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Exhibit 99.1
Contact: 480-693-5729
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STEVE WHISLER TO RESIGN FROM US AIRWAYS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 22, 2011 US Airways (NYSE: LCC) today announced that J. Steven Whisler
has elected to resign as a member of its Board of Directors effective Dec. 31. Whisler has served
on the Companys Board since 2001.
US Airways Chairman and CEO Doug Parker said, We are grateful to Steve for his counsel and
influence over the past decade the most challenging period in the history of commercial
aviation. Steves business acumen and leadership have helped us navigate during these volatile and
uncertain times and he has served our shareholders well. On behalf of the US Airways Board, we
thank Steve for his valuable contributions.
Whisler commented, It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve with the America West and US
Airways Boards in addressing the Companys and industry challenges over the past ten years. I am
confident my fellow directors and management will continue to build on the solid foundation we have
put in place.
Whisler, 56, is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Phelps Dodge Corporation. He
joined the America West Airlines Board in 2001 and the US Airways Board at the time of the merger
in 2005.
About US Airways
US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more than 3,000 flights
per day and serves 200 communities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, the
Caribbean, Central and South America. The airline employs more than 32,000 aviation professionals
worldwide and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers more than 21,000
daily flights to 1,185 airports in 185 countries. Together with its US Airways Express partners,
the airline serves approximately 80 million passengers each year and operates hubs in Charlotte,
N.C., Philadelphia and Phoenix, and a focus city in Washington, D.C. at Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport. US Airways was the only airline included as one of the 50 best companies to work
for in the U.S. by LATINA Style magazines 50 Report for 2010 and 2011. The airline also earned a
100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality index for the sixth year in a
row. The Corporate Equality index is a leading indicator of companies attitudes and policies
toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees and customers. US Airways also ranked #1
among its competing hub-and-spoke network carriers for 2010 performance as rated by the Wichita
State University/Purdue University Airline Quality Rating (AQR). For more company information visit
usairways.com, follow on Twitter @USAirways or at Facebook.com/USAirways. (LCCG)
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