US Airways probes green day dookie President Scott greenday album draws Kirby said, “December consolidated (mainline andExpress) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased betweenthree and five percent versus the same period last year. Looking forward, wecontinue to be cautiously optimistic about the demand environment.” “We would also like to thank our team of 34,000 employees for doing a fantasticjob of taking care of our customers during the busy holiday travel season. Wehave made tremendous progress throughout 2008 in improving our operationalreliability and look forward to carrying this trend into the new year.” For the month of December, US Airways` preliminary on-time performance asreported to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) was 72.1 percent with acompletion factor of 97.9 percent, despite difficult weather conditions. The following summarizes US Airways Group`s traffic results for the month,quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2008 and 2007, consisting of mainline operatedflights as well as US Airways Express flights operated by wholly ownedsubsidiaries PSA Airlines and Piedmont Airlines. US Airways MainlineDecember 20082007% ChangeMainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000) Domestic3,783,782 3,825,419 (1.1)Atlantic524,536 536,984 (2.3)Latin 347,679 344,376 1.0Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles4,655,997 4,706,779 (1.1)Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)Domestic4,617,875 5,022,862 (8.1)Atlantic720,175 707,906 1.7Latin 462,879 467,589 (1.0)Total Mainline Available Seat Miles 5,800,929 6,198,357 (6.4)Mainline Load Factor (%) Domestic81.976.25.7pts Atlantic72.875.9(3.1)pts Latin 75.173.61.5pts Total Mainline Load Factor80.375.94.4pts Mainline EnplanementsDomestic3,919,417 3,957,962 (1.0)Atlantic133,678 138,266 (3.3)Latin 279,217 272,582 2.4Total Mainline Enplanements 4,332,312 4,368,810 (0.8)QUARTER TO DATE20082007% ChangeMainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000) Domestic11,134,19411,627,729(4.2)Atlantic1,667,873 1,711,335 (2.5)Latin 815,568 816,766 (0.1)Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles13,617,63514,155,830(3.8)Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)Domestic13,672,60314,752,953(7.3)Atlantic2,279,525 2,268,396 0.5Latin 1,075,336 1,073,046 0.2Total Mainline Available Seat Miles 17,027,46418,094,395(5.9)Mainline Load Factor (%) Domestic81.478.82.6pts Atlantic73.275.4(2.2)pts Latin 75.876.1(0.3)pts Total Mainline Load Factor80.078.21.8pts Mainline EnplanementsDomestic11,702,41112,449,384(6.0)Atlantic429,051 439,233 (2.3)Latin 674,886 665,310 1.4Total Mainline Enplanements 12,806,34813,553,927(5.5)YEAR TO DATE 20082007% ChangeMainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000) Domestic47,914,80449,390,779(3.0)Atlantic8,525,515 7,984,365 6.8Latin 4,129,496 3,887,157 6.2Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles60,569,81561,262,301(1.1)Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)Domestic58,084,17460,549,822(4.1)Atlantic10,989,78510,285,2236.9Latin 5,077,339 5,007,102 1.4Total Mainline Available Seat Miles 74,151,29875,842,147(2.2)Mainline Load Factor (%) Domestic82.581.60.9pts Atlantic77.677.6-pts Latin 81.377.63.7pts Total Mainline Load Factor81.780.80.9pts Mainline EnplanementsDomestic49,258,24852,661,399(6.5)Atlantic2,187,583 2,047,393 6.8Latin 3,374,350 3,162,144 6.7Total Mainline Enplanements 54,820,18157,870,936(5.3)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) December 2008 2007 % Change Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)Domestic 164,209157,4714.3 Express Available Seat Miles (000) Domestic 256,241257,962(0.7) Express Load Factor (%)Domestic 64.1 61.0 3.1ptsExpress Enplanements Domestic 602,492572,5455.2 QUARTER TO DATE 2008 2007 % Change Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)Domestic 509,326518,847(1.8) Express Available Seat Miles (000) Domestic 781,269791,096(1.2) Express Load Factor (%)Domestic 65.2 65.6 (0.4)ptsExpress Enplanements Domestic 1,887,1051,904,415(0.9) YEAR TO DATE2008 2007 % Change Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)Domestic 2,170,0262,284,736(5.0) Express Available Seat Miles (000) Domestic 3,244,2533,302,582(1.8) Express Load Factor (%)Domestic 66.9 69.2 (2.3)ptsExpress Enplanements Domestic 7,839,7348,185,263(4.2)Notes: 1) Canada is included in domestic results green day shenanigans . Consolidated US Airways Group, Inc.December 20082007% ChangeConsolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000) Domestic3,947,991 3,982,890 (0.9)Atlantic524,536 536,984 (2.3)Latin 347,679 344,376 