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Express Expenses
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Express Expenses
6. Express Expenses
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):
                                 
    Three Months     Nine Months  
    Ended September 30,     Ended September 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
Aircraft fuel and related taxes
  $ 273     $ 197     $ 803     $ 562  
Salaries and related costs
    67       63       204       189  
Capacity purchases
    255       272       782       809  
Aircraft rent
    13       13       39       39  
Aircraft maintenance
    55       19       151       55  
Other rent and landing fees
    35       33       104       96  
Selling expenses
    45       48       135       128  
Special items, net
                1       (1 )
Depreciation and amortization
    6       6       18       18  
Other expenses
    45       43       139       132  
 
                       
Express expenses
  $ 794     $ 694     $ 2,376     $ 2,027  
 
                       
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Express Expenses
6. Express Expenses
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):
                                 
    Three Months     Nine Months  
    Ended September 30,     Ended September 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
Aircraft fuel and related taxes
  $ 273     $ 197     $ 804     $ 563  
Salaries and related costs
    6       6       18       18  
Capacity purchases
    450       428       1,342       1,267  
Other rent and landing fees
    29       27       86       80  
Selling expenses
    45       48       135       128  
Other expenses
    21       21       64       67  
 
                       
Express expenses
  $ 824     $ 727     $ 2,449     $ 2,123