HEY PS. ANY CHANCE YOU COULD GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT???? ANY CHANCE YOU COULD ADMIT TO.....BEING WRONG???
You SAID the 330's came AFTER the merger. I was correcting you. The rest came BECAUSE we had them on order before the merger.
At NO TIME DID AWA EVER HAVE HOPES OF FLYING A330's NOR A350's.
Order positions before the merger (in May 2005) were CONVERTED to A350XWB orders AFTER the merger.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701345/000119312504040367/d10k.htm
"As of December 31, 2003, US Airways Group has 19 A320-family aircraft on firm order scheduled for delivery in the years 2007 through 2009. US Airways Group also has 10 A330-200 aircraft on firm order scheduled for delivery in the years 2007 through 2009."
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701345/000119312505038926/d10k.htm#tx71940_23
"As of December 31, 2004, US Airways Group had 19 A320-family aircraft on firm order scheduled for delivery in the years 2007 through 2009. US Airways Group also had ten A330-200 aircraft on firm order scheduled for delivery in the years 2007 through 2009. On February 3, 2005, the Bankruptcy Court approved the Company’s agreement with Airbus providing for, among other things, delivery of the 19 A320-family aircraft in years 2008 through 2010, and delivery of the ten A330-200 aircraft in years 2008 through 2009."
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701345/000095012406001200/p72019e10vk.htm#105
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AWA Flight Equipment
In August 2004, AWA amended its aircraft purchase contract with AVSA S.A.R.L., an affiliate of Airbus Industrie, to acquire 22 Airbus A320 family aircraft (thirteen A320s and nine A319s), all powered by V2500 engines from International Aero Engines. Of the 22 aircraft, 18 will be purchased directly from the manufacturer and four have been leased under noncancelable leases from various lessors on aircraft delivered in 2005. In the context of this incremental order, AWA also secured extensive flexibility from Airbus with respect to its existing A318 order, allowing AWA to better react to market conditions by enabling it to amend its 15 A318 delivery positions to A319s and A320s, if it so desires, or to take no additional aircraft under certain conditions.
On September 27, 2005, in connection with the merger, AWA amended its A320 family aircraft purchase contract with AVSA S.A.R.L., to reschedule 11 aircraft deliveries from 2006 and 2007 to 2009. All other terms remained unchanged.
In 2005, AWA returned two 737-200, two 737-300 and four A320 aircraft. AWA renewed the leases on four 737-300s for four years, one A320 for three years and one 757 for one year. AWA took delivery of seven A320s, five of which were through the Airbus agreement. Three of these seven aircraft have new lease terms of five years; the other four have leases of twelve years. AWA also took deliveries of four A319 aircraft per the same Airbus agreement of which one has a lease term of five years and the other three have twelve-year leases. In 2006, AWA is expected to take deliveries of two more A319 aircraft and return eight 737-300s, two A320s and one 757. As of December 31, 2005, 48 aircraft have lease expirations prior to the end of 2008.
AWA is a participant in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, a voluntary program administered by the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command. The General Services Administration of the U.S. Government requires that airlines participate in Civil Reserve Air Fleet, if activated, in order to receive U.S. Government business. AWA’s present commitment to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet is to provide up to eight aircraft. Upon activation, AWA may also be obligated to provide up to 15% of the total fleet, up to a maximum of 19 aircraft, in support of military missions. AWA is reimbursed at compensatory rates when aircraft are activated under Civil Reserve Air Fleet. AWA is reimbursed during peacetime proportionally to its commitment.
US Airways Flight Equipment
Prior to the merger, US Airways Group had 19 A320-family aircraft on firm order with Airbus scheduled for delivery in the years 2008 through 2010. US Airways Group also had ten A330-200 aircraft on firm order with Airbus scheduled for delivery in the years 2008 and 2009. In connection with the merger, on May 18, 2005, Airbus, US Airways Group, US Airways and AWA executed a Memorandum of Understanding that, in addition to providing for a $250 million line of credit from Airbus upon the satisfaction of various conditions precedent (including the completion of the merger and the emergence of US Airways from bankruptcy), provides for the rescheduling of US Airways’ A320-family and A330-200 delivery commitments, and an order for 20 A350 aircraft, for which Airbus has agreed to provide backstop financing for a substantial number of aircraft, subject to certain terms and conditions. Under the Airbus Memorandum of Understanding, US Airways’ A320-family aircraft will be rescheduled for delivery in 2009 and 2010, with US Airways’ A330-200 aircraft orders rescheduled for delivery in 2009 and 2010. The new A350 aircraft deliveries are currently scheduled to occur during the period 2011 through 2013. The Airbus MOU also modifies the cancellation rights on US Airways Group’s orders for the ten A330-200 aircraft provided that US Airways Group has met certain predelivery payment obligations under the A350 order. On September 27, 2005, upon emergence from bankruptcy and effective with the merger, US Airways Group, US Airways and AWA executed an A350 Purchase Agreement with AVSA S.A.R.L. and executed amendments to its existing Airbus purchase agreements to support and finalize the transactions called for in the Airbus MOU.
http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/us-airways-signs-on-with-airbus-for-fleet-renewal-airline-increases-order-for-a350-xwb-aircraft/
"The term sheet provisions for A350 XWB aircraft
supersede and expand on an earlier US Airways order signed in 2005 for 20 of the original version of the A350 aircraft. Airbus last December re-launched the aircraft as the A350 XWB (Xtra Wide Body), which immediately set the new standard in its class for passenger comfort, fuel efficiency and range."
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB118216558977438946
"US Airways, which
announced its original order for A350s in May 2005, was a key customer for the first version, but has held off until now from committing to the redesigned model. Its reticence has prompted questions among other potential A350 buyers. Its willingness now to commit could unlock further orders for the plane."
