America West Airlines was one of the US’s
top ten passenger carriers, based in Tempe, Arizona out of Phoenix
Sky Harbor International Airport; and is now part of the US Airways
Group.
At the time of its integration into US Airways, America West
operated two hubs; its base location at Sky Harbor Airport in
Phoenix, Arizona and a secondary hub at McCarran International
Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. America West was the second largest
low-cost carrier in the US and it provided approximately 100
destinations in the US, Canada, and Mexico. As of March, 2005, the
airline operated a fleet of 140 aircraft with one maintenance base
at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix.
