page_title: America West Airlines
section_title: Fleet
hierarchical_section_title: America West Airlines / Fleet
caption_attribution_description: English: A Boeing 757-200 of America West Airlines
context_page_description: America West Airlines was a U.S. major airline, founded in 1981, with service commencing in 1983, and having reached US$1 billion in annual revenue in 1989, headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. At the time of its acquisition of USAirways, America West had the unique distinction of being the only post-deregulation U.S. airline still operating under its original operating certificate. Their main hub was at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, with a secondary hub at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. The airline acquired US Airways in 2005 but took on the name of US Airways. America West served about 100 cities in the US, Canada, and Mexico; flights to Europe were on codeshare partners. In March 2005 the airline had 132 aircraft, with a single maintenance base at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. Regional jet and turboprop flights were operated on a code sharing basis by Mesa Airlines and Chautauqua Airlines as America West Express.
  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."
context_section_description: All outstanding America West aircraft orders were transferred to the merged entity, US Airways.
  Aircraft counts accurate as of December 2006, according to FAA records.
caption: An America West Boeing 757-200
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