America West Airlines was a U.S. airline headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. Its main hub was at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The airline became part of the US Airways Group after a merger in 2005.
Prior to the merger, America West operated two hubs: its base location at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, Arizona and a secondary hub (now defunct) at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. America West was the second largest low-cost carrier in the US and served approximately 100 destinations in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Service to Europe was provided through codeshare partners.
As of March 2005, the airline operated a fleet of 140 aircraft, with a single maintenance base at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix.
Beginning 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 can be found on certain seat covers, bulkheads, and flight attendant uniforms. The merged airline uses America West's "CACTUS" callsign and ICAO code "AWE", but retained the US Airways name because a study found the US Airways name to be more popular than America West Airlines.
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