US Airways Reports Record August Load Factor

TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced its August and year-to-date 2013 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 6.3 billion, up 6.3 percent versus August 2012. Mainline capacity was 7.1 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 5.6 percent versus August 2012. Mainline passenger load factor was a record 87.9 percent for the month of August, up 0.6 points versus August 2012.

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US Airways' President Scott Kirby said, "Our August consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased approximately five percent versus the same period last year. As we wind down the busy summer travel period, I would like to thank our 32,000 team members for doing an outstanding job of taking care of our customers. Despite challenging weather conditions and high load factors, our team delivered phenomenal operating results throughout the summer and we look forward to continuing that trend into the fall."

For the month of August, US Airways' preliminary on-time performance as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation was 81.1 percent with a record completion factor of 99.4 percent.

The following summarizes US Airways Group's traffic results for the month and year-to-date ended August 31, 2013 and 2012, consisting of mainline-operated flights as well as US Airways Express flights operated by wholly owned subsidiaries PSA Airlines and Piedmont Airlines.

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US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more than 3,100 flights per day and serves 198 communities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central and South America. The airline employs more than 32,000 aviation professionals worldwide, operates the world's largest fleet of Airbus aircraft and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers more than 21,900 daily flights to 1,328 airports in 195 countries. Together with its US Airways Express partners, the airline serves approximately 80 million passengers each year and operates hubs in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. Aviation Week and Overhaul & Maintenance magazine presented US Airways with the 2012 Aviation Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of the Year Award for demonstrating outstanding achievement and innovation in the area of technical operations. Military Times Edge magazine named US Airways as a Best for Vets employer for the past three years. US Airways was, for the third year in a row, the only airline included as one of the 50 best companies to work for in the U.S. by LATINA Style magazine's 50 Report. The airline also earned a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality index for six consecutive years. The Corporate Equality index is a leading indicator of companies' attitudes and policies toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees and customers. For more company information visit usairways.com, follow on Twitter @USAirways or at Facebook.com/USAirways. (LCCT)

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