussion and analysis of our commitments, but rather updates disclosures made in the 2006 Form 10-K.
Refinancing Transaction — On March 23, 2007, we entered into a new term loan credit facility (“New Credit Facility”) with Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders, pursuant to which the Company borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $1.6 billion. AWA, US Airways and certain other subsidiaries of US Airways Group are guarantors of the New Credit Facility.
     The proceeds of the New Credit Facility were used to repay in full the following indebtedness:
    The amended and restated loan agreement, dated April 7, 2006, entered into by US Airways Group with General Electric Capital Corporation (“GECC”) and a syndicate of lenders. At the time of the repayment, the total outstanding balance of the loan was $1.25 billion.
 
    The Juniper pre-paid miles issued on October 3, 2005 in connection with the amended co-branded credit card agreement dated August 8, 2005 between pre-merger US Airways Group, AWA and Juniper Bank, a subsidiary of Barclays PLC. At the time of the repayment, the total outstanding balance was $325 million.
 
    The credit facility with GECC, amended in July 2005 with an original balance of $28 million. At the time of the repayment, the total outstanding balance of the loan was $19 million.
     The New Credit Facility bears interest at an index rate plus an applicable index margin or, at our option, LIBOR plus an applicable LIBOR margin for interest periods of one, two, three or six months. The applicable index margin, subject to adjustment, is 1.00%, 1.25% or 1.50% if the adjusted loan balance is less than $600 million, between $600 million and $1 billion, or between $1 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively. The applicable LIBOR margin, subject to adjustment, is 2.00%, 2.25% or 2.50% if the adjusted loan balance is less than $600 million, between $600 million and $1 billion, or between $1 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively. In addition, interest on the New Credit Facility may be adjusted based on the credit rating for the New Credit Facility as follows: (i) if the credit ratings of the New Credit Facility by Moody’s and S&P in effect as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter are both at least one subgrade better than the credit ratings in effect on March 23, 2007, then (A) the applicable LIBOR margin will be the lower of 2.25% and the rate otherwise applicable based upon the adjusted New Credit Facility balance and (B) the applicable index margin will be the lower of 1.25% and the rate otherwise applicable based upon the New Credit Facility principal balance, and (ii) if the credit ratings of the New Credit Facility by Moody’s and S&P in effect as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter are both at least two subgrades better than the credit ratings in effect on the closing date, then (A) the applicable LIBOR margin would be 2.00% and (B) the applicable index margin will be 1.00%.
     The New Credit Facility matures on March 23, 2014, and is repayable in seven annual installments with each of the first six installments to be paid on each anniversary of the closing date in an amount equal to 1% of the initial aggregate principal amount of the loan and the final installment to be paid on the maturity date in the amount of the full remaining balance of the loan.
     In addition, the New Credit Facility requires certain mandatory prepayments upon the occurrence of certain events, establishes certain financial covenants, including minimum cash requirements and maintenance of certain minimum ratios, contains customary affirmative covenants and negative covenants and contains customary events of default. The New Credit Facility requires us to maintain consolidated unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of not less than $1.25 billion, with not less than $750 million (subject to partial reductions upon certain reductions in the outstanding principal amount of the loan) of that amount held in accounts subject to control agreements. At March 31, 2007, we were in compliance with all debt covenants.
Embraer Purchase Commitments
     On June 13, 2006, we and Embraer executed an Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement and an Amended and Restated Letter Agreement. In accordance with the terms of these agreements, we placed an initial firm order for 25 Embraer 190 aircraft and an additional firm order for 32 Embraer 190 aircraft. The progress and deposit payments totaling approximately $18 million previously paid by us to Embraer in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement dated as of May 9, 2003, will be applied to these orders in accordance with the terms of the amended and restated agreements. In addition, we have the option to purchase up to 50 additional Embraer 190 aircraft and to convert certain of the Embraer 190 aircraft to Embraer 170, Embraer 175 or Embraer 195 aircraft, subject to availability and upon agreed notice. Embraer has agreed to provide financing for certain of the aircraft. On July 21,

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     2006, we assigned 30 of the purchase options to Republic Airlines Inc. On January 12, 2007, we assigned eight additional purchase options to Republic Airlines. We purchased and took delivery of two Embraer 190 aircraft in December 2006. We took delivery of one Embraer 190 aircraft in March 2007 and expect to take delivery of eight additional Embraer 190s in 2007 and 14 Embraer 190 aircraft in 2008.
Asset Based Financings
     On March 31, 2006, US Airways entered into a loan agreement with Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (“LBBW”) as Loan Participant and Arranger, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, National Association, as Security Trustee, and US Airways Group, as guarantor, in the amount of $48 million. The LBBW loan bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus a margin, subject to adjustment, with $46.5 million of the loan amortizing over ten years and $1.5 million of the loan amortizing over three quarterly installments on the first three interest payment dates. The LBBW loan is secured by three Boeing 757 aircraft that we purchased in February 2006. As of March 31, 2007, the remaining debt with LBBW was $43 million.
     On October 18, 2006, US Airways entered into a facility agreement with The Royal Bank of Scotland, PLC (“RBS”) as Lender and Arranger, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, and AWA, as guarantor, in the total aggregate amount of $242 million to finance the acquisition of eleven Embraer 190 aircraft. The RBS loan bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus a margin, and is amortized over twelve years with a balloon payment at maturity. As of March 31, 2007, $66 million of the RBS loan is outstanding and secured by three Embraer 190 aircraft that we purchased between December 2006 and March 2007.
     Restructuring of Affinity Credit Card Partner Agreement
     In connection with the merger, AWA, pre-merger US Airways Group and Juniper Bank, a subsidiary of Barclays PLC, entered into an amended credit card agreement on August 8, 2005. Pursuant to the amended credit card agreement, Juniper agreed to offer and market an airline mileage award credit card program to the general public to participate in US Airways Group’s Dividend Miles program through the use of a co-branded credit card. The amended credit card agreement went into effect on January 1, 2006. Prior to that date, the AWA credit card program was administered by Bank of America, N.A. (USA), under an agreement that terminated on December 31, 2005.
     US Airways’ credit card program was also administered by Bank of America, N.A. (USA) prior to the merger. On December 28, 2005, US Airways issued a notice of termination under its agreement with Bank of America, and that notice will become effective on December 28, 2007. Pending termination of the Bank of America agreement, there is a dual branding period during which both Juniper and Bank of America are running separate credit card programs for us. The amended credit card agreement is the subject of pending litigation filed by Bank of America against US Airways Group, US Airways and AWA. (See Part II, Item 1, “Legal Proceedings.”)
     The amended credit card agreement with Juniper took effect at the effective time of the merger. The credit card services provided by Juniper under the amended credit card agreement commenced in early January 2006, and will continue until the expiration date, which is the later of December 31, 2012 or seven years from the date on which Juniper commences marketing to the general public.
     Under the amended credit card agreement, Juniper pays us fees for each mile awarded to each credit card account administered by Juniper, subject to certain exceptions. Juniper also agreed to pay a one-time bonus payment of $130 million following the effectiveness of the merger and an annual bonus of $5 million to us, subject to certain exceptions, for each year after Juniper becomes the exclusive issuer of the co-branded credit card. The one-time bonus was paid to us on October 3, 2005. If Juniper is not granted exclusivity to offer a co-branded credit card after the dual branding period with Bank of America, we must repay this bonus payment and repurchase unused pre-paid miles with interest, plus repay a $20 million bonus payment AWA received under the original credit card agreement with Juniper and pay $50 million in liquidated damages. As of March 31, 2007, we have not recorded income from the bonus payments and have a deferred liability of $150 million recorded in other long-term liabilities.
     On October 3, 2005, Juniper pre-paid for miles totaling $325 million, subject to the same conditions as apply to the $130 million bonus payment described above. To the extent that these miles were not used by Juniper as allowed under the co-branded credit card program in certain circumstances, we agreed to repurchase these miles in 12 equal quarterly installments beginning on the fifth year prior to the expiration date of the co-branded credit card agreement with Juniper, until paid in full. We made monthly interest payments at LIBOR plus 4.75% to Juniper, beginning on November 1, 2005, based on the amount of pre-purchased miles that had not been used by Juniper in connection with the co-branded credit card program and had not been repurchased by us. We were required to repurchase pre-purchased miles under certain reductions in the collateral held under the credit card processing agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Accordingly, the prepayment was recorded as additional indebtedness in our consolidated financial statements and of AWA. As discussed above, proceeds from the New Credit Facility were used to repay the pre-purchased miles in full on March 23, 2007.
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     2006. As of March 31 2007, we were in compliance with these ratios. Juniper may, at its option, terminate the amended credit card agreement, make payments to us under the amended credit card agreement in the form of pre-purchased miles rather than cash, or require us to repurchase the pre-purchased miles before the fifth year prior to the expiration date in the event that we breach our obligations under the amended credit card agreement, or upon the occurrence of certain events.
Covenants and Credit Rating
     In addition to the minimum cash balance requirements, our long-term debt agreements contain various negative covenants that restrict or limit our actions, including our ability to pay dividends or make other restricted payments. Certain long-term debt agreements also contain cross-default provisions, which may be triggered by defaults by us under other agreements relating to indebtedness. See “Risk Factors — Our high level of fixed obligations limits our ability to fund general corporate requirements and obtain additional financing, limits our flexibility in responding to competitive developments and increases our vulnerability to adverse economic and industry conditions” in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors.” As of March 31, 2007, we and our subsidiaries were in compliance with the covenants in our long-term debt agreements.
     Our credit ratings, like those of most airlines, are relatively low, with S&P’s assessment of the issuer credit rating for us and US Airways at B– and our senior unsecured debt rating at CCC. Fitch’s ratings for our long-term debt and senior unsecured debt are CCC and CC, respectively. Moody’s has rated our long-term corporate family rating at B3. AWA is no longer rated separately. A decrease in our credit ratings could cause our borrowing costs to increase, which would increase our interest expense and could affect our net income, and our credit ratings could adversely affect our ability to obtain additional financing. If our financial performance or industry conditions do not improve, we may face future downgrades, which could further negatively impact our borrowing costs and the prices of our equity or debt securities. In addition, any downgrade of our credit ratings may indicate a decline in our business and in our ability to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
     An off-balance sheet arrangement is any transaction, agreement or other contractual arrangement involving an unconsolidated entity under which a company has (1) made guarantees, (2) a retained or a contingent interest in transferred assets, (3) an obligation under derivative instruments classified as equity or (4) any obligation arising out of a material variable interest in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit risk support to the Company, or that engages in leasing, hedging or research and development arrangements with the Company.
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Other Indebtedness and Obligations
     The following table provides details of our future cash contractual obligations as of March 31, 2007 (in millions):
                                                         
    Payments Due by Period  
    2007     2008     2009     2010     2011     Thereafter     Total  
US Airways Group (1)
                                                       
Debt (2)
  $ ––     $ 16     $ 16     $ 16     $ 16     $ 1,610     $ 1,674  
Aircraft related and other commitments
    263       442       40       48       239       1,429       2,461  
US Airways (3)
                                                       
Debt and capital lease obligations
    47       87       87       92       105       976       1,394  
Aircraft purchase and operating lease commitments
    403       598       530       488       471       3,067       5,557  
Regional capacity purchase agreements (5)
    773       1,194       1,248       1,273       1,298       7,277       13,063  
AWA (3)
                                                       
Debt and capital lease obligations
    2       2       30       ––             30       64  
Aircraft purchase and operating lease commitments
    324       691       1,133       773       258       1,660       4,839  
Regional capacity purchase agreements (5)
    404       530       541       552       563       287       2,877  
Other US Airways Group subsidiaries (4)
    8       10       4       1       1       2       26  
 
                                         
Total
  $ 2,224     $ 3,570     $ 3,629     $ 3,243     $ 2,951     $ 16,338     $ 31,955  
 
                                         
 
(1)   These commitments represent those specifically entered into by US Airways Group or joint commitments entered into by US Airways Group, AWA and US Airways under which each entity is jointly and severally liable.
 
(2)   Includes $74 million aggregate principal amount of 7% senior convertible notes due 2020 issued by US Airways Group and the $1.6 billion New Credit Facility due March 23, 2014.
 
(3)   Commitments listed separately under US Airways or AWA represent commitments under agreements entered into separately by those companies.
 
(4)   Represents operating lease commitments entered into by US Airways Group’s other airline subsidiaries Piedmont and PSA.
 
