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• the potential impact of future terrorist attacks, hostilities, infectious disease outbreaks or other global
events that affect travel behavior;
• our reliance on automated systems and the potential impact of any failure or disruption of these
systems;
• our ability to obtain and maintain commercially reasonable terms with vendors and service providers
and our reliance on those vendors and service providers;
• changes in government legislation and regulation, including increased fees and taxes, increased
environmental regulation, and changes in, or termination of, government-guaranteed insurance;
• the impact of fleet concentration and changes in fleet mix;
• the impact of increased maintenance costs as our aircraft age and/or utilization increases;
• the impact of new FAA regulations or Airworthiness Directives on our operations, including the cost
of complying with such regulations or directives, or the impact of new manufacturer recommendations
with respect to aircraft operation or maintenance;
• actions by competitors and competitive practices in the industry, including significant fare
restructuring activities, capacity changes, and in-court or out-of-court restructuring by major airlines
and industry consolidation;
• interruptions or disruptions in service at one or more of our hub or focus airports, whether due to
weather conditions or otherwise; and
• risks associated with actual or potential acquisitions or other business transactions including our ability
to achieve any synergies anticipated as a result of such transactions and to achieve any such synergies
in a timely manner.