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W. Douglas Parker , CEO/Chairman of the Board/Director

www.usairways.com

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A holding company, whose main business activity is the operation of a major network air carrier, through its wholly owned subsidiaries US Airways, Piedmont, PSA, MSC and Airways Assurance Limited.

Portfolio Articles

Flight Risk
Thirty years after deregulation, flying has become a miserable experience, and airlines—with the exception of Southwest—are losing money by the planeload. A slightly heretical argument for why the government should step back in.
Sep 18 2008
Don't Take a Flier on Airlines
Airline stocks took flight last week. Why $130-a-barrel oil won't save them, and how travelers can protect themselves.

Jul 22 2008
Air Pockets
Can an airline alliance do the same trick as a merger?
Jun 19 2008
Air Heads
AMR's ugly cuts show U.S. airline executives are still flying around fantasyland.
May 21 2008
Why Airline Mergers Don't Fly
Airlines want to merge because they're losing money. That's no excuse.

Apr 29 2008

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Final Glance: Airlines companies AP
Nov 21 2008
Midday Glance: Airlines companies AP
Nov 21 2008
Early Glance: Airlines companies AP
Nov 21 2008
Sector Wrap: Most airline stocks fall AP
Nov 20 2008
US Airways restores mileage benefits Tampa Bay
Nov 20 2008
US Airways to reinstate some frequent flier miles AP
Nov 20 2008
Plane slides down Philly runway minus front wheels AP
Nov 17 2008
Airline shares tumble on weak outlook for travel Reuters
Nov 12 2008
US Airways reports traffic, capacity down in Oct. AP
Nov 05 2008
Economic picture for airline industry brightening AP
Nov 03 2008

Portfolio Blogs

Business Humor Hat Trick
Aug 05 2008
Steelers Get Their Own Plane From US Airways
Sep 13 2007
Taking the Laptop on the Train or Plane
Jul 30 2007

Press Releases

$35 Million Loan From Air Wisconsin Part of US Airways' $950 Million Financing Package Nov-06-2008, 12:06PM EST
US Airways Offers Bostonians More Ways to Escape to the Caribbean This Winter and Spring Nov-06-2008, 09:00AM EST
US Airways Group, Inc. Reports October Traffic Nov-05-2008, 08:00AM EST
Seven Summits Research Releases Comments on MA, T, ABX, SHLD, and LCC Nov-04-2008, 10:19AM EST
Zacks Industry Rank Analysis Highlights: Allegiant Travel Company, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines, UAL Corporation and U.S. Airways Oct-30-2008, 12:37PM EDT

News From Around the Web

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Airport passenger count dips a bit (Buffalo News)

Nov 22 2008
Carolinas Roundup | (Charlotte Observer)

Nov 22 2008
US Airways restores mileage-award perks (cleveland.com)

Nov 21 2008
US Airways restores mileage benefits (Jacksonville Business Journal)

Nov 21 2008
US Airways restores mileage awards (Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA)

Nov 21 2008
US Airways restores bonus flier miles (Lawrence Journal-World, Kansas)

Nov 21 2008
US Airways reinstates frequent-flier awards (Winston-Salem Journal, North Carolina)

Nov 21 2008
US Airways returns frequent-flier miles (East Valley Tribune, Arizona)

Nov 20 2008

Blogs

EEOC settlement: pork-handling, prayer breaks for Muslim workers (Overlawyered)

Nov 20 2008
US Airways: "Angry is One Of the Words We Look For" [Angry Airlines] (Consumerist Blog)

Nov 20 2008
Flier backlash: Delta, US Airways retreat from on unpopular changes (USA Today: Today in the Sky)

Nov 20 2008
US Airways Loses Your 83-Year-Old Mother [Whoops] (Consumerist Blog)

Nov 19 2008
How much is that doggie ticket? (Church of the Customer)

Nov 19 2008

Employees

Number of Employees: 39,600

Revenue per Employee: $316,216

Top Executives

Robert D. Isom, Jr., Executive VP/COO

Elise R. Eberwein, Senior VP, Divisional

Derek J. Kerr, CFO/Senior VP

Kerry Hester, Vice President, Divisional

Daniel P. Pon, Vice President, Divisional

Janet Dhillon, General Counsel/Senior VP

J. Scott Kirby, President

C. A. Howlett, Senior VP, Divisional

Board of Directors

Richard C. Kraemer, Director

Bruce R. Lakefield, Director/Vice Chairman

Matthew J. Hart, Director

George M. Philip, Director

Herbert M. Baum, Director

Cheryl Gordon Krongard, Director

J. Steven Whisler, Director

Denise M. O'Leary, Director

Financials

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Income Statement	10/2008	07/2008	04/2008	01/2008
Sales	2.51 Bil.	NA	2.46 Bil.	52 Mil.
Gross Operating Profit	747 Mil.	3.26 Bil.	380 Mil.	2.72 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	180 Mil.	3.26 Bil.	-287 Mil.	2.72 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	-257 Mil.	3.28 Bil.	-176 Mil.	2.78 Bil.
Total Net Income	-865 Mil.	-567 Mil.	-236 Mil.	-79 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	-8.45	-6.16	-2.56	-0.87
Diluted EPS, Total	-8.45	-6.16	-2.56	-0.87

BALANCE STATEMENT	10/2008	07/2008	04/2008	01/2008
Cash and Equivalents	1.28 Bil.	NA	1.9 Bil.	NA
Total Assets	2.6 Bil.	NA	3.52 Bil.	NA
Total Liabilities	2.88 Bil.	NA	2.97 Bil.	NA
Total Capitalization	3.44 Bil.	593 Mil.	4.27 Bil.	4.47 Bil.

Cash Flow	10/2008	07/2008	04/2008	01/2008
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	NA	-25 Mil.	NA
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	NA	-117 Mil.	NA
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	NA	99 Mil.	NA
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	NA	-43 Mil.	NA

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006
Sales	189 Mil.	7.94 Bil.	2.69 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	11.51 Bil.	3.62 Bil.	2.38 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	11.51 Bil.	766 Mil.	36 Mil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	11.68 Bil.	699 Mil.	-188 Mil.
Total Net Income	427 Mil.	304 Mil.	-537 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	4.66	3.51	-17.06
Diluted EPS, Total	4.52	3.33	-17.06

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006
Cash and Equivalents	NA	1.12 Bil.	1.12 Bil.
Total Assets	NA	3.35 Bil.	2.56 Bil.
Total Liabilities	NA	2.71 Bil.	2.66 Bil.
Total Capitalization	4.47 Bil.	3.88 Bil.	3.17 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	618 Mil.	46 Mil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	-903 Mil.	399 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	276 Mil.	531 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	-9 Mil.	976 Mil.

US Airways Group, Incorporated (LCC)

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