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for all costs incurred operating the aircraft. All US Airways Express carriers use our reservation systems and have logos, service marks,
aircraft paint schemes and uniforms similar to our mainline operation.
The following table sets forth our US Airways Express code share agreements and the number and type of aircraft operated under
those agreements at December 31, 2008. On June 30, 2008, Air Midwest, Inc., a US Airways Express prorate carrier for the first six
months of 2008, ceased all operations. Air Midwest contributed less than 1% to our total Express ASMs.
Number/Type
Carrier
Agreement Type of Aircraft
PSA(1) Capacity Purchase 49 regional jets
Piedmont(1) Capacity Purchase 55 turboprops
Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation Capacity Purchase 70 regional jets
Mesa Airlines, Inc. Capacity Purchase 49 regional jets and 6 turboprops
Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. Capacity Purchase 9 regional jets
Republic Airways Capacity Purchase 58 regional jets
Colgan Airlines, Inc. Prorate 13 turboprops
Trans States Airlines, Inc. Prorate 3 regional jets
(1) PSA and Piedmont are wholly owned subsidiaries of US Airways Group.
Marketing and Alliance Agreements with Other Airlines
We maintain alliance agreements with several leading domestic and international carriers to give customers a greater choice of
destinations. Airline alliance agreements provide an array of benefits that vary by partner. By code sharing, each airline is able to offer
additional destinations to its customers under its flight designator code without materially increasing operating expenses and capital
expenditures. Frequent flyer arrangements provide members with extended networks for earning and redeeming miles on partner carriers.
US Airways Club members also have access to certain partner carriers' airport lounges. We also benefit from the distribution strengths of
each of our partner carriers.
In May 2004, US Airways joined the Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance, which now has 21 member airlines serving
approximately 912 destinations in 159 countries. Three additional carriers are scheduled to join the Star Alliance in late 2009 or early
2010. Membership in the Star Alliance further enhances the value of our domestic and international route network by allowing customers
wide access to the global marketplace. Expanded benefits for customers include network expansion through code share service, frequent
flyer program benefits, airport lounge access, convenient single-ticket pricing with electronic tickets, one-stop check-in and coordinated
baggage handling. We also have bilateral marketing/code sharing agreements with Star Alliance members Lufthansa, Spanair, bmi, TAP
Portugal, Swiss International, Asiana, Air New Zealand, Air China and Singapore Airlines. Other international code sharing partners
include Italy's Air One, Royal Jordanian Airlines, EVA Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways. Marketing/code sharing agreements are
maintained with two smaller regional carriers in the Caribbean that operate collectively as the "GoCaribbean" network. Each of these
code share agreements funnel international traffic onto our domestic flights or support specific markets operated by us in Europe and the
Caribbean. Domestically, we code share with Hawaiian Airlines on intra-Hawaii flights.
In addition, we have comprehensive marketing and code sharing agreements with United Airlines, a member of the Star Alliance,
which began in July 2002. In February 2008, US Airways and United reached final agreement on amendments to the contracts governing
their relationship, following each carrier's reorganization through bankruptcy. Following the June 2008 announcement of the United-
Continental Airlines marketing agreements and Continental's plans to join the Star Alliance, we reaffirmed our code share agreements
with United and our continued participation in the Star Alliance.
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