Exhibit 99.1

Contact:	US Airways
	Dan Cravens
	480-693-5729

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

US AIRWAYS REPORTS MARCH TRAFFIC RESULTS

TEMPE, Ariz. April 5, 2011 — US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced March and year-to-date 2011 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 5.1 billion, up 3.9 percent versus March 2010. Mainline capacity was 6.1 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 3.6 percent versus March 2010. Mainline passenger load factor was 83.4 percent, up 0.2 points versus March 2010.

US Airways’ President Scott Kirby said, “Our March consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased approximately 9 percent versus the same month last year. For 2010 our ranking in the annual Airline Quality Rating (AQR) report improved to first among the major network airlines. I would like to thank and congratulate our 32,000 team members, who continue to deliver an outstanding customer experience.”

For the month of March, US Airways’ preliminary on-time performance as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) was 82.9 percent with a completion factor of 99.3 percent.

The following summarizes US Airways Group’s traffic results for the month and year-to-date ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, consisting of mainline operated flights as well as US Airways Express flights operated by wholly owned subsidiaries PSA Airlines and Piedmont Airlines.

US Airways Mainline

MARCH

	2011		2010		Change
Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic		3,918,511		3,744,116		4.7	%
Atlantic		680,881		600,148		13.5	%
Latin		498,700		563,227		(11.5	)%
Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles		5,098,092		4,907,491		3.9	%
Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic		4,586,884		4,417,311		3.8	%
Atlantic		915,239		752,806		21.6	%
Latin		609,683		726,960		(16.1	)%
Total Mainline Available Seat Miles		6,111,806		5,897,077		3.6	%
Mainline Load Factor (%)
Domestic		85.4		84.8		0.6	pts
Atlantic		74.4		79.7		(5.3	)pts
Latin		81.8		77.5		4.3	pts
Total Mainline Load Factor		83.4		83.2		0.2	pts
Mainline Enplanements
Domestic		4,159,606		3,924,073		6.0	%
Atlantic		164,235		147,890		11.1	%
Latin		367,670		419,645		(12.4	)%
Total Mainline Enplanements		4,691,511		4,491,608		4.5	%

YEAR TO DATE

	2011		2010		Change
Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic		10,438,108		10,097,724		3.4	%
Atlantic		1,740,544		1,462,419		19.0	%
Latin		1,391,140		1,493,073		(6.8	)%
Total Mainline Revenue Passenger Miles		13,569,792		13,053,216		4.0	%
Mainline Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic		12,723,537		12,477,791		2.0	%
Atlantic		2,559,489		2,121,517		20.6	%
Latin		1,751,847		1,979,272		(11.5	)%
Total Mainline Available Seat Miles		17,034,873		16,578,580		2.8	%
Mainline Load Factor (%)
Domestic		82.0		80.9		1.1	pts
Atlantic		68.0		68.9		(0.9	)pts
Latin		79.4		75.4		4.0	pts
Total Mainline Load Factor		79.7		78.7		1.0	pts
Mainline Enplanements
Domestic		11,064,373		10,537,056		5.0	%
Atlantic		425,053		361,043		17.7	%
Latin		1,015,014		1,087,120		(6.6	)%
Total Mainline Enplanements		12,504,440		11,985,219		4.3	%

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)

MARCH

	2011		2010		Change
Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic		197,194		173,668		13.5	%
Express Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic		278,694		253,666		9.9	%
Express Load Factor (%)
Domestic		70.8		68.5		2.3	pts
Express Enplanements
Domestic		670,161		635,711		5.4	%

YEAR TO DATE

	2011		2010		Change
Express Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic		523,292		456,500		14.6	%
Express Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic		772,498		707,747		9.1	%
Express Load Factor (%)
Domestic		67.7		64.5		3.2	pts
Express Enplanements
Domestic		1,791,568		1,670,614		7.2	%

Notes:

1) Canada is included in domestic results.

Consolidated US Airways Group, Inc.

MARCH

	2011		2010		Change
Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic		4,115,705		3,917,784		5.1	%
Atlantic		680,881		600,148		13.5	%
Latin		498,700		563,227		(11.5	)%
Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles		5,295,286		5,081,159		4.2	%
Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic		4,865,578		4,670,977		4.2	%
Atlantic		915,239		752,806		21.6	%
Latin		609,683		726,960		(16.1	)%
Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles		6,390,500		6,150,743		3.9	%
Consolidated Load Factor (%)
Domestic		84.6		83.9		0.7	pts
Atlantic		74.4		79.7		(5.3	)pts
Latin		81.8		77.5		4.3	pts
Total Consolidated Load Factor		82.9		82.6		0.3	pts
Consolidated Enplanements
Domestic		4,829,767		4,559,784		5.9	%
Atlantic		164,235		147,890		11.1	%
Latin		367,670		419,645		(12.4	)%
Total Consolidated Enplanements		5,361,672		5,127,319		4.6	%

YEAR TO DATE

	2011		2010		Change
Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic		10,961,400		10,554,224		3.9	%
Atlantic		1,740,544		1,462,419		19.0	%
Latin		1,391,140		1,493,073		(6.8	)%
Total Consolidated Revenue Passenger Miles		14,093,084		13,509,716		4.3	%
Consolidated Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic		13,496,035		13,185,538		2.4	%
Atlantic		2,559,489		2,121,517		20.6	%
Latin		1,751,847		1,979,272		(11.5	)%
Total Consolidated Available Seat Miles		17,807,371		17,286,327		3.0	%
Consolidated Load Factor (%)
Domestic		81.2		80.0		1.2	pts
Atlantic		68.0		68.9		(0.9	)pts
Latin		79.4		75.4		4.0	pts
Total Consolidated Load Factor		79.1		78.2		0.9	pts
Consolidated Enplanements
Domestic		12,855,941		12,207,670		5.3	%
Atlantic		425,053		361,043		17.7	%
Latin		1,015,014		1,087,120		(6.6	)%
Total Consolidated Enplanements		14,296,008		13,655,833		4.7	%

Notes:

1)	Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are included in the domestic results.
2)	Latin numbers include the Caribbean.

About US Airways

US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more than 3,200 flights per day and serves more than 200 communities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central and South America. The airline employs 32,000 aviation professionals worldwide and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers 21,000 daily flights to 1,160 airports in 181 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 and Phoenix, and a focus city in Washington, D.C. at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. US Airways was 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 for 2010. For the sixth year in a row, the airline also earned a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality index, a leading indicator of companies’ attitudes and policies toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees and customers. For more company information, visit usairways.com. (LCCT)

Forward Looking Statements

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