Exhibit 10.4

 

Amendment No. 14

 

TO THE A319/A320/A321 PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

dated as of October 31, 1997

 

between

 

AVSA, S.A.R.L.,

 

And

 

US AIRWAYS GROUP, INC.

 

This Amendment No. 14 (hereinafter referred to as the “Amendment”) entered into
as of December 22, 2004, by and between AVSA, S.A.R.L., a société à
responsabilité limitée organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of
France, having its registered office located at 2, Rond Point Maurice Bellonte,
31700 Blagnac, France (hereinafter referred to as the “Seller”), and US Airways
Group, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, United States of America, having its executive offices located at 2345
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22227, U.S.A. (hereinafter referred to as the
“Buyer”);

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Buyer and the Seller entered into an Airbus A319/A320/A321 Purchase
Agreement, dated as of October 31, 1997, relating to the sale by the Seller and
the purchase by the Buyer of certain Airbus A319, A320 and A321 model aircraft
(the “Aircraft”), which agreement, together with all Exhibits, Appendices and
Letter Agreements attached thereto and as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of
June 10, 1998, Amendment No. 2 dated as of January 19, 1999, Amendment No. 3
dated as of March 31, 1999, Amendment No. 4 dated as of August 31, 1999,
Amendment No. 5 dated as of October 29, 1999, Amendment No. 6 dated as of April
19, 2000, Amendment No. 7 dated as of June 29, 2000, Amendment No. 8 dated as of
November 27, 2000, Amendment No. 9 dated as of December 29, 2000, Amendment No.
10 dated as of April 9, 2001, Amendment No. 11 dated as of July 17, 2002,
Amendment No. 12 dated as of March 29, 2003, and Amendment No. 13 dated as of
August 30, 2004, is hereinafter called the “Agreement”; and

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WHEREAS, the Buyer has requested, and the Seller, has agreed, on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Amendment, to adjust certain provisions of the
Agreement as set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

 

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment will
have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement. The terms “herein,”
“hereof,” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Amendment.

 

1. DELIVERIES

 

The delivery schedule for the Aircraft as set forth in the Agreement is hereby
deleted and replaced with the following:

 

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UNQUOTE

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2. COURT APPROVAL

 

The parties acknowledge and agree that the effectiveness of this Amendment,
including any letter agreements hereto, is subject to and expressly conditioned
upon the approval of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District
of Virginia (the “Court”) in the pending bankruptcy proceedings of US Airways,
Inc., et al, as debtors (Case No. 04-13819) (“the Chapter 11 Case”). A motion
for such approval shall be submitted by the Buyer as soon as practicable
following the execution hereof and in any event within the period required in
order that such motion may be heard at the Omnibus Hearing currently scheduled
for January 27, 2005. The Buyer shall, in addition, use commercially reasonable
efforts to permit this Amendment and any related documents to be filed in
redacted form in a manner satisfactory to the parties and consistent with
previously filed redacted documents.

 

3. EFFECT OF AMENDMENT

 

Subject to receipt of Court approval, as required by Paragraph 2 above, the
provisions of this Amendment shall constitute a valid amendment to the Agreement
and the Agreement will be deemed to be amended to the extent herein provided.
This Amendment supersedes any previous understandings, commitments, or
representations whatsoever, whether oral or written, related to the subject
matter of this Amendment.

 

Both parties agree that this Amendment will constitute an integral, nonseverable
part of the Agreement, and that this Amendment will be governed by the
provisions of the Agreement, except that if the Agreement and this Amendment
have specific provisions that are inconsistent, the specific provisions
contained in this Amendment will govern.

 

Both parties agree that neither this Amendment nor the approval thereof, as
provided in Paragraph 2 above, shall constitute an assumption of the Agreement
or the Amendment under section 365 (a) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise in
the Buyer’s pending bankruptcy proceedings, and nothing contained herein shall
be construed to constitute such an assumption, and the Buyer reserves all of its
rights in such regard.

 

4. GOVERNING LAW

 

THIS AMENDMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AMENDMENT WILL BE DETERMINED ALSO
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HEREBY ALSO
AGREE THAT THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS WILL
NOT APPLY TO THIS TRANSACTION.

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5. CONFIDENTIALITY

 

In addition to the confidentiality provisions of Clause 22.4 of the Agreement,
the Buyer and the Seller agree that the Buyer may disclose the terms and
conditions of this Amendment to the parties to that ATSB loan agreement dated as
of March 31, 2003, as amended, the Unsecured Creditors Committee in the Chapter
11 Case, any prospective lender to and/or equity investor in Buyer and their
respective financial advisors and legal counsel; provided, however, that such
parties agree to hold the terms and conditions of this Amendment confidential.

 

6. COUNTERPARTS

 

This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts,
each of which when so executed and delivered will be an original, but all such
counterparts will together constitute but one and the same instrument.

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth our understanding, please execute this
Amendment in the space provided below, whereupon, as of the date first above
written, this Amendment will constitute part of the Agreement.

 

Yours sincerely,

     

Agreed and accepted

US AIRWAYS GROUP, INC.

     

AVSA, S.A.R.L.

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