Amendment Xx. 0
XX XXX X000/X000 XXXXXXXX AGREEMENT
dated as of November 24, 1998
between
AVSA, S.A.R.L.,
and
US AIRWAYS GROUP, INC.
This Amendment No. 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "Amendment")
entered into as of June 29, 2000, by and between AVSA, S.A.R.L.,
a societe a responsabilite limitee organized and existing under
the laws of the Republic of France, having its registered office
located at 0, Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, 00000 Xxxxxxx, XXXXXX
(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 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX
00000, X.X.X. (hereinafter referred to as the "Buyer") ;
WITNESSETH :
WHEREAS, the Buyer and the Seller entered into an Airbus
A330/A340 Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 24, 1998,
relating to the sale by the Seller and the purchase by the Buyer
of certain Airbus Industrie A330 and A340 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 March 23, 2000, is hereinafter
called the "Agreement".
WHEREAS, the Buyer and the Seller agree to amend certain
terms of the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
1. DEFINITIONS
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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.
2. DESIGN WEIGHTS
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Notwithstanding Subparagraph 2.1 of Letter Agreement No. 6
to the Agreement, the Seller will, ****.
3. DELIVERY DATES
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3.1 The Buyer has requested, and the Seller has agreed, to
convert ****. This agreement has the following
consequences:
(i) The definition of Additional Aircraft in the Agreement
is canceled and replaced by the following quoted
text.
QUOTE
Additional Aircraft - up to twenty (20)
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A330-300, A330-200, A340-300 and/or A340-200 model
aircraft other than Firm Aircraft and
Reconfirmable Aircraft that may be purchased by
the Seller and sold to the Buyer pursuant to this
Agreement, together with all components,
equipment, parts and accessories installed in or
on such aircraft and the Propulsion Systems
installed thereon upon delivery.
UNQUOTE
(ii) Subparagraph 9.1.1 of the Agreement is hereby
canceled and replaced by the following quoted
text.
QUOTE
The Buyer will accept the Aircraft, during the
months and years set forth below in this
Subparagraph 9.1.1.
****
UNQUOTE
3.2 The Seller acknowledges that it has already received from the
Buyer ****.
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4. EFFECT OF AMENDMENT
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The Agreement will be deemed to be amended to the extent
herein provided, and, except as specifically amended hereby,
will continue in full force and effect in accordance with
its original terms. 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 said Agreement, that the
provisions of said Agreement are hereby incorporated herein
by reference, and that this Amendment will be governed by
the provisions of said Agreement, except that if the
Agreement and this Amendment have specific provisions that
are inconsistent, the specific provisions contained in this
Amendment will govern.
5. ASSIGNMENT
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This Amendment and the rights and obligations of the Buyer
hereunder will not be assigned or transferred in any manner
without the prior written consent of the Seller, and any
attempted assignment or transfer in contravention of the
provisions of this Paragraph 5 will be void and of no force
or effect. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the terms
of Subclauses 19.5 and 19.6 of the Agreement will apply to
this Amendment.
6. GOVERNING LAW
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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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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.
Agreed and accepted Yours sincerely,
US AIRWAYS GROUP, INC. AVSA, S.A.R.L.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Its: Vice President - Purchasing Its: Chief Executive Officer
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