1.0Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles4,820,206 4,864,250 (0.9)Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)Domestic4,874,116 5,280,824 (7.7)Atlantic720,175 707,906 1.7Latin 462,879 467,589 (1.0)Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles 6,057,170 6,456,319 (6.2)Consolidated Load Factor (%) Domestic81.075.45.6pts Atlantic72.875.9(3.1)pts Latin 75.173.61.5pts Total Consolidated Load Factor79.675.34.3pts Consolidated EnplanementsDomestic4,521,909 4,530,507 (0.2)Atlantic133,678 138,266 (3.3)Latin 279,217 272,582 2.4Total Consolidated Enplanements 4,934,804 4,941,355 (0.1)QUARTER TO DATE20082007% ChangeConsolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000) Domestic11,643,52012,146,576(4.1)Atlantic1,667,873 1,711,335 (2.5)Latin 815,568 816,766 (0.1)Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles14,126,96114,674,677(3.7)Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)Domestic14,453,87215,544,049(7.0)Atlantic2,279,525 2,268,396 0.5Latin 1,075,336 1,073,046 0.2Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles 17,808,73318,885,491(5.7)Consolidated Load Factor (%) Domestic80.678.12.5pts Atlantic73.275.4(2.2)pts Latin 75.876.1(0.3)pts Total Consolidated Load Factor79.377.71.6pts Consolidated EnplanementsDomestic13,589,51614,353,799(5.3)Atlantic429,051 439,233 (2.3)Latin 674,886 665,310 1.4Total Consolidated Enplanements 14,693,45315,458,342(4.9)YEAR TO DATE 20082007% ChangeConsolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000) Domestic50,084,83051,675,515(3.1)Atlantic8,525,515 7,984,365 6.8Latin 4,129,496 3,887,157 6.2Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles62,739,84163,547,037(1.3)Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)Domestic61,328,42763,852,404(4.0)Atlantic10,989,78510,285,2236.9Latin 5,077,339 5,007,102 1.4Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles 77,395,55179,144,729(2.2)Consolidated Load Factor (%) Domestic81.780.90.8pts Atlantic77.677.6-pts Latin 81.377.63.7pts Total Consolidated Load Factor81.180.30.8pts Consolidated EnplanementsDomestic57,097,98260,846,662(6.2)Atlantic2,187,583 2,047,393 6.8Latin 3,374,350 3,162,144 6.7Total Consolidated Enplanements 62,659,91566,056,199(5.1)Notes: 1) Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S Virgin Islands are included in the domestic results 2) Latin numbers include the Caribbean greenday nimrod . US Airways is also providing a brief update on notable company accomplishmentsduring the month of December:* Distributed a $50 bonus to employees for a top-three finish amongst the tenlargest U.S greenday poster . carriers for October on-time arrivals as measured by the DOT AirTravel Consumer Report greenday show . * Received final DOT approval to begin first-ever nonstop service betweenWashington (DCA) and Akron/Canton, Ohio. The new service will start January24th.US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates morethan 3,100 flights per day and serves 200 communities in the U.S., Canada,Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. The airline employs nearly 34,000aviation professionals worldwide and is a member of the Star Alliance network,which offers our customers more than 18,000 daily flights to 975 destinations in162 countries worldwide.

Travel + Leisure Magazine named US Airways as one ofthe top-three airlines for 2008 in on-time performance for the year (based onDepartment of Transportation data for Sept 1, 2007 through Aug 31, 2008) . Andfor the tenth consecutive year, the airline received a Diamond Award formaintenance training excellence from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)for its Charlotte, North Carolina hub line maintenance facility For morecompany information, visit usairways greenday posters . (LCCT) Forward Looking StatementsCertain of the statements contained herein should be considered “forward-lookingstatements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Actof 1995 greenday live . These forward looking statements may be identified by words such as”may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,”"could,” “should,” and “continue” and similar terms used in connection withstatements regarding the outlook, expected fuel costs, revenue and pricingenvironment, and expected financial performance of US Airways Group (the”Company”) . Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements aboutthe benefits of the business combination transaction involving America WestHoldings Corporation and US Airways Group, including future financial andoperating results, the Company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions,and other statements that are not historical facts.