US Airways 2008 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 wholly owned
subsidiary US Airways, Inc. ("US Airways"). 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 Corporation ("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 future significant operating losses;
• economic conditions;
• changes in prevailing interest rates, a reduction in the availability of financing and increased costs of financing;
• our high level of fixed obligations and our ability to obtain and maintain financing for operations and other purposes and operate
pursuant to the terms of our financing facilities (particularly the financial covenants);
• our ability to maintain adequate liquidity;
• labor costs and relations with unionized employees generally and the impact and outcome of labor negotiations, including our
ability to complete the integration of the labor groups of US Airways Group and America West Holdings;
• our reliance on vendors and service providers and our ability to obtain and maintain commercially reasonable terms with those
vendors and service providers;
• the impact of fuel price volatility, significant disruptions in the supply of aircraft fuel and further significant increases in fuel
prices;
• our reliance on automated systems and the impact of any failure or disruption of these systems;
• the impact of the integration of our business units;
• the impact of changes in our business model;
• competitive practices in the industry, including significant fare restructuring activities, capacity reductions and in court or out of
court restructuring by major airlines;
• the impact of industry consolidation;
• our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel;
• the impact of global instability, including the current instability in the Middle East, the continuing impact of the military presence
in Iraq and Afghanistan and 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;
• changes in government legislation and regulation;
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