US Airways 2006 Annual Report Download - page 5

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This combined Annual Report on Form 10-K is filed by US Airways Group, Inc. ("US Airways Group") and its direct and indirect
wholly owned subsidiaries US Airways, Inc. ("US Airways") and America West Airlines, Inc. ("AWA"). AWA is a wholly owned
subsidiary of America West Holdings Corporation ("America West Holdings"), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of US Airways
Group. References in this Form 10-K to "we," "us," "our" and the "Company" refer to US Airways Group and its consolidated
subsidiaries.
Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Certain of the statements contained in this report should be considered "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "may," "will,"
"expect," "intend," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "plan," "project," "could," "should," and "continue" and similar terms used in
connection with statements regarding our outlook, expected fuel costs, the revenue environment, and our expected financial performance.
These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the business combination transaction involving America
West Holdings and US Airways Group, including future financial and operating results, our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions
and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management and
are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results and financial position to differ materially from these
statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described below under Item 1A. "Risk Factors" and the
following:
• the impact of high fuel costs, significant disruptions in the supply of aircraft fuel and further significant increases to fuel prices;
• our high level of fixed obligations and our ability to obtain and maintain financing for operations and other purposes;
• our ability to achieve the synergies anticipated as a result of the merger and to achieve those synergies in a timely manner;
• our ability to integrate the management, operations and labor groups of US Airways Group and America West Holdings;
• labor costs and relations with unionized employees generally and the impact and outcome of labor negotiations;
• the impact of global instability, including the current instability in the Middle East, the continuing impact of the military presence
in Iraq and Afghanistan, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the potential impact of future hostilities, terrorist attacks,
infectious disease outbreaks or other global events that affect travel behavior;
• reliance on automated systems and the impact of any failure or disruption of these systems;
• the impact of future significant operating losses;
• changes in prevailing interest rates;
• our ability to obtain and maintain commercially reasonable terms with vendors and service providers and our reliance on those
vendors and service providers;
• security-related and insurance costs;
• changes in government legislation and regulation;
• our ability to use pre-merger NOLs and certain other tax attributes;
• competitive practices in the industry, including significant fare restructuring activities, capacity reductions and in court or out of
court restructuring by major airlines;
• continued existence of prepetition liabilities;
• interruptions or disruptions in service at one or more of our hub airports;
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