![]() ![]() America West used an aggressive employee stock-ownership program, in which new employees were required to invest 20% of their salary in company stock, providing a steady flow of cash as the company grew. America West started as a "full-service" airline, in contrast with Southwest Airlines, a discount air carrier competing in many markets. Īmerica West was one of the first airlines to use extensive "cross-utilization", in which employees were trained in a variety of airline jobs, such as pilots trained in dispatch, and both baggage handlers and flight attendants trained as gate agents. America West requested that the construction include an auxiliary power facility and an underground cavity to accommodate a future rail station, to which the airport ultimately agreed. Ĭonfident in its expansion, the increasingly-dominant carrier at Phoenix Sky Harbor influenced the development of Terminal 4. The June 1984 timetable shows 71 weekday departures from Phoenix, non-stop to 18 cities from 1985 to 1986, it established a second hub at Las Vegas. The airline quickly expanded, with 11 737s flying to 13 cities in 1984, America West's fleet grew to 21 aircraft flying to 23 cities. In the early years, passengers could purchase their tickets on the aircraft. The airline was established in February 1981 and began operations August 1, 1983, using three leased Boeing 737s flying out of its base in Phoenix, Arizona (PHX), with Ed Beauvais, a well-known airline industry consultant, as CEO. The US Airways brand continued until October 17, 2015, when it merged with American Airlines.ĭe Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 series 100 in 1991 As part of a merger between American Airlines and US Airways in February 2013, which led to American becoming the world's largest airline, the call sign and ICAO code name was later retired on April 8, 2015, when the FAA granted a single operating certificate for both US Airways and American Airlines. The merged airline used America West's "CACTUS" callsign and ICAO code "AWE", but retained the US Airways name. Regional jet and turboprop flights were operated on a code sharing basis by Mesa Airlines and Chautauqua Airlines as America West Express.īeginning in January 2006, all America West flights were branded as US Airways, along with most signage at airports and other printed material, though many flights were described as "operated by America West." Apart from two heritage aircraft, the only remaining America West branding on aircraft were found on some seat covers and bulkheads. In September 2005, the airline had 140 aircraft, with a single maintenance base at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. America West served about 100 cities in the US, Canada, and Mexico flights to Europe were on codeshare partners. ![]() The airline acquired US Airways in 2005 and adopted US Airways as their brand name. Their main hub was at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, with a secondary hub at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. America West Airlines was an American airline, founded in 1981, headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. ![]()
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