US Airways To Become Full Member of Star Alliance May 4

Travellers to Benefit Through More Destinations, More Flights, More
Lounges

FRANKFURT, Germany and ARLINGTON, Va., April 26 /FirstCall/ -- Star
Alliance(TM) today announced that US Airways will become a full member
effective May 4, 2004, further enhancing US Airways' and Star
Alliance's global reach and expanding the breadth of service available
to customers.

"US Airways will significantly strengthen our network and product
offering especially into and out of the eastern U.S. seaboard and the
Caribbean via its hubs in Philadelphia, Charlotte and Pittsburgh,"
said Jaan Albrecht, CEO of Star Alliance. "Additionally, experience
has shown that US Airways and other member carriers will see an
increase in traffic and revenue as more frequent fliers take advantage
of the vast array of benefits the Star Alliance network has to offer."

"Joining Star Alliance is an important and historic milestone for US
Airways and we could not be more excited about joining the world's
leading alliance," Bruce R. Lakefield, president & chief executive
officer of US Airways. "Our customers will enjoy unprecedented global
access and frequent flier benefits, and our company will benefit from
the additional revenue and cost saving opportunities that the alliance
provides."

US Airways offers nearly 3,300 daily non-stop flights to 187
destinations in the U.S., Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, Canada and
Mexico. Once it joins, the Star Alliance network will comprise 14,000
flights per day to 755 destinations in 132 countries across the globe,
in addition to 575 airport lounges worldwide.

With US Airways as part of Star Alliance, its frequent fliers will now
be able to accrue and redeem miles on any of the 15 member airlines
and will be eligible to achieve Star Alliance Silver or Star Alliance
Gold status. US Airways Dividend Miles Chairman's Preferred and Gold
Preferred members automatically become Star Gold members, and Silver
Preferred members will be recognized as Star Silver members.

Star Alliance Silver status entitles customers to priority reservation
wait-list and priority standby at the airport. Star Alliance Gold
status customers additionally enjoy access to each of the member
airline lounges, dedicated check-in, priority baggage service,
additional baggage allowances, and priority boarding.

As a member of Star Alliance, US Airways also will have the
opportunity to participate in a wide range of cost saving initiatives,
such as fuel purchasing and media procurement, with other member
carriers.

Another important advantage to US Airways passengers, said Albrecht,
is that Star Alliance member airlines provide coordinated schedules at
conveniently located airports, which can dramatically reduce
connection times at key hubs across the network.

Star Alliance was established in 1997 as the first truly global
airline alliance to offer customers global reach and a smooth travel
experience. The members are Air Canada, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana
Airlines, Austrian, bmi, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian
Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Spanair, Thai Airways International,
United, and VARIG Brazilian Airlines.

US Airways is the seventh-largest airline in the U.S., serving nearly
200 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin
America. US Airways, US Airways Shuttle and the US Airways Express
partner carriers operate over 3,200 flights per day.