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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>4. Debt</b>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The following table details the Company’s debt (in millions). Variable interest rates listed
are the rates as of March 31, 2011.
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<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="2"><b>March 31,</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>December 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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<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><i>Secured</i>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Citicorp North America loan, variable interest rate of 2.75%, installments due through 2014
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,136</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,152</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Equipment loans and other notes payable, fixed and variable interest rates ranging from 1.65% to
10.31%, maturing from 2011 to 2029
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,865</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,920</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Aircraft enhanced equipment trust certificates (“EETCs”), fixed interest rates ranging from 6.25%
to 9.01%, maturing from 2015 to 2023
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">783</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">809</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Other secured obligations, fixed interest rate of 8%, maturing from 2015 to 2021
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">79</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">85</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">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,863</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,966</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><i>Unsecured</i>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Barclays prepaid miles, variable interest rate of 4.99%, interest only payments
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">200</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">200</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Airbus advance, repayments through 2018
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">210</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">222</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">7.25% convertible senior notes, interest only payments until due in 2014
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">172</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">172</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">7% senior convertible notes, interest only payments until due in 2020
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Industrial development bonds, fixed interest rate of 6.30%, interest only payments until due in 2023
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">29</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">29</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Other unsecured obligations, maturing from 2011 to 2012
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">23</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">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">636</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">651</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:30px; text-indent:-15px">Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4,499</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4,617</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Less: Total unamortized discount on debt
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(206</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(217</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Current maturities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(408</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(397</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</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">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current maturities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3,885</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4,003</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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</table>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The Company was in compliance with the covenants in its debt agreements at March 31,
2011.
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b><i>Fair Value of Debt</i></b>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt and capital lease obligations was approximately
$4.14 billion and $4.37 billion at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The fair
values were estimated using quoted market prices where available. For long-term debt not actively
traded, fair values were estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis, based on the Company’s
current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.
</div>
</div>
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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>3. Debt</b>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The following table details US Airways’ debt (in millions). Variable interest rates listed are
the rates as of March 31, 2011.
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<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="2"><b>March 31,</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>December 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>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><i>Secured</i>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Equipment loans and other notes payable, fixed and variable interest rates ranging from 1.65% to
10.31%, maturing from 2011 to 2021
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,835</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,890</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Aircraft enhanced equipment trust certificates (“EETCs”), fixed interest rates ranging from 6.25%
to 9.01%, maturing from 2015 to 2023
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">783</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">809</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Other secured obligations, fixed interest rate of 8%, maturing from 2015 to 2021
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">79</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">85</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"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,697</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,784</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><i>Unsecured</i>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Airbus advance, repayments through 2018
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">210</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">222</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Industrial development bonds, fixed interest rate of 6.30%, interest only payments until due in 2023
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">29</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">29</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Other unsecured obligations, maturing from 2011 to 2012
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">23</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">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">259</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">274</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:30px; text-indent:-15px">Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,956</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,058</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Less: Total unamortized discount on debt
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(79</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(81</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Current maturities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(367</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(381</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</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">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current maturities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2,510</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2,596</td>
<td> </td>
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">US Airways was in compliance with the covenants in its debt agreements at March 31, 2011.
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b><i>Fair Value of Debt</i></b>
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The fair value of US Airways’ long-term debt and capital lease obligations was approximately
$2.72 billion and $2.85 billion at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The fair
values were estimated using quoted market prices where available. For long-term debt not actively
traded, fair values were estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis, based on US Airways’
current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.
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