(5)   Represents minimum payments under capacity purchase agreements with third-party Express carriers.
     The Company expects to fund these cash obligations from funds provided by operations and future financings, if necessary. The cash available to us from these sources, however, may not be sufficient to cover these cash obligations because economic factors outside our control may reduce the amount of cash generated by operations or increase our costs. For instance, an economic downturn or general global instability caused by military actions, terrorism, disease outbreaks and natural disasters could reduce the demand for air travel, which would reduce the amount of cash generated by operations. An increase in our costs, either due to an increase in borrowing costs caused by a reduction in our credit rating or a general increase in interest rates or due to an increase in the cost of fuel, maintenance, aircraft and aircraft engines and parts, could decrease the amount of cash available to cover the cash obligations. Moreover, the New Credit Facility and our amended credit card agreement with Juniper contain minimum cash balance requirements. As a result, we cannot use all of our available cash to fund operations, capital expenditures and cash obligations without violating these requirements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
     In the first quarter of 2007, there were no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from those disclosed in the financial statements and accompanying notes contained in our 2006 Form 10-K.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
     In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 06-3 (“EITF 06-3”), “How Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement (That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation).” The scope of EITF 06-3 includes any tax assessed by a governmental authority that is directly imposed on a revenue-producing transaction between a seller and a customer. This issue provides that a company may adopt a policy of presenting taxes either gross within revenue or net. If taxes subject to this issue are significant, a company is required to disclose its accounting policy for presenting taxes and the amount of such taxes that are recognized on a gross basis. We adopted EITF 06-3 during the first quarter of 2007. We collect various excise taxes on ticket sales, which are accounted for on a net basis. The adoption of EITF 06-3 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
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value as of specified dates. Such election, which may be applied on an instrument by instrument basis, is typically irrevocable once elected. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and early application is allowed under certain circumstances. Management is currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS No. 159 and has not yet determined the impact, if any, on our consolidated financial statements.
     In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This standard defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. This pronouncement applies to other accounting standards that require or permit fair value measurements. Accordingly, this statement does not require any new fair value measurement. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We will be required to adopt SFAS No. 157 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. Management is currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS No. 157 and has not yet determined the impact on our consolidated financial statements.
     In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. AUG AIR-1 “Accounting for Planned Major Maintenance Activities.” This amends the existing major maintenance accounting guidance contained within the AICPA Industry Audit Guide “Audits of Airlines” and prohibits the use of the accrue in advance method of accounting for planned major maintenance activities for owned aircraft. The provisions of the announcement are applicable for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We currently use the direct expense method of accounting for planned major maintenance; therefore, the adoption of FSP No. AUG AIR-1 did not have any material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
     In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements. The interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute criteria for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. We adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. The implementation of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market Risk Sensitive Instruments
     Our primary market risk exposures include commodity price risk (i.e., the price paid to obtain aviation fuel), interest rate risk and equity price risk. Our exposure to market risk from changes in commodity prices, interest rates and equity prices has not changed materially from our exposure discussed in our 2006 Form 10-K except as updated below.
Commodity price risk
     As of March 31, 2007, we have entered into costless collars to protect ourself from price risks. These transactions are in place with respect to approximately 36.5% and 1.8% of remaining projected 2007 and 2008 fuel requirements, respectively.
     The use of such hedging transactions in our fuel hedging program could result in us not fully benefiting from certain declines in heating oil futures prices or certain declines in the differential between jet fuel and heating oil futures prices. At March 31, 2007, we estimate that a 10% increase in heating oil futures prices would increase the fair value of the hedge transactions by approximately $71 million. We estimate that a 10% decrease in heating oil futures prices would decrease the fair value of the hedge transactions by approximately $43 million.
Interest rate risk
     Our exposure to interest rate risk relates primarily to our variable rate long-term debt obligations. At March 31, 2007, our variable-rate long-term debt obligations of approximately $1.97 billion represented approximately 62.9% of our total long-term debt. If interest rates increased 10% in 2007, the impact on our results of operations would be approximately $15 million of additional interest expense.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.
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of 1934) as of March 31, 2007. Based on that evaluation, our management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2007.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting.
     During the quarter ended March 31, 2007, there has been no change to US Airways Group’s, AWA’s or US Airways’ internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, US Airways Group’s, AWA’s or US Airways’ internal control over financial reporting other than controls established to properly account for the merger and consolidation of acquired operations. US Airways Group will face significant challenges in integrating procedures and operations in a timely and efficient manner and retaining key personnel. Management will continue to evaluate its internal control over financial reporting as it executes merger integration activities as it is possible that integration activities could materially affect US Airways Group’s, AWA’s or US Airways’ internal control over financial reporting.
Limitation on the effectiveness of controls.
     We believe that a controls system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the controls system are met and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and the CEO and CFO believe that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the “reasonable assurance” level as of March 31, 2007.
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
     On September 12, 2004, US Airways Group and its domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the “Reorganized Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division (Case Nos. 04-13819-SSM through 03-13823-SSM) (the “2004 Bankruptcy”). On September 16, 2005, the Bankruptcy Court issued an order confirming the plan of reorganization submitted by the Reorganized Debtors and on September 27, 2005, the Reorganized Debtors emerged from the 2004 Bankruptcy. The Bankruptcy Court’s order confirming the plan included a provision called the plan injunction, which forever bars other parties from pursuing most claims against the Reorganized Debtors that arose prior to September 27, 2005 in any forum other than the Bankruptcy Court. The great majority of these claims are pre-petition claims that, if paid out at all, will be paid out in common stock of the post-bankruptcy US Airways Group at a fraction of the actual claim amount.
     On February 26, 2004, a company called I.A.P. Intermodal, LLC filed suit against US Airways Group and its wholly owned airline subsidiaries in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging that the defendants’ computer scheduling system infringes upon three patents held by plaintiffs, all of which patents are entitled, “Method to Schedule a Vehicle in Real-Time to Transport Freight and Passengers.” Plaintiff seeks various injunctive relief as well as costs, fees and treble damages. US Airways Group and its subsidiaries were formally served with the complaint on June 21, 2004. On the same date, the same plaintiff filed what US Airways Group believes to be substantially similar cases against nine other major airlines, including British Airways, Northwest Airlines Corporation, Korean Airlines Co., Ltd., Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Air France, Air Canada, Singapore Airlines Ltd., Delta Air Lines and Continental Airlines, Inc., and had filed a suit against AMR Group, Inc., the parent company of American Airlines, along with its airline subsidiaries, in December 2003. This action has been stayed as to US Airways Group and its wholly owned subsidiaries as a result of the 2004 Bankruptcy. In the meantime, several foreign airline defendants were dismissed from the case for reasons unique to their status as foreign operators, and the remaining defendants in September 2005 obtained a ruling that there had been no infringement of any of I.A.P.’s patents. In October 2005, I.A.P. entered into consent judgments with several defendants. I.A.P. appealed the judgment in favor of Continental Airlines and the AMR Group defendants, but the trial court’s ruling was affirmed on November 13, 2006. No further appeals have been taken. I.A.P. did not file any claims against US Airways Group or any of its subsidiaries in the 2004 Bankruptcy.
On October 12, 2005, Bank of America, N.A., which is one of the issuing banks of the US Airways frequent flyer program credit card and which also acts as the processing bank for most airline ticket purchases paid for with credit cards, filed suit in the Delaware Chancery Court in New Castle County against US Airways, US Airways Group and AWA, alleging that US Airways breached its frequent flyer credit card contract with Bank of America by entering into a similar, competing agreement with Juniper and allowing Juniper to issue a US Airways frequent flyer credit card. Bank of America also alleges that US Airways Group and AWA induced these breaches. Bank of America seeks an order requiring US Airways to market the Bank of America card and prohibit Juniper from issuing a US Airways credit card, as well as unspecified damages. On October 27, 2005, Juniper, which was not originally a party to the lawsuit, sought and later received court permission to intervene as a defendant in the case and has made counterclaims against Bank of America. Juniper seeks an order declaring the validity of its new agreement to issue a US Airways frequent flyer credit card. On November 3, 2005, Bank of America filed a motion for partial summary judgment on the breach of contract claim against US Airways. After a series of procedural steps, Bank of America’s motion, along with a cross-motion for summary judgment filed by

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Juniper, was heard in the Bankruptcy Court, where the case is now pending as an adversary proceeding. On January 30, 2006, the Bankruptcy Court ruled that Bank of America was equitably estopped from pursuing its claims that US Airways breached its agreement with Bank of America by negotiating and entering into the agreement with Juniper. The Bankruptcy Court ruled in the alternative that US Airways did not breach its agreement with Bank of America to be the exclusive card issuer, but that US Airways had breached the “no shop” provision of the Bank of America agreement when US Airways negotiated with Juniper prior to reaching the Juniper agreement. Bank of America sought appeal of that ruling while it has continued to pursue certain administrative claims against US Airways in the Bankruptcy Court. The resolution of the final two claims that Bank of America made in the lawsuit, which are (i) that AWA tortiously interfered with the contractual relationship between US Airways and Bank of America and (ii) that US Airways Group and AWA tortiously interfered with Bank of America’s right to future economic benefit under its agreement with US Airways, are dependent on the outcome of the pending appeal. Bank of America will pursue those two claims only if its appeal of the January 30, 2006 order is ultimately successful. On July 19, 2006, the Eastern District of Virginia affirmed the Bankruptcy Court’s order in part, ruling that US Airways did not breach the exclusivity provisions of the contract. However, the Eastern District of Virginia reversed the Bankruptcy Court’s decision on equitable estoppel and remanded the remainder of the case to the Bankruptcy Court to take further evidence. Bank of America and US Airways have each appealed the July 19, 2006 ruling. On January 16, 2007, Bank of America amended its complaint to add additional breach of contract and tortious interference claims against US Airways and America West, as well as claims against Juniper. On April 16, 2007, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed both Bank of America’s and US Airways’ appeals of the July 19, 2006 ruling. All of Bank of America’s pending claims are now being litigated before the Bankruptcy Court.
     On February 9, 2007, passengers Daphne Renard and Todd Robins filed a class action suit against US Airways in San Francisco Superior Court. The complaint, which was later amended to include only Robins as a lead plaintiff, alleges that US Airways breached its contract of carriage by charging additional fares and fees, after the purchase of tickets on the usairways.com website, for passengers under two years of age who travel as “lap children,” meaning that the child does not occupy his or her own seat but travels instead on the lap of an accompanying adult. The named plaintiff alleges that he and his wife purchased international tickets through the website for themselves and a lap child. Plaintiff alleges that after initially receiving an electronic confirmation that there would be no charge for the lap child, they were later charged an additional $242.50. The complaint alleges a class period from February 9, 2002 to the present. US Airways has not yet responded to the complaint.
     We are unable to estimate at this time the amount of loss or probable losses, if any, that might result from an adverse resolution of the proceedings discussed above, and currently are unable to predict whether the outcome of these proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. We intend, however, to vigorously pursue all available defenses and claims in these matters.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
     Below are a series of risk factors that may affect our results of operations or financial performance. We caution the reader that these risk factors may not be exhaustive. We operate in a continually changing business environment, and new risk factors emerge from time to time. Management cannot predict such new risk factors, nor can it assess the impact, if any, of these risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may impact our business.
Risk Factors Relating to the Company and Industry Related Risks
Our business is dependent on the price and availability of aircraft fuel. Continued periods of historically high fuel costs, significant disruptions in the supply of aircraft fuel or significant further increases in fuel costs could have a significant negative impact on our operating results.
     Our operating results are significantly impacted by changes in the availability or price of aircraft fuel. Although fuel prices recently have decreased from historically high levels, fuel prices have increased substantially over the past several years. Due to the competitive nature of the airline industry and market forces, we can offer no assurance that we may be able to increase our fares or otherwise increase revenues sufficiently to offset fuel prices. Although we are currently able to obtain adequate supplies of aircraft fuel, we cannot predict the future availability or price of aircraft fuel. In addition, from time to time we enter into hedging arrangements to protect against rising fuel costs. Our ability to hedge in the future, however, may be limited. See also the discussion in Part I, Item 3. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”
Our high level of fixed obligations limits our ability to fund general corporate requirements and obtain additional financing, limits our flexibility in responding to competitive developments and increases our vulnerability to adverse economic and industry conditions.
     We have a significant amount of fixed obligations, including debt, aircraft leases and financings, aircraft purchase commitments, leases of airport and other facilities and other cash obligations. We also have guaranteed costs associated with our regional alliances and commitments to purchase aircraft. As a result of the substantial fixed costs associated with these obligations:

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    A decrease in revenues results in a disproportionately greater percentage decrease in earnings.
 
