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Article: US Airways Reports August Traffic Results.(Financial report)
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- Business Wire
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- September 3, 2009
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TEMPE, Ariz. -- US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced August and year-to-date 2009 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 5.5 billion, down 3.9 percent versus August 2008. Capacity was 6.4 billion available seat miles (ASMs), down 3.8 percent versus August 2008. Passenger load factor for the month of August was 85.7 percent, or flat versus August 2008.
US Airways President Scott Kirby said, "Our August consolidated (mainline and Express) passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) decreased approximately 15 percent versus the same period last year while total revenue per available seat mile decreased ...