US Airways 8-K Us Airways Reports July Traffic

Exhibit 99.1

Contact: US Airways
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

US AIRWAYS REPORTS JULY TRAFFIC

TEMPE, Ariz. Aug. 4, 2010 — US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced July and year-to-date 2010 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 5.7 billion, up 1.1 percent versus July 2009. Mainline capacity was 6.7 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 2.0 percent versus July 2009. Mainline passenger load factor was 85.7 percent for the month of July, down 0.7 points versus July 2009.

US Airways President Scott Kirby said, “Our July consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased approximately 16 percent versus the same period last year while total revenue per available seat mile increased approximately 17 percent on a year-over-year basis. This improvement was largely driven by continued year-over-year strength in business demand and yield.”

For the month, US Airways’ preliminary on-time performance as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) was 82.1 percent with a completion factor of 98.9 percent.

The following summarizes US Airways Group’s traffic results for the month and year-to-date ended July 31, 2010 and 2009, consisting of mainline operated flights as well as US Airways Express flights operated by wholly owned subsidiaries PSA Airlines and Piedmont Airlines.

US Airways Mainline

JULY

	2010		2009		% Change
Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic		4,030,974		4,096,495		(1.6	)
Atlantic		1,197,628		1,201,317		(0.3	)
Latin		488,656		356,918		36.9
Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles		5,717,258		5,654,730		1.1
Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic		4,712,427		4,682,673		0.6
Atlantic		1,384,972		1,440,346		(3.8	)
Latin		576,695		421,850		36.7
Total Mainline Available Seat Miles		6,674,094		6,544,869		2.0
Mainline Load Factor (%)
Domestic		85.5		87.5	(2.0		) pts
Atlantic		86.5		83.4	3.1		pts
Latin		84.7		84.6	0.1		pts
Total Mainline Load Factor		85.7		86.4	(0.7		) pts
Mainline Enplanements
Domestic		4,007,382		4,069,733		(1.5	)
Atlantic		290,855		302,572		(3.9	)
Latin		366,783		297,814		23.2
Total Mainline Enplanements		4,665,020		4,670,119		(0.1	)

YEAR TO DATE

	2010		2009		% Change
Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic		25,457,161		26,437,888		(3.7	)
Atlantic		5,514,736		5,187,666		6.3
Latin		3,328,749		2,863,388		16.3
Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles		34,300,646		34,488,942		(0.5	)
Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic		30,529,777		31,372,328		(2.7	)
Atlantic		6,873,556		6,777,413		1.4
Latin		4,289,598		3,684,283		16.4
Total Mainline Available Seat Miles		41,692,931		41,834,024		(0.3	)
Mainline Load Factor (%)
Domestic		83.4		84.3	(0.9		) pts
Atlantic		80.2		76.5	3.7		pts
Latin		77.6		77.7	(0.1		) pts
Total Mainline Load Factor		82.3		82.4	(0.1		) pts
Mainline Enplanements
Domestic		26,184,302		26,884,040		(2.6	)
Atlantic		1,357,018		1,329,668		2.1
Latin		2,489,813		2,306,034		8.0
Total Mainline Enplanements		30,031,133		30,519,742		(1.6	)

Notes:

1)	Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are included in the domestic results.
2)	Latin numbers include the Caribbean.

US Airways Express (Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines)

JULY

	2010		2009		% Change
Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic		202,007		205,103		(1.5	)
Express Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic		277,830		280,678		(1.0	)
Express Load Factor (%)
Domestic		72.7		73.1	(0.4		) pts
Express Enplanements
Domestic		709,234		756,763		(6.3	)

YEAR TO DATE

	2010		2009		% Change
Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic		1,224,828		1,232,348		(0.6	)
Express Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic		1,764,837		1,835,062		(3.8	)
Express Load Factor (%)
Domestic		69.4		67.2	2.2		pts
Express Enplanements
Domestic		4,465,906		4,558,172		(2.0	)

Notes:

1) Canada is included in domestic results.

Consolidated US Airways Group, Inc.