    We may not have sufficient liquidity to fund all of these fixed costs if our revenues decline or costs increase.
 
    We may have to use our working capital to fund these fixed costs instead of funding general corporate requirements, including capital expenditures.
 
    We may not have sufficient liquidity to respond to competitive developments and adverse economic conditions.
     Our obligations also impact our ability to obtain additional financing, if needed, and our flexibility in the conduct of our business. Our existing indebtedness is secured by substantially all of our assets. Moreover, the terms of our New Credit Facility require us to maintain consolidated unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of not less than $1.25 billion, with not less than $750 million (subject to partial reductions upon certain reductions in the outstanding principal amount of the loan) of that amount held in accounts subject to control agreements. Our affinity credit card partner agreement with Juniper Bank, a subsidiary of Barclays PLC, requires us to maintain an average quarterly balance of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of at least $1 billion for the entirety of the agreement.
     Our ability to pay the fixed costs associated with our contractual obligations depends on our operating performance and cash flow, which in turn depend on general economic and political conditions. A failure to pay our fixed costs or a breach of the contractual obligations could result in a variety of adverse consequences, including the acceleration of our indebtedness, the withholding of credit card proceeds by the credit card servicers and the exercise of remedies by our creditors and lessors. In such a situation, it is unlikely that we would be able to fulfill our contractual obligations, repay the accelerated indebtedness, make required lease payments or otherwise cover our fixed costs.
Union disputes, employee strikes and other labor-related disruptions may adversely affect our operations.
     Relations between air carriers and labor unions in the United States are governed by the Railway Labor Act (the “RLA”). Under the RLA, collective bargaining agreements generally contain “amendable dates” rather than expiration dates, and the RLA requires that a carrier maintain the existing terms and conditions of employment following the amendable date through a multi-stage and usually lengthy series of bargaining processes overseen by the National Mediation Board. This process continues until either the parties have reached agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, or the parties have been released to “self-help” by the National Mediation Board.
     Although in most circumstances the RLA prohibits strikes, after release by the National Mediation Board carriers and unions are free to engage in self-help measures such as strikes and lock-outs. None of the US Airways labor agreements become amendable until December 31, 2009. Of the AWA labor agreements, four are currently amendable. There is also a risk that disgruntled employees, either with or without union involvement, could engage in illegal slow-downs, work stoppages, partial work stoppages, sick-outs or other action short of a full strike that could individually or collectively harm the operation of the airline and impair its financial performance. This risk is heightened during our current negotiations for post-merger integrated labor agreements.
We rely heavily on automated systems to operate our business and any failure of these systems, or the failure to integrate them successfully following the merger, could harm our business.
     To operate our business we depend on automated systems, including our computerized airline reservation systems, our flight operations systems, our telecommunication systems and our websites. Our website and reservation systems must be able to accommodate a high volume of traffic and deliver important flight information on a timely and reliable basis. Substantial or repeated website, reservations systems or telecommunication systems failures could reduce the attractiveness of our services and could cause our customers to purchase tickets from another airline.
     Integration of automated airline systems is difficult, and we have encountered complications and difficulties in integrating some of our automated systems and have not completed those integration efforts, including efforts to combine our two computerized airline reservations systems. Any disruption in these systems could result in the loss of important data, increase our expenses and generally harm our business, and any sustained disruption in these systems could have a material adverse effect on our business.
We might not be able to fully realize the synergies generated by the merger.
     In deciding to enter into the merger agreement, US Airways Group and America West Holdings considered the long-term benefits of operating as a combined company, including, among others, an enhanced ability to compete in the airline industry and the fact that the proprietary brands of the combined company would permit US Airways Group to further differentiate itself from other airline companies. The success of the merger depends, in part, on our ability to continue to realize the anticipated revenue opportunities and cost savings from combining the businesses of US Airways Group and America West Holdings. We must continue to combine the

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businesses of US Airways Group and America West Holdings in a manner that permits those costs savings and other synergies to be realized in a timely fashion. In addition, we must achieve these savings without adversely affecting revenues or suffering a business interruption. If we are not able to achieve these objectives, the anticipated long-term benefits of the merger may not be realized fully.
The integration of US Airways Group and America West Holdings following the merger continues to present significant challenges.
     US Airways Group and America West Holdings face significant challenges in consolidating functions and integrating their organizations, procedures and operations in a timely and efficient manner, including our ongoing efforts to combine our two computerized airline reservation systems following the initial cutover in early March. The integration of US Airways Group and America West Holdings has been and will continue to be costly, complex and time consuming, and management will continue to devote substantial effort to that integration and may have its attention diverted from ongoing operational matters or other strategic opportunities.
The inability to maintain labor costs at competitive levels could harm our financial performance.
     Our business plan includes assumptions about labor costs going forward. Currently, the labor costs of both AWA and US Airways are very competitive and very similar; however, we cannot assure you that labor costs going forward will remain competitive, because our agreements may become amendable, because competitors may significantly reduce their labor costs or because we may agree to higher-cost provisions in our current labor negotiations. Approximately 81% of the employees within US Airways Group are represented for collective bargaining purposes by labor unions. In the United States, these employees are organized into nine labor groups represented by five different unions at US Airways, ten labor groups represented by five different unions at AWA, four labor groups represented by four different unions at Piedmont, and five labor groups represented by five different unions at PSA. There are additional unionized groups of US Airways employees abroad.
     Some of our unions have brought grievance arbitrations in the context of the labor integration process. Unions may bring additional court actions or grievance arbitrations and may seek to compel us to engage in the bargaining processes where we believe we have no such obligation. If successful, there is a risk these judicial or arbitral avenues in the context of the merger could create additional costs that we did not anticipate.
Our future growth is dependent on obtaining adequate operating facilities at airports throughout our network.
     In order to add new service and grow our presence in key airports and markets, or start service to new destinations, we must be able to obtain adequate gates, ticketing facilities, operations areas, slots (where applicable) and office space. For example, at our largest hub airport, we are seeking to increase international service despite challenging airport space constraints. Also, as airports around the world become more congested, we cannot always be sure that our plans for new service can be implemented in a commercially viable manner given operating constraints at airports throughout our network.
The travel industry continues to face ongoing security concerns.
     The attacks of September 11, 2001 and continuing terrorist threats materially impacted and continue to impact air travel. The Aviation and Transportation Security Act mandates improved flight deck security; deployment of federal air marshals on board flights; improved airport perimeter access security; airline crew security training; enhanced security screening of passengers, baggage, cargo, mail, employees and vendors; enhanced training and qualifications of security screening personnel; additional provision of passenger data to U.S. Customs and enhanced background checks. These increased security procedures introduced at airports since the attacks have increased costs to airlines. A concurrent increase in airport security charges and procedures, such as restrictions on carry-on baggage, has also had a disproportionate impact on short-haul travel, which constitutes a significant portion of US Airways’ flying and revenue. We would also be materially impacted in the event of further terrorist attacks or perceived terrorist threats.
Delays in scheduled aircraft deliveries or other loss of anticipated fleet capacity may adversely impact our operations and financial results.
     The success of our business depends on, among other things, the ability to operate a certain number and type of aircraft. In many cases, the aircraft we intend to operate are not yet in our fleet, but we have contractual commitments to purchase or lease them. If for any reason we were unable to secure deliveries of new aircraft on contractually scheduled delivery dates, this could have a negative impact on our business, operations and financial performance. Our failure to integrate newly purchased aircraft into our fleet as planned might require us to seek extensions of the terms for some leased aircraft. Such unanticipated extensions may require us to operate existing aircraft beyond the point of which it is economically optimal to retire them, resulting in increased maintenance costs. Additionally, there has been a recent increase in aircraft lease rates. If new aircraft orders are not filled on a timely basis, we could face higher monthly rental rates.

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Fluctuations in interest rates could adversely affect our liquidity, operating expenses and results.
     A substantial portion of our indebtedness bears interest at fluctuating interest rates. These are primarily based on the London interbank offered rate for deposits of U.S. dollars, or LIBOR. LIBOR tends to fluctuate based on general economic conditions, general interest rates, federal reserve rates and the supply of and demand for credit in the London interbank market. We have not hedged our interest rate exposure and, accordingly, our interest expense for any particular period may fluctuate based on LIBOR and other variable interest rates. To the extent these interest rates increase, our interest expense will increase, in which event we may have difficulties making interest payments and funding our other fixed costs, and our available cash flow for general corporate requirements may be adversely affected. See also the discussion of interest rate risk in Part I, Item 3.
If we incur problems with any of our third party service providers, our operations could be adversely affected by a resulting decline in revenue or negative public perception about our services.
     Our reliance upon others to provide essential services on behalf of our operations may result in the relative inability to control the efficiency and timeliness of contract services. We have entered into agreements with contractors to provide various facilities and services required for our operations, including Express operations, aircraft maintenance, ground facilities, reservations and baggage handling. Similar agreements may be entered into in any new markets we decide to serve. These agreements are generally subject to termination after notice by the third party service provider. Any material problems with the efficiency and timeliness of contract services could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Increases in insurance costs or reductions in insurance coverage may adversely impact our operations and financial results.
     The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 led to a significant increase in insurance premiums and a decrease in the insurance coverage available to commercial air carriers. Accordingly, our insurance costs increased significantly and our ability to continue to obtain insurance even at current prices remains uncertain. In addition, we have obtained third party war risk (terrorism) insurance through a special program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”), resulting in lower premiums than if we had obtained this insurance in the commercial insurance market. The program has been extended, with the same conditions and premiums, until August 31, 2007. Under Vision 100 – Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act, the President may continue the insurance program until March 30, 2008. If the federal insurance program terminates, we would likely face a material increase in the cost of war risk insurance. Because of competitive pressures in our industry, our ability to pass additional insurance costs to passengers is limited. As a result, further increases in insurance costs or reductions in available insurance coverage could have an adverse impact on our financial results.
Changes in government regulation could increase our operating costs and limit our ability to conduct our business.
     Airlines are subject to extensive regulatory requirements. In the last several years, Congress has passed laws, and the Department of Transportation, the FAA, the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security have issued a number of directives and other regulations. These requirements impose substantial costs on airlines. The FAA has proposed a far-reaching set of rules governing flight operations at New York LaGuardia Airport after January 1, 2007. The new rules could result in dramatic changes to the type and number of services that we offer in the future at LaGuardia. Additional laws, regulations, taxes and airport rates and charges have been proposed or discussed from time to time, including by the current Congress, including recent discussions about a “passenger bill of rights,” and if adopted these could significantly increase the cost of airline operations or reduce revenues. The ability of U.S. carriers to operate international routes is subject to change because the applicable arrangements between the U.S. and foreign governments may be amended from time to time, or because appropriate slots or facilities may not be available. We cannot assure you that laws or regulations enacted in the future will not adversely affect our operating costs. In addition, increased environmental regulation may increase costs or restrict our operations.
Ongoing data security compliance requirements could increase our costs, and any significant data breach could harm our business, financial condition or results of operations.
     Our business requires the appropriate and secure utilization of customer and other sensitive information. We cannot be certain that advances in criminal capabilities, discovery of new vulnerabilities, attempts to exploit existing vulnerabilities in our systems, data thefts, physical system or network break-ins or inappropriate access, or other developments will not compromise or breach the technology protecting the networks that access and store database information. Furthermore, there has been heightened legislative and regulatory focus on data security, including requiring varying levels of customer notification in the event of a data breach. Many of our commercial partners, including credit card companies, have imposed certain data security standards that we must meet. Failure to comply with the privacy and data use and security requirements of our partners or related laws and regulations to which we are subject could result in fines, sanctions or other penalties, which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and overall business. In addition, failure to address appropriately these issues could also give rise to additional legal risks, which, in turn, could

