US Airways President Scott Kirby said, "Our February consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) decreased between nine and eleven percent versus the same period last year. However, thanks to the success of our a la carte revenue initiatives, our total revenue per available seat mile performed better than PRASM with a five to seven percent decrease."

For the month of February, US Airways' preliminary on-time performance as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) was 82.2 percent with a completion factor of 99.0 percent.

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

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

• Launched a national advertising campaign consisting of newspaper, radio and billboard ads that showcased the airline's number one on-time ranking among the six largest hub-and-spoke airlines as measured by the DOT.
• Held an employee recognition event in Charlotte, N.C. for the crew of Flight 1549 and the nearly 1,000 employees who responded and played key roles in taking care of our crew, customers, and their families.
• Introduced on-board sales of the US Airways Power-Nap Sack(TM) on domestic mainline flights, which includes a reusable inflatable pillow, blanket, eye shades, ear plugs and a SkyMall magazine coupon for $7.
• Announced the reinstatement of complimentary water, juices and soda on all US Airways domestic flights in the main cabin, effective March 1.

US Airways was America's number one on-time airline in 2008 among the "Big Six" hub-and-spoke airlines according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) monthly Air Travel Consumer Report. 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. 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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SOURCE: US Airways Group, Inc.

US Airways Group, Inc.
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