JULY

	2010		2009		% Change
Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic		4,232,981		4,301,598		(1.6	)
Atlantic		1,197,628		1,201,317		(0.3	)
Latin		488,656		356,918		36.9
Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles		5,919,265		5,859,833		1.0
Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic		4,990,257		4,963,351		0.5
Atlantic		1,384,972		1,440,346		(3.8	)
Latin		576,695		421,850		36.7
Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles		6,951,924		6,825,547		1.9
Consolidated Load Factor (%)
Domestic		84.8		86.7	(1.9		) pts
Atlantic		86.5		83.4	3.1		pts
Latin		84.7		84.6	0.1		pts
Total Consolidated Load Factor		85.1		85.9	(0.8		) pts
Consolidated Enplanements
Domestic		4,716,616		4,826,496		(2.3	)
Atlantic		290,855		302,572		(3.9	)
Latin		366,783		297,814		23.2
Total Consolidated Enplanements		5,374,254		5,426,882		(1.0	)

YEAR TO DATE

	2010		2009		% Change
Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic		26,681,989		27,670,236		(3.6	)
Atlantic		5,514,736		5,187,666		6.3
Latin		3,328,749		2,863,388		16.3
Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles		35,525,474		35,721,290		(0.5	)
Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic		32,294,614		33,207,390		(2.7	)
Atlantic		6,873,556		6,777,413		1.4
Latin		4,289,598		3,684,283		16.4
Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles		43,457,768		43,669,086		(0.5	)
Consolidated Load Factor (%)
Domestic		82.6		83.3	(0.7		) pts
Atlantic		80.2		76.5	3.7		pts
Latin		77.6		77.7	(0.1		) pts
Total Consolidated Load Factor		81.7		81.8	(0.1		) pts
Consolidated Enplanements
Domestic		30,650,208		31,442,212		(2.5	)
Atlantic		1,357,018		1,329,668		2.1
Latin		2,489,813		2,306,034		8.0
Total Consolidated Enplanements		34,497,039		35,077,914		(1.7	)

Notes:

1)	Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are included in the domestic results.
2)	Latin numbers include the Caribbean.

US Airways is also providing a brief update on notable company accomplishments during the month of July:

• Announced new bilateral codeshare agreement with Star Alliance partner, Turkish Airlines. US Airways customers will have access to Istanbul via Turkish Airlines service from Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich and will gain access to four new destinations including Adana, Izmir, Antalya and Ankara via Istanbul. In addition, US Airways customers may opt for nonstop travel to Istanbul via Turkish Airlines service at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

• Paid out $150 to each employee for delivering top DOT rankings for the month of May 2010 in on-time performance, baggage handling and customer satisfaction among the five largest network carriers.

About US Airways

US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more than 3,200 flights per day and serves more than 200 communities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central and South America. The airline employs more than 31,000 aviation professionals worldwide and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers more than 19,700 daily flights to 1,077 airports in 175 countries. Together with its US Airways Express partners, the airline serves approximately 80 million passengers each year and operates hubs in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Phoenix, and a focus city in Washington, D.C. at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. And for the eleventh consecutive year, the airline received a Diamond Award for maintenance training excellence from the Federal Aviation Administration for its Charlotte hub line maintenance facility. For more company information, visit usairways.com. (LCCT)

Forward Looking Statements

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competitive practices in the industry, including the impact of industry consolidation; the loss of key personnel or the Company’s ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; the impact of conflicts overseas or terrorist attacks, and the impact of ongoing security concerns; changes in government legislation and regulation; the Company’s ability to operate and grow its route network; the impact of environmental laws and regulations; costs of ongoing data security compliance requirements and the impact of any data security breach; interruptions or disruptions in service at one or more of the Company’s hub airports; the impact of any accident involving the Company’s aircraft or the aircraft of its regional operators; delays in scheduled aircraft deliveries or other loss of anticipated fleet capacity; the impact of weather conditions and seasonality of airline travel; the impact of possible future increases in insurance costs and disruptions to insurance markets; the impact of global events that affect travel behavior, such as an outbreak of a contagious disease; the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; the Company’s ability to use NOLs and certain other tax attributes; and other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in the Company’s reports to and filings with the SEC. There may be other factors not identified above of which the Company is not currently aware that may affect matters discussed in the forward-looking statements, and may also cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. The Company assumes no obligation to publicly update or supplement any forward-looking statement to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such estimates other than as required by law. Additional factors that may affect the future results of the Company are set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC, which are available at www.usairways.com.

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