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Company Overview and Financial Preparedness

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This booklet contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Specific forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements related to (i) the Company's Vision; (ii) the Company's financial position, outlook, goals, expectations, strategies, and projected results of operations; (iii) the Company's network plans, expectations, and opportunities; (iv) the Company's initiatives and related plans and expectations, including with respect to its fleet modernization plans and environmental sustainability goals; (v) the Company's expectations with respect to the benefits associated with its voluntary separation and extended leave programs; (vi) the Company's expectations with respect to capital expenditures; and (vii) the Company's plans and expectations regarding its fleet, including with respect to its fleet delivery schedule and planned retirements. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current intent, expectations, and projections and are not guarantees of future performance. These statements involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that are difficult to predict and that could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by them. Factors include, among others, (i) any negative developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including, for example, with respect to the duration, spread, severity, or any recurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic or any new variant strains of the underlying virus; the effectiveness, availability, and usage of COVID-19 vaccines; the impact of the recent vaccine Executive Order and other governmental actions on the Company's business plans and its ability to retain key Employees; the extent of the impact of COVID-19 on overall demand for air travel and the Company's related business plans and decisions; and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's access to capital; (ii) the impact of labor matters on the Company's business decisions, plans, and strategies; (iii) the Company's dependence on Boeing with respect to the Company's operations, strategies, and goals; (iv) the Company's ability to timely and effectively implement, transition, and maintain the necessary information technology systems and infrastructure to support its operations and initiatives; (v) the impact of fears or actual outbreaks of other diseases, extreme or severe weather and natural disasters, actions of competitors (including, without limitation, pricing, scheduling, capacity, and network decisions, and consolidation and alliance activities), governmental actions, fuel prices, consumer perception, economic conditions, fears of terrorism or war, and other factors beyond the Company's control, on consumer behavior and the Company's results of operations and business decisions, plans, strategies, and results; (vi) the Company's dependence on third parties, in particular with respect to its fuel supply, carbon emissions strategies, the production, transport, storage, and distribution of sustainable aviation fuel, and corporate travel enhancements, and the impact on the Company's operations and results of operations of any third party delays or non-performance; (vii) the Company's dependence on its workforce, including its ability to employ sufficient numbers of qualified Employees to effectively and efficiently maintain its operations; (viii) the impact of legislative and regulatory activity related to carbon emissions, in particular with respect to sustainable aviation fuel tax credits and compliance requirements; (ix) the Company's ability to timely and effectively implement and maintain the necessary processes to support the utilization of sustainable aviation fuel; (x) the Company's and Boeing's dependence on other third-party providers to perform in accordance with expectations in connection with the manufacture and delivery of aircraft; and (xi) other factors, as described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the detailed factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. 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