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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>6. Express Expenses</b>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Expenses associated with the Company’s wholly owned regional airlines and affiliate regional
airlines operating as US Airways Express are classified as Express expenses on the condensed
consolidated statements of operations. Express expenses consist of the following (in millions):
</div>
<div align="center">
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<td width="72%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6"><b>Three Months Ended</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>March 31,</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2011</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Aircraft fuel and related taxes
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">242</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">170</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Salaries and related costs
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">70</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">63</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Capacity purchases
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">266</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">264</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Aircraft rent
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">13</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">13</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Aircraft maintenance
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">47</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">19</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other rent and landing fees
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">34</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">31</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Selling expenses
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">41</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">36</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Special items, net
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Depreciation and amortization
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other expenses
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">48</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Express expenses
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">770</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">650</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
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1/1/2011 - 3/31/2011
USD ($)
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<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; ">
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>6. Express Expenses</b>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Expenses associated with affiliate regional airlines operating as US Airways Express are
classified as Express expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Express
expenses consist of the following (in millions):
</div>
<div align="center">
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="72%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6"><b>Three Months Ended</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>March 31,</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2011</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Aircraft fuel and related taxes
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">243</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">170</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Salaries and related costs
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Capacity purchases
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">447</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">412</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other rent and landing fees
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">28</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">26</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Selling expenses
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">41</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">36</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other expenses
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">22</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">25</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Express expenses
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">787</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">675</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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