America West Airlines Flights

One of the ten major airlines, America West Airlines (HP) was the second largest low-cost airline in the US. The airline was based in Phoenix, Arizona and provided services to approximately 100 destinations in the US, Canada, and Mexico.

Established in February 1981, America West started its operations on August 1, 1983. The airline quickly expanded its operations providing flights to 13 cities, and by the end of 1983 it developed a secondary hub in Las Vegas. In 1986 the airline continued its expansion with Boeing 757s purchased from Northwest Airlines as well as with the acquisition of a number of De Havilland Canada Dash 8 aircraft for local service from Phoenix and Las Vegas. As a result of expansion, the airline started facing large operating losses and by 1986 the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. Though the airlines made some changes to recover losses, it operated in bankruptcy from 1991 to 1994. America West managed to secure reorganization in 1994 by a partnership including Mesa Airlines and Continental Airlines. Later, on September 27, 2005 America West merged with US Airways Group. Since January, 2006 all America West flights were branded as US Airways.