US Airways 2003 Annual Report Download - page 129

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no "Change of Control" or "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred in connection with transactions
under the Retirement Systems of Alabama investment agreement dated September 26, 2002, as amended, or in connection with the Company's emergence
from bankruptcy.
1.6 "Change in Control Allocation" shall mean an amount equal to the Scheduled Allocations that the Company would have had to make for the
number of years (including partial years) set forth in the next sentence, which immediately follow the termination of a Participant on or following the
occurrence of a Change in Control. The number of years referred to in the previous sentence shall be equal to the number of years for which the Company is
required to continue to provide benefits to such Participant following the termination of such Participant after a Change in Control for reasons other than
Cause, Disability or death or for Good Reason (each such term being used as defined in the relevant Severance Agreement, Employment Agreement, or other
employment contract) pursuant to the Severance Agreement, Employment Agreement or other employment contract that exists between such Participant and
the Company, as amended or modified from time to time.
1.7 "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. Any reference to a particular Code section shall include any
provision which modifies, replaces or supersedes it.
1.8 "Company" shall mean US Airways, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and shall include any successor to its business and/or assets which assumes and
agrees to perform this Plan by operation of law or otherwise.
1.9 "Determination Date" shall mean December 31, 2002, and each subsequent December 31. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to a newly
hired Participant who is hired in a month other than December, the first Determination Date shall be the first day of the month immediately succeeding the
date of hire of such Participant, and the subsequent Determination Dates will occur on each subsequent December 31.
1.10 "Earnings" with respect to a Participant for any calendar year, shall mean, with respect to the time period beginning on January 1, 2003, the
amount of Earnings projected by the actuary for each year, including (i) the Participant's annual rate of base salary for such year (reduced by the amount of
any base salary reduction imposed in connection with the Company's emergence from bankruptcy proceedings, but including any amount of base salary that
would have been paid to the Participant but for the 5% salary deferral program implemented by the Company in connection with similar deferrals
implemented with respect to Company pilots under the War Contingency provision of LOA 84), and (ii) the Participant's target bonus under the Company's
Incentive Compensation Plan (or any successor plan) with respect to such year.
1.11 "Effective Date" shall mean October 16, 2003.
1.12 "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time. Any reference to a particular ERISA
section shall include any provision which modifies, replaces, or supersedes it.
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