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increase the size and number of litigation claims and damages asserted or subject us to enforcement actions, fines and penalties and cause us to incur further related costs and expenses.
The airline industry is intensely competitive.
     Our competitors include other major domestic airlines as well as foreign, regional and new entrant airlines, some of which have more financial resources or lower cost structures than ours, and other forms of transportation, including rail and private automobiles. In many of our markets we compete with at least one other low-cost air carrier. Our revenues are sensitive to numerous factors, and the actions of other carriers in the areas of pricing, scheduling and promotions can have a substantial adverse impact on overall industry revenues. These factors may become even more significant in periods when the industry experiences large losses, as airlines under financial stress, or in bankruptcy, may institute pricing structures intended to achieve near-term survival rather than long-term viability. In addition, because a significant portion of US Airways’ traffic is short-haul travel, US Airways is more susceptible than other major airlines to competition from surface transportation such as automobiles and trains.
     Low cost carriers (including the new US Airways) have had a profound impact on industry revenues. Using the advantage of low unit costs, these carriers offer lower fares, particularly those targeted at business passengers, in order to shift demand from larger, more-established airlines. Some low cost carriers, which have cost structures lower than ours, have better financial performance and significant numbers of aircraft on order for delivery in the next few years. These low-cost carriers are expected to continue to increase their market share through growth and could continue to have an impact on the overall performance of US Airways Group. There is ongoing speculation that some type of airline industry consolidation could occur in the near-term. While US Airways Group intends to aggressively protect its corporate interests, we cannot assure you that through consolidation or otherwise, combinations of other carriers would not negatively impact our business model, or that we would or would not be a participant in any industry consolidation scenario.
The loss of key personnel upon whom we depend to operate our business or the inability to attract additional qualified personnel could adversely affect the results of our operations or our financial performance.
     We believe that our future success will depend in large part on our ability to attract and retain highly qualified management, technical and other personnel. We may not be successful in retaining key personnel or in attracting and retaining other highly qualified personnel. Any inability to retain or attract significant numbers of qualified management and other personnel could adversely affect our business.
Interruptions or disruptions in service at one of our hub airports could have a material adverse impact on our operations.
     We operate principally through primary hubs in Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix and secondary hubs/focus cities in Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, New York, Washington, D.C. and Boston. A majority of our flights either originate in or fly into one of these locations. A significant interruption or disruption in service at one of our hubs could result in the cancellation or delay of a significant portion of our flights and, as a result, could have a severe impact on our business, operations and financial performance.
We are at risk of losses and adverse publicity stemming from any accident involving any of our aircraft.
     If one of our aircraft were to be involved in an accident, we could be exposed to significant tort liability. The insurance we carry to cover damages arising from any future accidents may be inadequate. In the event that our insurance is not adequate, we may be forced to bear substantial losses from an accident. In addition, any accident involving an aircraft that we operate could create a public perception that our aircraft are not safe or reliable, which could harm our reputation, result in air travelers being reluctant to fly on our aircraft and adversely impact our financial condition and operations.
Our business is subject to weather factors and seasonal variations in airline travel, which cause our results to fluctuate.
     Our operations are vulnerable to severe weather conditions in parts of our network that could disrupt service, create air traffic control problems, decrease revenue, and increase costs, such as during hurricane season in the Caribbean and Southeast United States, snow and severe winters in the Northeast United States and thunderstorms in the Eastern United States. In addition, the air travel business historically fluctuates on a seasonal basis. Due to the greater demand for air and leisure travel during the summer months, revenues in the airline industry in the second and third quarters of the year tend to be greater than revenues in the first and fourth quarters of the year. Our results of operations will likely reflect weather factors and seasonality, and therefore quarterly results are not necessarily indicative of those for an entire year, and the prior results of America West Holdings and US Airways Group are not necessarily indicative of our future results.

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The use of America West Holdings’ and US Airways Group’s respective pre-merger NOLs and certain other tax attributes could be limited in the future.
     As discussed below in “Risks Related to Our Common Stock — A small number of stockholders beneficially own a substantial amount of our common stock,” a significant portion of US Airways Group’s common stock is beneficially owned by a small number of equity investors. Some of these shareholders have sold portions of their holdings since the merger. In the event these shareholders sell a substantial portion of their shares in US Airways Group, each of US Airways Group and America West Holdings could be subject to an “ownership change,” as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 382. An ownership change generally occurs if certain persons or groups increase their aggregate ownership percentage in a corporation’s stock by more than 50 percentage points in the shorter of any three-year period or the period since the last ownership change. When a company undergoes such an ownership change, Section 382 limits our future ability to utilize any net operating losses, or NOLs, generated before the ownership change and certain subsequently recognized “built-in” losses and deductions, if any, existing as of the date of the ownership change. A company’s ability to utilize new NOLs arising after the ownership change is not affected.
Bankruptcy-related changes to employee benefit plans could lead to protracted litigation.
     US Airways Group and its subsidiaries sponsor employee benefit plans and arrangements that provide retirement, medical, disability and other benefits to our employees and participating retirees. Many of the benefits provided under these plans are mandated under various collective bargaining agreements, while others are provided on a voluntary basis as a means to recruit and retain valuable employees. Employee benefit plans in general are increasingly the subject of protracted litigation, especially following significant plan changes. Certain of the plans sponsored by the subsidiaries of US Airways Group underwent significant changes in connection with the recent bankruptcy reorganizations, including the termination of four defined benefit pension plans pursuant to agreements with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the “PBGC”). While the PBGC retains the authority to restore some or all of the terminated plans, we believe that its ability to do so is limited given the Company’s emergence from bankruptcy and discharge from prior debts.
US Airways Group could experience significant operating losses in the future.
     Although US Airways Group reported an operating profit in 2006, there is no guarantee of future profitability. There are several reasons, including those addressed in these risk factors, why US Airways Group might fail to achieve profitability and might in fact experience significant losses. For example, the condition of the national economy has an impact on our revenue performance.
     Since early 2001, the U.S. airline industry’s revenue performance has fallen short of what would have been expected based on historical growth trends. This shortfall has been caused by a number of factors discussed in these risk factors.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
Our common stock has limited trading history and its market price may be volatile.
     Our common stock began trading on the NYSE on September 27, 2005 upon the effectiveness of our merger. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate substantially due to a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control, including:
    our operating results failing to meet the expectations of securities analysts or investors;
 
    changes in financial estimates or recommendations by securities analysts;
 
    material announcements by us or our competitors;
 
    movements in fuel prices;
 
    new regulatory pronouncements and changes in regulatory guidelines;
 
    general and industry-specific economic conditions;
 
    public sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock; and
 
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Conversion of our convertible notes will dilute the ownership interest of existing stockholders and could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
     The conversion of some or all of the US Airways Group’s 7% senior convertible notes due 2020 will dilute the ownership interests of existing shareholders. Any sales in the public market of the common stock issuable upon such conversion could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock. In addition, the existence of the notes may encourage short selling by market participants because the conversion of the notes could depress the price of our common stock.
A small number of stockholders beneficially own a substantial amount of our common stock.
     A significant portion of US Airways Group’s common stock is beneficially owned by a relatively small number of equity investors. As a result, until these stockholders sell a substantial portion of their shares, they will have a greater percentage vote in matters that may be presented for a vote to stockholders than most other stockholders. This may make it more difficult for other stockholders to influence votes on matters that may come before stockholders of US Airways Group. In addition, sales of these shares into the market could cause the market price of our common stock to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.
Certain provisions of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws of US Airways Group make it difficult for stockholders to change the composition of our board of directors and may discourage takeover attempts that some of our stockholders might consider beneficial.
     Certain provisions of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws of US Airways Group may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in control if our board of directors determines that such changes in control are not in the best interests of US Airways Group and its stockholders. These provisions include, among other things, the following:
    a classified board of directors with three-year staggered terms;
 
    advance notice procedures for stockholder proposals to be considered at stockholders’ meetings;
 
    the ability of US Airways Group’s board of directors to fill vacancies on the board;
 
    a prohibition against stockholders taking action by written consent;
 
    a prohibition against stockholders calling special meetings of stockholders;
 
    a requirement that holders of at least 80% of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors approve amendment of the amended and restated bylaws; and
 
    super-majority voting requirements to modify or amend specified provisions of US Airways Group’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation.
     These provisions are not intended to prevent a takeover, but are intended to protect and maximize the value of US Airways Group’s stockholders’ interests. While these provisions have the effect of encouraging persons seeking to acquire control of our company to negotiate with our board of directors, they could enable our board of directors to prevent a transaction that some, or a majority, of our stockholders might believe to be in their best interests and, in that case, may prevent or discourage attempts to remove and replace incumbent directors. In addition, US Airways Group is subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which prohibits business combinations with interested stockholders. Interested stockholders do not include stockholders, such as our new equity investors, whose acquisition of US Airways Group’s securities is approved by the board of directors prior to the investment under Section 203.
Our charter documents include provisions limiting voting and ownership by foreign owners.
     Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that shares of capital stock may not be voted by or at the direction of persons who are not citizens of the United States if the number of shares held by such persons would exceed 24.9% of the voting stock of our company. In addition, any attempt to transfer equity securities to a non-U.S. citizen in excess of 49.9% of our outstanding equity securities will be void and of no effect.

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Item 6. Exhibits
     
Exhibit No.   Description
3.1
  Amended and Restated Bylaws of US Airways Group, effective as of September 27, 2005.
 
   
4.1
  Loan Agreement, dated March 23, 2007, among US Airways Group, Inc., as Borrower, certain subsidiaries of US Airways Group party to the agreement from time to time, Citicorp North America, Inc., as Administrative Agent, the lenders party to the agreement from time to time, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as Joint Lead Arranger and Bookrunner, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Joint Lead Arranger and Bookrunner and Syndication Agent, and General Electric Capital Corporation, as Documentation Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to US Airways Group’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 23, 2007, filed on March 26, 2007).
 
   
10.1
  Form of Stock Unit Agreement under US Airways Group’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan.†
 
   
10.2
  2007 Performance-Based Award Program under the US Airways Group, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan.†
 
   
31.1
  Certification of US Airways Group’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
   
31.2
  Certification of US Airways Group’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
   
31.3
  Certification of AWA’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
   
31.4
  Certification of AWA’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
   
31.5
  Certification of US Airways’ Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
   
31.6
  Certification of US Airways’ Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
   
32.1
  Certification of US Airways Group’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
32.2
  Certification of AWA’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
32.3
  Certification of US Airways’ Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
*   Portions of this exhibit have been omitted under a request for confidential treatment and filed separately with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
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Signatures
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  US Airways Group, Inc. (Registrant)
 
 
Date: April 26, 2007  By:   /s/ Derek J. Kerr    
    Derek J. Kerr   
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 
  America West Airlines, Inc. (Registrant)
 
 
Date: April 26, 2007  By:   /s/ Derek J. Kerr    
    Derek J. Kerr   
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 
  US Airways, Inc. (Registrant)
 
 
Date: April 26, 2007  By:   /s/ Derek J. Kerr    
    Derek J. Kerr   
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 

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Exhibit Index
     
Exhibit No.   Description
3.1
  Amended and Restated Bylaws of US Airways Group, effective as of September 27, 2005.
 
   
4.1
  Loan Agreement, dated March 23, 2007, among US Airways Group, Inc., as Borrower, certain subsidiaries of US Airways Group party to the agreement from time to time, Citicorp North America, Inc., as Administrative Agent, the lenders party to the agreement from time to time, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as Joint Lead Arranger and Bookrunner, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Joint Lead Arranger and Bookrunner and Syndication Agent, and General Electric Capital Corporation, as Documentation Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to US Airways Group’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 23, 2007, filed on March 26, 2007).
 
