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US Airways Ranks First in On-Time Performance for March

Business Wire, May 7, 2008

Airline also ranked first in on-time performance for first quarter and among top three for the past four months.

TEMPE, Ariz. -- For the third time in four months US Airways' (NYSE:LCC) on-time performance ranked first among the 10 largest U.S. carriers according to results released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

US Airways' on-time arrival rate of 79.1 percent for March also propelled the airline to the number one spot for the first quarter among the 10 largest U.S. carriers, with an on-time arrival rate of 78.3 percent for the first three months of this year. US Airways has ranked among the top three in on-time performance among the 10 largest U.S. carriers for the past four months. In March 2007, US Airways ranked last among the 10 largest U.S. airlines with an on-time performance rate of 55.5 percent.

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"Today's top on-time performance results validate the substantial operational turnaround our airline is executing," said Scott Kirby, US Airways' President. "Our 36,000 employees are working together as one airline to deliver best-in-class reliability for our customers. We look forward to the challenge of continuing to lead the industry in on-time performance and to also deliver better performance in the other areas that our customers value."

US Airways pays $50 to employees in months when its on-time performance is in the top three of the ten largest U.S. airlines. The airline has paid out $50 to each employee for four consecutive months, for a total of $7.2 million.

US Airways is the fifth largest domestic airline employing more than 36,000 aviation professionals worldwide. US Airways, US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express operate approximately 3,500 flights per day and serve more than 230 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. US Airways is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers our customers 18,000 daily flights to 965 destinations in 162 countries worldwide. This press release and additional information on US Airways can be found at www.usairways.com. (LCCG)

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US Airways Ranks First in On-Time Performance for March

Business Wire, May 7, 2008

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