US Airways 8-K Us Airways Group, Inc. Reports Record January Load Factor

Exhibit 99.1

Contact:	Dan Cravens
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

US AIRWAYS GROUP, INC. REPORTS RECORD JANUARY LOAD FACTOR

TEMPE, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2009 — US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today reported January 2009 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 4.4 billion, down 6.2 percent versus January 2008. Capacity was 5.7 billion available seat miles (ASMs), down 6.9 percent versus January 2008. Passenger load factor set a record for the month of January at 75.8 percent, up 0.6 points versus January 2008.

US Airways President Scott Kirby said, “Due to a slowing economy, January consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) decreased between two and four percent versus the same period last year. In this economic environment, however, we believe US Airways is well-positioned to benefit from the industry-wide capacity reductions that are helping domestic markets outperform international.”

For the month of January, US Airways’ preliminary on-time performance as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) was 77.3 percent with a completion factor of 98.1 percent.

The following summarizes US Airways Group’s traffic results for the month, 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

January

	2009		2008		% Change
Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic		3,477,911		3,782,466		(8.1	)
Atlantic		455,962		468,172		(2.6	)
Latin		418,191		388,393		7.7
Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles		4,352,064		4,639,031		(6.2	)
Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic		4,463,326		4,984,627		(10.5	)
Atlantic		712,145		703,259		1.3
Latin		568,427		484,980		17.2
Total Mainline Available Seat Miles		5,743,898		6,172,866		(6.9	)
Mainline Load Factor (%)
Domestic		77.9		75.9		2.0		pts
Atlantic		64.0		66.6		(2.6	)	pts
Latin		73.6		80.1		(6.5	)	pts
Total Mainline Load Factor		75.8		75.2		0.6		pts
Mainline Enplanements
Domestic		3,603,949		3,893,632		(7.4	)
Atlantic		116,133		120,106		(3.3	)
Latin		328,279		304,036		8.0
Total Mainline Enplanements		4,048,361		4,317,774		(6.2	)

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)

January

	2009		2008		% Change
Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic		146,432		156,873		(6.7	)
Express Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic		256,035		267,026		(4.1	)
Express Load Factor (%)
Domestic		57.2		58.7		(1.5	)	pts
Express Enplanements
Domestic		547,515		568,654		(3.7	)

Notes:
1)	Canada is included in domestic results.

Consolidated US Airways Group, Inc.

January

	2009		2008		% Change
Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic		3,624,343		3,939,339		(8.0	)
Atlantic		455,962		468,172		(2.6	)
Latin		418,191		388,393		7.7
Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles		4,498,496		4,795,904		(6.2	)
Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic		4,719,361		5,251,653		(10.1	)
Atlantic		712,145		703,259		1.3
Latin		568,427		484,980		17.2
Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles		5,999,933		6,439,892		(6.8	)
Consolidated Load Factor (%)
Domestic		76.8		75.0		1.8		pts
Atlantic		64.0		66.6		(2.6	)	pts
Latin		73.6		80.1		(6.5	)	pts
Total Consolidated Load Factor		75.0		74.5		0.5		pts
Consolidated Enplanements
Domestic		4,151,464		4,462,286		(7.0	)
Atlantic		116,133		120,106		(3.3	)
Latin		328,279		304,036		8.0
Total Consolidated Enplanements		4,595,876		4,886,428		(5.9	)

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 January:

• Received a $6 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the installation and trial of EDS-B equipment, a critical milestone for the development of the FAA’s Next Generation air transportation system.

• Filed application for daily nonstop service to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with flying originating at Philadelphia with one stop at Charlotte, N.C. with the DOT. The proposed route will be US Airways’ first service to South America.

• Announced the promotion of Derek Kerr to Executive Vice President and CFO and the addition of Brad Jensen as Senior VP and CIO.

US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more than 3,100 flights per day and serves 200 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. The airline employs nearly 34,000 aviation professionals worldwide and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers our customers more than 16,500 daily flights to 912 destinations in 159 countries worldwide.Travel + Leisure Magazinenamed US Airways as one of the top-three airlines for 2008 in on-time performance for the year (based on Department of Transportation data for Sept. 1, 2007 through Aug. 31, 2008). And for the tenth consecutive year, the airline received a Diamond Award for maintenance training excellence from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its Charlotte, North Carolina hub line maintenance facility. For more company information, visit usairways.com. (LCCT)

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