   
10.1
  Form of Stock Unit Agreement under US Airways Group’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan.†
 
   
10.2
  2007 Performance-Based Award Program under the US Airways Group, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan.†
 
   
31.1
  Certification of US Airways Group’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
   
31.2
  Certification of US Airways Group’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
   
31.3
  Certification of AWA’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
   
31.4
  Certification of AWA’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
   
31.5
  Certification of US Airways’ Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
   
31.6
  Certification of US Airways’ Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
   
32.1
  Certification of US Airways Group’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
32.2
  Certification of AWA’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
32.3
  Certification of US Airways’ Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
*   Portions of this exhibit have been omitted under a request for confidential treatment and filed separately with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
US AIRWAYS GROUP, INC.
(hereinafter called the “Corporation”)
September 27, 2005
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ARTICLE I
Offices
     The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE II
Meetings of Stockholders
     Section 1. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of stockholders for the election of Directors shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors, at which meeting the stockholders shall elect a Board of Directors pursuant to Article III hereof and may transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
     Section 2. Special Meetings. Unless otherwise required by law or the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as the same may be amended, restated or supplemented from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), special meetings of stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called by either (i) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, (ii) the Chief Executive Officer or President or (iii) the Board of Directors. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. At a special meeting of stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall be specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto). The ability of the stockholders to call a special meeting of stockholders is hereby specifically denied.
     Section 3. Location of Meetings. All meetings of the stockholders for any purpose may be held, within or without the State of Delaware, at such time and place as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors.
     Section 4. List of Stockholders. The Secretary shall cause to be prepared a complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of the stockholders, arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address of each stockholder and number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, at the principal place of

 


 

business of the Corporation. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.
     Section 5. Voting. Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, any question brought before any meeting of the stockholders, other than the election of Directors, shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the total number of votes of the Corporation’s capital stock represented and entitled to vote thereat, voting as a single class. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws, each stockholder entitled to vote shall, at every meeting of the stockholders, be entitled to one (1) vote in person or by proxy (as described below) for each share of voting stock held by him. Such right to vote shall be subject to the right of the Board of Directors to fix a record date for voting stockholders as hereinafter provided. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, or the Officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of the stockholders, in such Officer’s discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting shall be cast by written ballot.
     Section 6. Proxies. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for him or her by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A proxy may be made irrevocable regardless of whether the interest with which it is coupled is an interest in the stock itself or an interest in the Corporation generally. Any proxy is suspended when the person executing the proxy is present at a meeting of stockholders and elects to vote, except that when such proxy is coupled with an interest and the fact of the interest appears on the face of the proxy, the agent named in the proxy shall have all voting and other rights referred to in the proxy, notwithstanding the presence of the person executing the proxy. At each meeting of the stockholders, and before any voting commences, all proxies filed at or before the meeting shall be submitted to and examined by the Secretary or a person designated by the Secretary, and no shares may be represented or voted under a proxy that has been found to be invalid or irregular.
     Without limiting the manner in which a stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy, the following shall constitute a valid means by which a stockholder may grant such authority:
     (a) A stockholder may execute a writing authorizing another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy. Execution may be accomplished by the stockholder or such stockholder’s authorized Officer, Director, employee or agent signing such writing or causing such person’s signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means, including, but not limited to, by facsimile signature.

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     (b) A stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of a telegram, cablegram or other means of electronic transmission to the person who will be the holder of the proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support service organization or like agent duly authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive such transmission, provided that any such telegram, cablegram or other means of electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the telegram, cablegram or other electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder. If it is determined that such telegrams, cablegrams or other electronic transmissions are valid, the inspectors or, if there are no inspectors, such other persons making that determination shall specify the information, on which they relied.
     Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission authorizing another person or persons to act as proxy for a stockholder may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used; provided, however, that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.
     Section 7. Nature of Business at Meetings of Stockholders.
     (a) Annual Meetings of Stockholders. No business may be transacted at an annual meeting of stockholders, other than business that is either: (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), (ii) otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), or (iii) otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by any stockholder of the Corporation (A) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 7 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such annual meeting and (B) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 7.
     In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business, other than regarding nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors, to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation and such other business must be a proper matter for stockholder action.
     To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed to and received by the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) calendar days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) calendar days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of Stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within thirty (30) days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such notice of the date of

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the annual meeting was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was made, whichever first occurs.
     A stockholder’s written notice shall set forth with respect to any proposal such stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting; (ii) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of the stockholder proposing such business; (iii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation that are beneficially owned by such stockholder, (iv) the dates upon which the stockholder acquired such shares; (v) documentary support for any claim of beneficial ownership; (vi) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder and any material interest of such stockholder in such business; (vii) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to bring such business before the meeting; (viii) a statement in support of the matter, and (ix) for proposals sought to be included in the Corporation’s proxy statement, any other information required by Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
     (b) Special Meetings of Stockholders. For business to be properly brought before a special meeting of stockholders, other than nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors, a stockholder must give timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received by the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the first public notice of the special meeting.
     Such stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth with respect to any proposal such stockholder proposes to bring before the special meeting (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the special meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the special meeting; (ii) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of the stockholder proposing such business; (iii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation that are beneficially owned by such stockholder, (iv) the dates upon which the stockholder acquired such shares; (v) documentary support for any claim of beneficial ownership; (vi) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder and any material interest of such stockholder in such business; (vii) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to bring such business before the meeting, (viii) a statement in support of the matter; and (ix) for proposals sought to be included in the Corporation’s proxy statement, any other information required by Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.
     (c) Nature of Business. Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at an annual or special meeting of stockholders except business brought before such meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth

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in this Section 7; provided, however, that once business has been properly brought before such meeting in accordance with such procedures, nothing in this Section 7 shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any stockholder of any such business. If the chairman of such meeting determines that business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the chairman shall declare to the meeting that the business was not properly brought before the meeting and such business shall not be considered or transacted.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7, nothing in this Section 7 shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to make proposals pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, as amended (or any successor thereof).
     Section 8. Notice to Stockholders. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be mailed by the Secretary to each stockholder of record entitled to vote, at his or her last known post office address, which shall state the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise required by law, written notice of any meeting shall be given not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting.
     Section 9. Quorum. Unless otherwise required by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the Corporation’s capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. A quorum, once established, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice until a quorum shall be present or represented.
     Section 10. Adjournment. Any meeting of the stockholders may be adjourned from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, thereof and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, notice of the adjourned meeting in accordance with the requirements of Section 8 of this Article II shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.

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     Section 11. Record Date. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of the stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
     Section 12. Stock Ledger. The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 4 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of the stockholders. For these purposes, the stock ledger shall include the Foreign Stock Record described in Article XII of these Bylaws and all the provisions of Article XII governing the maintenance and use of the Foreign Stock Record.
     Section 13. Conduct of Meetings. The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of any meeting of the stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairman of any meeting of the stockholders shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) the determination of when the polls shall open and close for any given matter to be voted on at the meeting; (iii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iv) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall determine; (v) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (vi) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants.
     Section 14. Inspectors of Meeting. In advance of any meeting of the stockholders, the Board of Directors, by resolution, the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or the President shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. One or more other persons may be designated as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Unless otherwise required by

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applicable law, inspectors may be Officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of inspector, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability. The inspector shall have the duties prescribed by law and shall take charge of the polls and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by applicable law.
ARTICLE III
Directors
     Section 1. Number of Directors. The business, property and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of its Board of Directors, consisting of not less than one or more than fifteen (15) members, the exact number of which shall be fixed from time to time by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors then in office, except as otherwise set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. Directors need not be stockholders.
     Section 2. Nomination of Directors. Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as Directors of the Corporation, except as may be otherwise provided pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2005, by and among the Corporation, ACE Aviation Holdings, Inc., Eastshore Aviation, LLC, PAR Investment Partners, L.P., Peninsula Investment Partners, L.P., Wellington Management Company, LLP, and Tudor Investment Corp., or pursuant to other contractual obligations of the Corporation regarding the nomination of persons for election to the Board of Directors. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at any annual meeting of stockholders, or at any special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors, (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), or (ii) by any stockholder of the Corporation (a) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 2 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting, and (b) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.
     In addition to any other applicable requirements, for a nomination to be made by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation.
     To be timely, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (a) in the case of an annual meeting, not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within thirty (30) days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was

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made, whichever first occurs, and (b) in the case of a special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors, not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which notice of the date of the special meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the special meeting was made, whichever fist occurs.
     To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must set forth (i) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a Director (a) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (b) the principal occupation or employment of the person, (c) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned of record by the person, and (d) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of Directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice (a) the name and record address of such stockholder, (b) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned of record by such stockholder, (c) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made by such stockholder, (d) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the persons named in its notice, and (e) any other information relating to such stockholder that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of Directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Such notice must he accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a nominee and to serve as a Director if elected.
     No person shall be eligible for election as a Director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2. If the chairman of the meeting determines that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the chairman shall declare to the meeting that the nomination was defective and such defective nomination shall be disregarded.
     Section 3. Election; Term; Vacancies. The Directors shall be divided into three classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be possible, of one-third of the total number of Directors constituting the entire Board of Directors. The initial division of the Board of Directors into classes shall be made by the decision of the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. The terms of the initial Class I, Class II and Class III Directors shall commence at the “Effective Time” of the “Merger,” as those terms are defined in the Corporation’s plan of reorganization (the “Plan”), as confirmed by an order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division on September 16, 2005 in connection with the Corporation’s filing on September 12, 2004 of a voluntary petition seeking relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The term of the initial Class I Directors shall expire at the time of the first annual meeting of the

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stockholders following the Effective Time of the Merger. The term of the initial Class II Directors shall expire at the time of the second annual meeting of the stockholders following the Effective Time of the Merger. The term of the initial Class III Directors shall expire at the time of the third annual meeting of the stockholders following the Effective Time of the Merger. Thereafter, Directors elected to replace those whose terms have expired at each such annual meeting shall be elected at such meeting to hold office for a full three-year term, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, in accordance with such classification. If the number of Directors is changed, any increase or decrease in the number of directorships shall be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of Directors in each class as nearly equal as possible. Any additional Director of any class elected to fill a vacancy resulting from (i) an increase in such class, (ii) the removal from office, death, disability, resignation or disqualification of a Director, or (iii) other cause, shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of that class, but in no case will a decrease in the number of Directors have the effect of removing or shortening the term of any incumbent Director.
     Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or in this Section 3, Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at each annual meeting of the stockholders.
     Any vacancy on the Board of Directors that results from an increase in the number of Directors may be filled by a majority of the Board of Directors then in office, provided that a quorum is present, and any other vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors may be filled by a majority of the Board of Directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Director. Any Director of any class elected to fill a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of Directors of such class shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of that class. Any Director elected to fill a vacancy not resulting from an increase in the number of Directors shall have the same remaining term as his or her predecessor.
     Section 4. Powers of Directors. The business, property and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of its Board of Directors, which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
     Section 5. Compensation. Directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary for service as Director, payable in cash or securities as the Board of Directors shall from time to time prescribe. Except as required by applicable law, no such payment shall preclude any Director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for service as committee members.
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Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or, if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, or pursuant to contractual obligations of the Corporation regarding the removal of Directors, any Director may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least eighty percent (80%) of the voting power of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in the election of Directors.
ARTICLE IV
Meetings of Directors
     Section 1. Annual Meeting. After each annual election of Directors, the newly elected Board of Directors may meet for the purpose of organization, the election of Officers, and the transaction of other business, at such place and time as shall be fixed by the newly elected Board of Directors at the annual meeting, and, if a majority of the newly elected Board of Directors be present at such place and time, no prior notice of such meeting shall be required to be given to the newly elected Board of Directors. The place and time of such meeting may also be fixed by written consent of the newly elected Board of Directors.
     Section 2. Regular Meetings. Bi-monthly meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held in January, March, May, July, September and November in each year or at such other times as may be determined by the Board of Directors, on the date and at a time and place designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall forward to each Director notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting either by mail or overnight courier not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the hour provided for the start of such meeting, by telephone or electronic means not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the hour provided for the start of such meeting, or on such shorter notice as the Secretary may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.
     Section 3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Directors may be called individually by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, or by the Chairman upon the written request of two or more Directors. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the special meeting shall be given to each Director either by mail or overnight courier not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the hour provided for the start of such meeting, by telephone or electronic means not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the hour provided for the start of such meeting, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.
     Section 4. Location. Meetings of the Directors, both regular and special, may be held within or without the State of Delaware at such place as is indicated in the notice thereof.

