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US AIRWAYS REPORTS JULY TRAFFIC


ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 3, 2005 -- US Airways reported its July 2005 passenger traffic today.

Mainline revenue passenger miles for July 2005 decreased 1.7 percent on a 0.7 percent decrease in available seat miles, compared to July 2004. The 81.9 percent passenger load factor is a 0.8 percentage point decrease compared to July 2004.

Revenue passenger miles for US Airways mainline during the first seven months of 2005 increased 2.2 percent on a 1.5 percent increase in available seat miles, compared to the same period in 2004. The passenger load factor for January through July 2005 was 76.4 percent, a 0.5 percentage point increase compared to the same period in 2004.

US Airways Express -- the two wholly owned subsidiaries of US Airways Group, Inc., Piedmont Airlines, Inc. and PSA, Inc., as well as the MidAtlantic Airways division of US Airways, Inc. -- reported a 77.2 percent increase in revenue passenger miles for July 2005, on 78.3 percent more capacity, compared to July 2004. The passenger load factor was 69.9 percent, a 0.4 percentage point decrease compared to July 2004.

For the first seven months of 2005, the US Airways Express entities reported a 110.1 percent increase in revenue passenger miles on 97.4 percent more capacity, compared to the same period in 2004. The passenger load factor was 64.1 percent, a 3.9 percentage point increase compared to the same period in 2004.

US Airways ended the month of June 2005 completing 98.1 percent of its scheduled departures, compared to 98.4 percent in July 2004

US AIRWAYS, INC.

SELECTED TRAFFIC STATISTICS

July
2005

July
2004

Percent
Change

Revenue Passenger Miles (000):

Domestic*

2,720,281

2,804,880

(3.0)

International*

1,129,314

1,109,314

1.8

Total - Scheduled Service

3,849,594

3,914,193

(1.7)

Total (Including Charter)

3,849,594

3,914,193

(1.7)

Available Seat Miles (000):

Domestic*

3,344,679

3,398,227

(1.6)

International*

1,353,213

1,332,311

1.6

Total - Scheduled Service

4,697,892

4,730,537

(0.7)

Total (Including Charter)

4,697,892

4,730,537

(0.7)

Passengers Boarded*

3,806,813

3,862,884

(1.5)

System Load Factor*

81.9

82.7

(0.8)

Average Passenger Journey*

1,011.2

1,013.3

(0.2)

* scheduled service

NOTE:   Numbers may not add or calculate due to rounding

 

 

US AIRWAYS, INC.

YEAR-TO-DATE 2005

Jan.-July
2005

Jan.-July
2004

Percent
Change

Revenue Passenger Miles (000):

Domestic*

17,933,784

17,383,359

3.2

International*

6,288,305

6,319,126

(0.5)

Total - Scheduled Service

24,222,089

23,702,485

2.2

Total (Including Charter)

24,223,339

23,703,645

2.2

Available Seat Miles (000):

Domestic*

23,702,468

23,146,385

2.4

International*

7,997,132

8,090,919

(1.2)

Total - Scheduled Service

31,699,600

31,237,304

1.5

Total (Including Charter)

31,701,202

31,239,939

1.5

Passengers Boarded*

25,160,416

24,784,455

1.5

System Load Factor*

76.4

75.9

0.5

Average Passenger Journey*

962.7

956.3

0.7

* scheduled service

NOTE:   Numbers may not add or calculate due to rounding

 

US AIRWAYS EXPRESS**

SELECTED TRAFFIC STATISTICS

July
2005

July
2004

Percent
Change

Revenue Passenger Miles (000)

346,850

195,739

77.2

Available Seat Miles (000)

495,900

278,075

78.3

Passengers Boarded*

914,619

659,904

38.6

System Load Factor*

69.9

70.4

(0.4)

Average Passenger Journey

379.2

296.6

27.9

US AIRWAYS EXPRESS**

YEAR-TO-DATE 2005

Jan.-July
2005

Jan.-July
2004

Percent
Change

Revenue Passenger Miles (000)

2,064,547

982,498

110.1

Available Seat Miles (000)

3,218,973

1,630,414

97.4

Passengers Boarded*

5,560,587

3,831,001

45.1

System Load Factor*

64.1

60.3

3.9

Average Passenger Journey

371.3

256.5

44.8

*scheduled service

** Piedmont Airlines, Inc., PSA Airlines, Inc., and the MidAtlantic Airways division of US Airways


NOTE:   Numbers may not add or calculate due to rounding