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     Section 5. Quorum. Except as otherwise required by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the Directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the Directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the time and place of the adjourned meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
     Section 6. Organization. At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, or, in his or her absence, a Director chosen by a majority of the Directors present, shall act as chairman. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary at each meeting of the Board of Directors. In case the Secretary shall be absent from any meeting of the Board of Directors, the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
     Section 7. Actions of the Board by Written Consent. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any Committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all the members of the Board of Directors or Committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or Committee.
     Section 8. Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board of Directors, or any Committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such Committee by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 8 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
     Section 9. Interested Directors. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its Directors or Officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one or more of its Directors or Officers are Directors or Officers or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the Director or Officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or Committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because any such Director’s or Officer’s vote is counted for such purpose if: (i) the material facts as to the Director’s or Officer’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the Committee, and the Board of Directors or Committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested Directors, even though the disinterested Directors be less than a quorum; or (ii) the material facts as to the Director’s or Officer’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (iii) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the

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time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a Committee thereof or the stockholders. Common or interested Directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a Committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.
ARTICLE V
Committees
     Section 1. Creation. The Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the Board of Directors, designate one or more committees each to consist of three or more Directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Directors as alternate members of any Committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of any such Committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a Committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. Each Committee, to the extent permitted by applicable law and provided in the resolution establishing the Committee shall have and may exercise such powers, duties and authority in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation as shall be delegated to it by the Board of Directors except that no such Committee shall have power to (i) approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by law to be submitted to stockholders for approval, or (ii) adopt, amend or repeal any Bylaw of the Corporation.
     Section 2. Committee Procedure. Each such Committee established by the Board of Directors shall meet at stated times or on notice to all members by any member of such Committee. Each such Committee shall establish its own rules of procedure. Each such Committee shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VI
Indemnification
     Section 1. Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation. Subject to Section 3 of this Article VI, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Director or Officer of the Corporation, or is or was a Director or Officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director, Officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in

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good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.
     Section 2. Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation. Subject to Section 3 of this Article VI, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Director or Officer of the Corporation, or is or was a Director or Officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director, Officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
     Section 3. Authorization of Indemnification. Any indemnification under this Article VI (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former Director or Officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article VI, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a Director or Officer at the time of such determination, (i) by a majority vote of the Directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (ii) by a Committee of such Directors designated by a majority vote of such Directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such Directors, or if such Directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iv) by the stockholders. Such determination shall be made, with respect to former Directors and Officers, by any person or persons having the authority to act on the matter on behalf of the Corporation. To the extent, however, that a present or former Director or Officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually

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and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.
     Section 4. Good Faith Defined. For purposes of any determination under Section 3 of this Article VI, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the Officers of the Corporation or Officers of another enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Corporation or another enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Corporation or another enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Corporation or another enterprise. The provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article VI, as the case may be.
     Section 5. Indemnification by a Court. Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article VI, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any Director or Officer may apply to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or any other court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article VI. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the Director or Officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article VI, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article VI nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the Director or Officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the Director or Officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.
     Section 6. Expenses Payable in Advance. Subject to applicable law, expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a Director or Officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Director or Officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article VI. Subject to applicable law, such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems appropriate.

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     Section 7. Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Section 1 and Section 2 of this Article VI shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article VI shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article VI but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL” ), or otherwise.
     Section 8. Insurance. The Corporation shall purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Director or Officer of the Corporation, or is or was a Director or Officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director, Officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article VI.
     Section 9. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Article VI, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its Directors or Officers, so that any person who is or was a Director or Officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a Director or Officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a Director, Officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VI with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. The term “another enterprise” as used in this Article VI shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director, Officer, employee or agent. For purposes of this Article VI, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a Director, Officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such Director or Officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article VI.

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     Section 10. Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VI shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Director or Officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
     Section 11. Limitation on Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article VI to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 5 of this Article VI), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any Director or Officer (or his or her heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) or advance expenses in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
     Section 12. Indemnification of Employees and Agents. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article VI to Directors and Officers of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VII
Officers
     Section 1. General. The Officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and shall be a Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other Officers as may from time to time be chosen by the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer shall be empowered to appoint and remove from office, at his or her discretion, Assistant Vice Presidents and Assistant Secretaries. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless prohibited by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws. The Officers of the Corporation need not be stockholders of the Corporation nor, except in the case of the Chairman of the Board, need such Officers be Directors of the Corporation.
     Section 2. Election; Term; Vacancies. The Board of Directors, at its first meeting held after each annual meeting of stockholders, shall elect the Officers of the Corporation who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors; and each Officer of the Corporation shall hold office until such Officer’s successor is elected and qualified, or until such Officer’s earlier death, resignation or removal. Any Officer chosen or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed either with or without cause at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. If the office of any Officer other than an assistant Officer becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

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     Section 3. Chairman of the Board. A Chairman of the Board shall be chosen from among the Directors. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. Except where by law the signature of the Chief Executive Officer or President is required, the Chairman of the Board shall possess the same power as the Chief Executive Officer and President to sign all contracts, certificates and other instruments of the Corporation which may be authorized by the Board of Directors. During the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman of the Board shall exercise all the powers and discharge all the duties of the Chief Executive Officer. The Chairman of the Board shall also perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as may from time to time be assigned to such Officer by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors.
     Section 4. Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall be designated by the Board of Directors and shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, perform all the duties of the Chairman of the Board of Directors in his or her absence or disability and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.
     Section 5. Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have responsibility for the general and active management of the business of the Corporation and shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the Chief Executive Officer of a corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect and shall implement the general directives, plans and policies formulated by the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer may employ and discharge employees and agents of the Corporation, except such as shall be appointed by the Board of Directors, and he or she may delegate these powers. In the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders. Except where by law the signature of the President is required, the Chief Executive Officer shall possess the same power as the President to sign all contracts, certificates and other instruments of the Corporation which may be authorized by the Board of Directors. During the absence or disability of the President, the Chief Executive Officer shall exercise all the powers and discharge all the duties of the President. The Chief Executive Officer shall also perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as may from time to time be assigned to such Officer by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors.
     Section 6. President. The President shall be the Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation. The President shall have such responsibilities and authority as determined by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
     Section 7. Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have responsibility for the financial management of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall have such powers and perform such duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Board of the Directors, by the Chief Executive Officer or by the President. The Chief Financial Officer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct books and records of the Corporation, using appropriate accounting principles; have supervision

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over and be responsible for the financial affairs of the Corporation; cause to be kept at the principal executive office of the Corporation and preserved for review as required by law or regulation all financial records of the Corporation; be responsible for the establishment of adequate internal control over the transactions and books of account of the Corporation; and be responsible for rendering to the proper Officers and the Board of Directors upon request, and to the stockholders and other parties as required by law or regulation, financial statements of the Corporation.
     Section 8. Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents, in the order designated by the Board of Directors, shall be vested with all the powers and required to perform all the duties of the President in his or her absence or disability and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.
     Section 9. Secretary. The Secretary shall perform all the duties commonly incident to his or her office, and keep accurate minutes of all meetings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and the Committees of the Board of Directors, recording all the proceedings of such meetings in a book or books to be kept for that purpose. He or she shall give, or cause to be given, proper notice of meetings of stockholders and the Board of Directors. If the Secretary shall be unable or shall refuse to cause to be given notice of all meetings of the stockholders and meetings of the Board of Directors, and if there be no Assistant Secretary, then either the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President may choose another Officer to cause such notice to be given. The Secretary shall have custody of the seal of the Corporation and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, if there be one, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it and when so affixed, it may be attested by the signature of the Secretary or by the signature of any such Assistant Secretary. The Board of Directors may give general authority to any other Officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest to the affixing by such Officer’s signature. The Secretary shall see that all books, reports, statements, certificates and other documents and records required by law to be kept or filed are properly kept or filed, as the case may be, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors shall designate.
     Section 10. Treasurer. The Treasurer may be the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall have custody of the funds and securities of the Corporation and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all monies and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. He or she shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial Officer, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial Officer and the Board of Directors, at its regular meetings, or whenever the Board of Directors may require it, an account of all his or her transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation. Until such time as a controller may be elected by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall also maintain adequate records of all assets, liabilities and transactions of the Corporation and shall see that adequate audits thereof are currently and regularly made. The Treasurer shall cause to be prepared, compiled and

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filed such reports, statements, statistics and other data as may be required by law or prescribed by the President or Chief Financial Officer. If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of the office of the Treasurer and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of the Treasurer’s death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in the Treasurer’s possession or under the Treasurer’s control belonging to the Corporation. The Treasurer shall also perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as may from time to time be assigned to such Officer by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer.
     Section 11. Other Officers. Such other Officers as the Board of Directors may choose shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may delegate to any other Officer of the Corporation the power to choose such other Officers and to prescribe their respective duties and powers.
     Section 12. Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation. Powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice of meeting, consents and other instruments relating to securities owned by the Corporation may be executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President or any other Officer authorized to do so by the Board of Directors and any such Officer may, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, take all such action as any such Officer may deem advisable to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of security holders of any corporation in which the Corporation may own securities and at any such meeting shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and power incident to the ownership of such securities and which, as the owner thereof, the Corporation might have exercised and possessed if present. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, from time to time confer like powers upon any other person or persons.
ARTICLE VIII
Stock
     Section 1. Certificates. The Board of Directors of the Corporation may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its capital stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. To the extent certificates are issued, every holder of certificated shares of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a stock certificate signed by, or in the name of, the Corporation (i) by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President and (ii) by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by such stockholder in the Corporation. Any or all of the signatures on a stock certificate may be a facsimile, either engraved or printed. The Board of Directors may from time to time appoint and maintain one or more transfer agents and registrars of transfers, which may

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be the same agency or agencies, and may require all certificates to bear the signatures of one (1) of such transfer agents and one (1) of such registrars of transfers, or as the Board of Directors may otherwise direct. The stock certificates of the Corporation, if any, shall bear the seal of the Corporation or shall bear a facsimile of such seal engraved or printed.
     In case any Officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed, or whose facsimile signature or signatures have been used on, any certificate or certificates of stock, shall have ceased to be an Officer, transfer agent or registrar, whether because of death, resignation or otherwise, before such certificate or certificates is issued and delivered by the Corporation, such certificate or certificates may nevertheless be issued and delivered by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such Officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
     Section 2. Lost Certificates. If a certificate of stock is lost, stolen or destroyed, the Board of Directors may, at its discretion, direct a new certificate to be issued by the Corporation in its stead upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed and the giving of a satisfactory bond of indemnity, in an amount sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate. A certificate may be issued without requiring bond when, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, it is proper to do so.
     Section 3. Transfers. Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by applicable law and in these Bylaws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the person named in the stock records of the Corporation or by such person’s attorney lawfully constituted in writing and upon the surrender of any certificate therefor, properly endorsed for transfer and payment of all necessary transfer taxes; provided, however, that such surrender and endorsement or payment of taxes shall not be required in any case in which the Officers of the Corporation shall determine to waive such requirement. Every certificate exchanged, returned or surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked “Cancelled,” with the date of cancellation, by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent thereof. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.
     Section 4. Dividend Record Date. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

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     Section 5. Stockholders of Record. The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise required by law.
ARTICLE IX
Notices
     Section 1. Notices. Whenever written notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, to be given to any stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such stockholder, at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission if consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed to be revoked if (i) the Corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two (2) consecutive notices by the Corporation in accordance with such consent, and (ii) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice; provided, however, that the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action. Notice given by electronic transmission, as described above, shall be deemed given: (i) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (ii) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (iii) if by a posting on an electronic network, together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (a) such posting and (b) the giving of such separate notice; and (iv) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder. Notice to Directors or Committee members may be given personally, by mail as described above, or by telegram, telex, cable or by means of electronic transmission.
     Section 2. Waivers of Notice. Whenever any notice is required by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, to be given to any Director, member of a Committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person or persons entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. Attendance of a person at a meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

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Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual or special meeting of stockholders or any regular or special meeting of the Directors or members of a Committee of Directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.
ARTICLE X
General Provisions
     Section 1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin the first day of January and end on the 31st day of December of each year.
     Section 2. Dividends. Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the requirements of the DGCL and the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors (or any action by written consent in lieu thereof in accordance with Section 7 of Article IV hereof) and may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of the Corporation’s capital stock. Before payment of any dividend, the Directors may set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for purchasing any of the shares of capital stock, warrants, rights, options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve or reserves.
     Section 3. Disbursements. All checks, drafts, demands or orders for the payment of money and notes of the Corporation shall be signed by the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or by such other Officer, officers, person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.
     Section 4. Corporate Seal. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation, and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware.” The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
ARTICLE XI
Amendment to Bylaws
     Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, or new Bylaws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new Bylaws be contained in the notice of such meeting of the stockholders or the Board of Directors, as the case may be. All such amendments must be approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors then in office or by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least eighty percent (80%) of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote for the election of

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Directors. Notice of all such amendments shall be provided to the stockholders in accordance with the provisions of Article II hereof.
ARTICLE XII
Certificate of Incorporation to Govern
     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event any provision contained herein is inconsistent with or conflicts with a provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, such provision herein shall be superseded by the inconsistent provision in the Certificate of Incorporation, to the extent necessary to give effect to such provision in the Certificate of Incorporation.
ARTICLE XIII
Limitations of Ownership by Non-Citizens
     Section 1. Equity Securities. All (a) capital stock of, or other equity interests in, the Corporation, (b) securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock, voting securities or other equity interests in the Corporation, or (c) options, warrants or other rights to acquire the securities described in clauses (a) and (b), whether fixed or contingent, matured or unmatured, contractual, legal, equitable or otherwise (collectively, “Equity Securities”) shall be subject to limitations set forth in this Article XII.
     Section 2. Non-Citizen Voting and Ownership Limitations. It is the policy of the Corporation that, consistent with the requirements of Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the United States Code, as amended, or as the same may be from time to time amended (the “Aviation Act”), that any person or entity who is not a “citizen of the United States” (as defined in Section 40102(a)(15) of the Aviation Act and administrative interpretations issued by the Department of Transportation, its predecessors and successors, from time to time), including any agent, trustee or representative of such person or entity (a “Non-Citizen”), shall not own (beneficially or of record) and/or control more than (a) 24.9% of the aggregate votes of all outstanding Equity Securities of the Corporation (the “Voting Cap Amount”) or (b) 49.9% of the number of outstanding shares of Equity Securities of the Corporation (the “Absolute Cap Amount” and, together with the Voting Cap Amount, the “Cap Amounts”). If Non-Citizens nonetheless at any time own and/or control more than the Voting Cap Amount, the voting rights of the Equity Securities in excess of the Voting Cap Amount shall be automatically suspended in accordance with Section 3 below. Further, if at any time a transfer of Equity Securities to a Non-Citizen would result in Non-Citizens owning more than the Absolute Cap Amount, such transfer shall be void and of no effect, in accordance with Section 3 below.
     Section 3. Foreign Stock Record. The Corporation or any transfer agent shall maintain a separate stock record, designated the “Foreign Stock Record,” for the registration of Equity Securities held by Non-Citizens. It is the duty of each stockholder who is a Non-Citizen to register his, her or its Equity Securities on the Foreign Stock Record. The beneficial ownership of Equity Securities by Non-Citizens shall be determined in conformity with regulations prescribed by the Board of Directors. The

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Foreign Stock Record shall include (i) the name and nationality of each Non-Citizen and (ii) the date of registration of such Equity Securities in the Foreign Stock Record. In no event shall Equity Securities registered on the Foreign Stock Record representing more than the Voting Cap Amount be voted. In the event that Non-Citizens shall own (beneficially or of record) or have voting control over any Equity Securities, the voting rights of such persons shall be subject to automatic suspension to the extent required to ensure that the Corporation is in compliance with applicable provisions of law and regulations relating to ownership or control of a United States air carrier. Voting rights of Equity Securities owned (beneficially or of record) by Non-Citizens shall be suspended in reverse chronological order based upon the date of registration in the Foreign Stock Record. In the event that any transfer of Equity Securities to a Non-Citizen would result in Non-Citizens owning (beneficially or of record) more than the Absolute Cap Amount, such transfer shall be void and of no effect and shall not be recorded in the Foreign Stock Record or the stock records of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation shall determine that the Equity Securities registered on the Foreign Stock Record or the stock records of the Corporation exceed the Absolute Cap Amount, sufficient shares shall be removed from the Foreign Stock Record and the stock records of the Corporation so that the number of shares entered therein does not exceed the Absolute Cap Amount. Shares of Equity Securities shall be removed from the Foreign Stock Record and the stock records of the Corporation in reverse chronological order based on the date of registration in the Foreign Stock Record and the stock records of the Corporation.
     Section 4. Registration of Shares. A Non-Citizen, may request, in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation, that the Corporation register ownership of shares held by such Non-Citizen on the Foreign Stock Record and the Corporation shall comply with such request, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3. The order in which such shares shall be registered on the Foreign Stock Record shall be chronological, based on the date the Corporation received a written request to so register such shares; provided, that any Non-Citizen who purchases or otherwise acquires shares that are registered on the Foreign Stock Record, may register such shares in its own name within thirty (30) days of such acquisition, in which event such Person will assume the position of the seller of such shares in the chronological order of shares registered on the Foreign Stock Record.
     Section 5. Certification of Shares. (a) The Corporation may by notice in writing (which may be included in the form of proxy or ballot distributed to stockholders in connection with the annual meeting or any special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, or otherwise) require a person that is a holder of record of shares or that the Corporation knows to have, or has reasonable cause to believe has beneficial ownership of shares to certify in such manner as the Corporation shall deem. appropriate (including by way of execution of any form of proxy or ballot of such person) that, to the knowledge of such person:
     (1) all shares as to which such person has record ownership or beneficial ownership are owned and controlled only by citizens of the United States; or

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     (2) the number of shares of record or beneficially owned by such person that are owned and/or controlled by Non-Citizens is as set forth in such certificate.
     (b) With respect to any shares identified in response to clause (a)(2) above, the Corporation may require such person to provide such further information as the Corporation may reasonably require in order to implement the provisions of this Article XIII.
     (c) For purposes of applying the provisions of this Article XII with respect to any shares, in the event of the failure of any person to provide the certificate or other information to which the Corporation is entitled pursuant to this Section 5, the Corporation shall presume that the shares in question are owned and/or controlled by Non-Citizens.
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EX-10.1 3 p73730exv10w1.htm EX-10.1 exv10w1
 

Exhibit 10.1
US Airways Group, Inc.
2005 Equity Incentive Plan
Stock Unit Award Agreement
     Pursuant to the Stock Unit Award Grant Notice (“Grant Notice”) and this Stock Unit Award Agreement (“Award Agreement”), US Airways Group, Inc. (the “Company”) has awarded you a Stock Unit Award under its 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) for the number of stock units (“Stock Units”) as indicated in the Grant Notice (collectively, the “Award”). Except where indicated otherwise, defined terms not explicitly defined in this Award Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.
     The details of your Award are as follows:
     1. Number of Stock Units and Shares of Common Stock. The number of Stock Units subject to your Award is set forth in the Grant Notice. Each Stock Unit shall represent the right to receive one (1) share of Common Stock. The number of Stock Units subject to your Award and the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable with respect to such Stock Units may be adjusted from time to time for capitalization adjustments as described in Section 12(a) of the Plan.
     2. Vesting. The Stock Units shall vest, if at all, as provided in the vesting schedule set forth in your Grant Notice, provided, however, that:
          (a) vesting shall cease upon the termination of your Continuous Service; and
          (b) vesting of all Stock Units shall be fully accelerated in the event that (i) your Continuous Service is terminated by the Company without Cause (as defined in the Plan) or by reason of your death or Disability (as defined in the Plan), (ii) you terminate your Continuous Service for Good Reason (as defined in your Executive Change in Control and Severance Benefits Agreement, Employment Agreement, or similar agreement, as applicable) or (iii) your Continuous Service is terminated involuntarily with or without Cause (as defined in the Plan) within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) of the Company that occurs subsequent to September 27, 2005.
     3. Dividends. You will be entitled to receive payments equal to any cash dividends and other distributions paid with respect to a corresponding number of shares subject to your Award, provided that if any such dividends or distributions are paid in shares, the Fair Market Value of such shares will be converted into additional shares covered by the Award, and further provided that such additional shares will be subject to the same forfeiture restrictions, restrictions on transferability, and time and manner of delivery as apply to the other Stock Units and Common Stock subject to your Award. Any cash dividends paid with respect to your Award will be paid (i) at the same time that dividends are paid to the Company’s shareholders, or (ii) no later than March 15 of the year following the year in which dividends are paid to the Company’s shareholders.
     4. Payment. This Award was granted in consideration of your services to the Company. Subject to Section 10 below, you will not be required to make any payment to the Company (other than your past and future services with the Company) with respect to your

 


 

receipt of the Award, vesting of the Stock Units, or the delivery of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Stock Units, other than any required withholding.
     5. Delivery of Shares.
          (a) Subject to Sections 5(b) and 10 below, your vested Units shall be converted into shares of Common Stock, and the Company will deliver to a broker designated by the Company (the “Designated Broker”), on your behalf, a number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock equal to the number of vested shares subject to your Award, on the applicable vesting date. The form of delivery (e.g., a stock certificate or electronic entry evidencing such shares) shall be determined by the Company.
          (b) In the event that the Company determines that you are subject to its policy regarding trading of the Company’s stock by its officers and directors and any shares of Common Stock subject to your Award are scheduled to be delivered on a day (the “Original Distribution Date”) that does not occur during a “window period” applicable to you, as determined by the Company in accordance with such policy, then such shares shall not be delivered on such Original Distribution Date and shall instead be delivered on the first day of the next “window period” applicable to you pursuant to such policy.
     6. Securities Law Compliance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, you will not be issued any shares of Common Stock under your Award unless either (a) such shares are then registered under the Securities Act or (b) the Company has determined that such issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Your Award also must comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing the Award, and you will not receive any shares of Common Stock under your Award if the Company determines that such receipt would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.
     7. Transfer Restrictions. Prior to the time that the shares of Common Stock subject to your Award have been delivered to you, you may not transfer, pledge, sell or otherwise dispose of such shares. For example, you may not use shares of Common Stock that may be issued in respect of your Stock Units as security for a loan, nor may you transfer, pledge, sell or otherwise dispose of such shares. This restriction on transfer will lapse upon delivery to you of shares of Common Stock in respect of your vested Stock Units. Your Award is not transferable, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
     8. Award not a Service Contract. Your Award is not an employment or service contract, and nothing in your Award shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation on your part to continue in the service of the Company or any Affiliate, or on the part of the Company or any Affiliate to continue such service. In addition, nothing in your Award shall obligate the Company or any Affiliate, their respective stockholders, boards of directors or employees to continue any relationship that you might have as an Employee or Consultant of the Company or any Affiliate.
     9. Unsecured Obligation. Your Award is unfunded, and even as a holder of vested Stock Units, you shall be considered an unsecured creditor of the Company with respect

 


 

to the Company’s obligation, if any, to distribute shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement. You shall not have voting or any other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Common Stock acquired pursuant to this Agreement until such Common Stock is issued to you. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between you and the Company or any other person.
     10. Withholding Obligations.
          (a) At the time you become entitled to receive a distribution of shares of Common Stock pursuant to your Award, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize the delivery of such shares to the Designated Broker (as defined in Section 5) with instructions to (i) sell shares sufficient to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, if any, which arise in connection with such distribution, and (ii) remit the proceeds of such sale to the Company. In the event the sale proceeds are insufficient to fully satisfy the tax withholding obligations, you hereby authorize withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to you, in the same calendar year, and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for any sums required to satisfy the tax withholding obligations.
          (b) Upon your request and subject to approval by the Company, in its sole discretion, and compliance with any applicable legal conditions or restrictions, the Company may withhold from fully vested shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to you pursuant to your Award a number of whole shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value, determined by the Company as of the date of distribution, not in excess of the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law (or such lesser amount as may be necessary to avoid variable award accounting).
          (c) Unless the tax withholding obligations of the Company and/or any Affiliate thereof are satisfied, the Company shall have no obligation to deliver any shares of Common Stock on your behalf pursuant to your Award.
     11. Notices. Any notices provided for in your Award or the Plan shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by the Company to you via United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company, five (5) days after such notice is deposited.
     12. Miscellaneous.
          (a) The rights and obligations of the Company with respect to your Award shall be transferable to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns.
          (b) You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the Company to carry out the purposes or intent of your Award.

 


 

          (c) You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed your Award in its entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting your Award and fully understand all provisions of your Award.
          (d) This Agreement will be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.
          (e) All obligations of the Company under the Plan and this Agreement will be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.
     13. Headings. The headings of the Sections in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Agreement or to affect the meaning of this Agreement.
     14. Severability. If all or any part of this Agreement or the Plan is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not invalidate any portion of this Agreement or the Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any Section of this Agreement (or part of such a Section) so declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such Section or part of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.
     15. Governing Plan Document. Your Award is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of your Award, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of your Award and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.
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     This Stock Unit Award Agreement shall be deemed to be signed by the Company and the Participant upon the signing by the Participant of the Stock Unit Grant Notice to which it is attached.

 

EX-10.2 4 p73730exv10w2.htm EX-10.2 exv10w2
 

Exhibit 10.2
(U.S AIRWAYS LOGO)
U S AIRWAYS GROUP, INC.
2007 Performance-Based Award Program
(Established Effective March 26, 2007)

Section I. Purpose
The purpose of the US Airways Group, Inc. 2007 Performance-Based Award Program (the “Program”) is to
 
Focus management efforts on the creation of long-term stockholder value.
 
 
Encourage strategic decision-making by providing rewards for the long-term achievement of Company goals.
The Program sets forth the terms and conditions for performance cash awards to be paid to eligible officers under the US Airways Group, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

Section II. Eligibility Criteria
Officers of US Airways Group, Inc. (the “Company”) or an Affiliate (as that term is defined in the Plan) whose responsibilities have a direct and significant impact on Company results are eligible to participate in the Program. The Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Committee”) will, at its sole discretion, select individual officers to participate in the Program (each a “Participant”). Participation in one performance cycle (as such term is defined in Section IV) under the Program does not assure participation in any other performance cycle.
A person who is hired by the Company (or an Affiliate) as an eligible officer or promoted to eligible officer status, in either case after the commencement of a performance cycle (as such term is defined in Section IV) shall participate in performance cycles on such basis, if any, as the Committee may provide.

Section III. Award Levels
Participants have the opportunity to earn cash awards under the Program based on the achievement of long-term Company performance and, with certain exceptions set forth in Section V, continued active employment by the Company (or an Affiliate) in an eligible position through the date of payment of the cash awards. Threshold, target, and maximum award levels are set forth below. All award levels are expressed as a percentage of a Participant’s base salary, as in effect on the date of payment of the cash award.


 

Award Levels Expressed as
Percentages of Base Salary
                         
Officer Level   Threshold   Target   Maximum
CEO
    54 %     125 %     200 %
President
    49 %     115 %     200 %
EVP
    43 %     100 %     175 %
SVP
    30 %     70 %     140 %
VP
    20 %     45 %     90 %
Performance below the threshold level for any performance cycle (as such term is defined in Section IV) will result in no cash award. The maximum award for any performance cycle is two times the target award, subject to further limitations contained in the Plan.

Section IV. Award Calculation
Awards are calculated based on Total Stockholder Return (“TSR”) of the Company over the performance cycle (as such term is defined in this section) relative to the TSRs of a pre-defined competitive peer group. TSR, for purposes of this Program, is the rate of return, including both the price appreciation of the Company’s Class A Common Stock or a competitive peer company’s common stock and the reinvestment of any dividends declared on such common stock, over the relevant performance cycle. In order to smooth out market fluctuations, the average daily closing price (adjusted for splits and dividends) for the common stock of the Company and of the companies in the pre-defined competitive peer group for the three months prior to the first and last days of the performance cycle will be used to determine TSR. Daily closing price of a share of common stock is the stock price at the close of trading (4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) of the national exchange (New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Stock Market or the American Stock Exchange) on which such stock is traded.
A)  
Performance Cycles
 
   
A performance cycle, over which TSR is measured, is the three-year period beginning January 1 of a given year and ending December 31 of the second following year (each a “Performance Cycle”). The Committee, in its sole discretion, may authorize Performance Cycles, and it is anticipated, although not assured, that a three-year Performance Cycle will begin each January 1.
 
   
All officers of the Company (or an Affiliate) otherwise eligible to participate in the Program will be eligible to participate in a Performance Cycle commencing January 1, 2007, and ending December 31, 2009.
 
B)  
Peer Group and Award Payout Percentages
 
   
The competitive peer group consists of the following thirteen companies: AirTran Holdings, Inc., Alaska Air Group, Inc., AMR Corporation, Continental Airlines, Inc., Delta Air Lines, Inc., Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc., Hawaiian Holdings, Inc., JetBlue Airways Corporation, Midwest Air Group, Inc., Northwest Airlines Corporation, Southwest Airlines Co. and UAL Corporation. Such competitive peer group is subject to

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modification, in the Committee’s sole discretion, to take account of unforeseen events such as mergers, dispositions, bankruptcies and other significant business changes.
Award payout percentages will be based on the TSR of the Company relative to the TSRs of competitive peer group companies, as follows:
                                                 
Company TSR   Payout as a %        
Relative Rank   of Base Salary        
    VP   SVP   EVP   President   CEO        
 
1-2 of 13
    90 %     140 %     175 %     200 %     200 %   (Maximum)
 
3 of 13
    81 %     126 %     160 %     183 %     185 %        
4 of 13
    72 %     112 %     145 %     166 %     170 %        
5 of 13
    63 %     98 %     130 %     149 %     155 %        
6 of 13
    54 %     84 %     115 %     132 %     140 %        
 
7 of 13
    45 %     70 %     100 %     115 %     125 %   (Target)
 
8 of 13
    20 %     30 %     43 %     49 %     54 %   (Threshold)
 
9-13 of 13
    0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %        

Section V. Award Payment Timing, Early Payment and Termination
If the TSR of the Company is at or above the threshold for a Performance Cycle, awards will be paid in cash within sixty (60) days following the end of the Performance Cycle. For example, awards for the Performance Cycle that runs from January 1, 2007, through December 31, 2009 will be paid no later than March 1, 2010. Payments will be subject to all required federal, state, and local tax withholding.
In the event of the termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company (or an Affiliate) on account of retirement (as defined below), total disability (as defined in the long term disability plan under which the Participant is covered) or death, (i) the Company shall pay to the Participant (or the Participant’s estate in the case of death), at the same time as awards, if any, are paid to other Participants for the same Performance Cycle, the award that the Participant would have earned and received with respect to the Performance Cycle, if any, that ends with the calendar year in which such termination occurs, had the Participant’s employment continued until the award payment date for such Performance Cycle. For purposes of the foregoing,

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“retirement” shall mean the termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company (or an Affiliate) after attainment of age fifty-five (55) and completion of ten (10) years of service with the Company (or an Affiliate). Awards for any other Performance Cycles will not be earned or paid.
If the Participant’s employment with the Company (or an Affiliate) is terminated for any reason other than retirement, total disability or death (whether such termination is voluntary or involuntary), no awards will be earned or paid under the Program with respect to any Performance Cycles.

Section VI. Program Administration
The Program will be administered by the Committee in accordance with the Plan and in a manner that satisfies the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code for qualified “performance-based” compensation.
Awards generally are calculated and distributed as provided in Sections IV and V; provided, however, that no award payments will be made unless the Committee certifies in writing (a) the relative TSR ranking of the Company, (b) that all other material terms of the Program have been satisfied and (c) that payments to Participants in stated amounts are appropriate under the Program.

Section VII. Absence of Program Funding; No Equity Interest
Benefits under the Program shall be paid from the general funds of the Company, and a Participant (or the Participant’s estate in the event of death) shall be no more than an unsecured general creditor of the Company with no special or prior right to any assets of the Company.
Nothing contained in the Program shall be deemed to give any Participant any equity or other interest in the assets, business or affairs of the Company or any related company. It is not intended that a Participant’s interest in the Program shall constitute a security or equity interest within the meaning of any state or federal securities laws.

Section VIII. No Transferability
A Participant shall not have any right to transfer, sell, alienate, assign, pledge, mortgage, collateralize or otherwise encumber any of the payments provided by this Program.

Section IX. No Employment Rights
This Program is not intended to be a contract of employment. Both the Participant and the Company have the right to end their employment relationship with or without cause or notice.

Section X. Interpretation, Amendment and Termination
The Committee shall have the power to interpret all provisions of the Program, which interpretations shall be final and binding on all persons. The provisions of this document shall

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supersede all provisions of any and all such prior documents relating to the Program and its subject matter. However, if the provisions of this document conflict with any provision of the Plan, the provisions set forth in the Plan shall govern in all cases. The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of the Program, without regard to such state’s conflict of laws rules.
The Committee reserves the right to amend or terminate the Program at any time, with or without prior notice; provided, however, that all amendments to the Program shall preserve the qualification of awards under the Program as “performance-based” compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) except as provided in Section IV with respect to the calculation of TSR and in the following clause (b), the Committee may not amend the Program in a way that would materially impair the rights of a Participant with respect to a Performance Cycle that already has begun at the time of such amendment, unless such Participant has consented in writing to such amendment; and (b) in the event of any act of God, war, natural disaster, aircraft grounding, revocation of operating certificate, terrorism, strike, lockout, labor dispute, work stoppage, fire, epidemic or quarantine restriction, act of government, critical materials shortage, or any other act beyond the control of the Company, whether similar or dissimilar (each a “Force Majeure Event”), which Force Majeure Event affects the Company or its subsidiaries or other affiliates, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may (i) terminate or (ii) suspend, delay, defer (for such period of time as the Committee may deem necessary), or substitute any awards due currently or in the future under the Program, including, but not limited to, any awards that have accrued to the benefit of Participants but have not yet been paid.

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EX-31.1 5 p73730exv31w1.htm EX-31.1 exv31w1
 

Exhibit 31.1
CEO CERTIFICATION
I, W. Douglas Parker, certify that:
     1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of US Airways Group, Inc.;
     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
     3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
     4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
     (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
     5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: April 26, 2007
         
     
  /s/ W. Douglas Parker    
  Name:   W. Douglas Parker   
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer   
 

EX-31.2 6 p73730exv31w2.htm EX-31.2 exv31w2
 

Exhibit 31.2
CFO CERTIFICATION
I, Derek J. Kerr, certify that:
     1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of US Airways Group, Inc.;
     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
     3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
     4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
     (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
     5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: April 26, 2007
         
     
  /s/ Derek J. Kerr    
  Name:   Derek J. Kerr   
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
 

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Exhibit 31.3
CEO CERTIFICATIONS
I, W. Douglas Parker, certify that:
     1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of America West Airlines, Inc.;
     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
     3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
     4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
     (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     (b) [paragraph omitted pursuant to SEC release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986]
     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
     5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: April 26, 2007
         
     
  /s/ W. Douglas Parker    
  Name:   W. Douglas Parker   
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer   
 

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Exhibit 31.4
CFO CERTIFICATIONS
I, Derek J. Kerr, certify that:
     1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of America West Airlines, Inc.;
     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
     3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
     4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
     (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     (b) [paragraph omitted pursuant to SEC release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986]
     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
     5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: April 26, 2007
         
     
  /s/ Derek J. Kerr    
  Name:   Derek J. Kerr   
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
 

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Exhibit 31.5
CEO CERTIFICATIONS
I, W. Douglas Parker, certify that:
     1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of US Airways, Inc.;
     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
     3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
     4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
     (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
     5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: April 26, 2007
         
     
  /s/ W. Douglas Parker    
  Name:   W. Douglas Parker   
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer   
 

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Exhibit 31.6
CFO CERTIFICATIONS
I, Derek J. Kerr, certify that:
     1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of US Airways, Inc.;
     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
     3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
     4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
     (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
     5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: April 26, 2007
         
     
  /s/ Derek J. Kerr    
  Name:   Derek J. Kerr   
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
 

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Exhibit 32.1
Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of US Airways Group, Inc. (the Company) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), W. Douglas Parker, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Derek J. Kerr, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:
     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
         
     
/s/ W. Douglas Parker      
Name:   W. Douglas Parker     
Title:   Chief Executive Officer      
Date: April 26, 2007 
 
     
/s/ Derek J. Kerr      
Name:   Derek J. Kerr     
Title:   Chief Financial Officer      
Date: April 26, 2007 
This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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Exhibit 32.2
Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of America West Airlines, Inc. (the Company) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), W. Douglas Parker, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Derek J. Kerr, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:
     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
         
     
/s/ W. Douglas Parker      
Name:   W. Douglas Parker     
Title:   Chief Executive Officer      
Date: April 26, 2007 
 
     
/s/ Derek J. Kerr      
Name:   Derek J. Kerr     
Title:   Chief Financial Officer      
Date: April 26, 2007 
This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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Exhibit 32.3
Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of US Airways, Inc. (the Company) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), W. Douglas Parker, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Derek J. Kerr, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:
     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
         
     
/s/ W. Douglas Parker      
Name:   W. Douglas Parker     
Title:   Chief Executive Officer      
Date: April 26, 2007 
 
     
/s/ Derek J. Kerr      
Name:   Derek J. Kerr     
Title:   Chief Financial Officer      
Date: April 26, 2007 
This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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