America West

No longer operating — ceased in 2005. Reviews below are kept as a record.

· Tempe· Flying since 1981· North America· Official site

America West Airlines was an airline in the United States that operated from 1981 until it merged with US Airways in 2007. It was headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. Its main hub was at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, with secondary hubs at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada and John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio. The airline merged with US Airways in 2005 and adopted US Airways as their brand name. America West served about 100 cities in the US, Canada, and Mexico; flights to Europe were on codeshare partners. In September 2005, the airline had 140 aircraft, with a single maintenance base at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Regional jet and turboprop flights were operated on a code sharing basis by Mesa Airlines and Chautauqua Airlines as America West Express.

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2 bases · main base LAS

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America West shares 2 of its 2 bases with 9 other carriers.

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Industry data on America West

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Figures dated Jan 1, 2005 – Aug 24, 2005Published in USD, not converted

Recruitment

Neutral outlook

Not taking applications but may start soon. as of Aug 24, 2005 · 21 yrs old

Up to 200 jobs in 2005. as of May 9, 2005 · 21 yrs old

Published pay

Captain
$124,000$129,000
Bottom to top of scale · period not stated
as of Aug 24, 2005 · 21 yrs old
First Officer
$36,600$75,700
Bottom to top of scale · period not stated
as of Aug 24, 2005 · 21 yrs old

Payscale by year of service

Captain · All types · per hour

All 15 published years

Year 1: $118
Year 2: $119
Year 3: $121
Year 4: $122
Year 5: $123
Year 6: $125
Year 7: $126
Year 8: $128
Year 9: $129
Year 10: $131
Year 11: $132
Year 12: $134
Year 13: $135
Year 14: $136
Year 15: $138

as of Jan 1, 2005 · 21 yrs old

First Officer · All types · per hour

All 15 published years

Year 1: $38
Year 2: $60
Year 3: $66
Year 4: $73
Year 5: $80
Year 6: $83
Year 7: $83
Year 8: $84
Year 9: $85
Year 10: $86
Year 11: $87
Year 12: $88
Year 13: $89
Year 14: $90
Year 15: $91

as of Jan 1, 2005 · 21 yrs old

Duty pay and per diems

Captain$2/hr per diemas of Aug 4, 2005 · 21 yrs old
First Officer$2/hr per diemas of Aug 4, 2005 · 21 yrs old

Pension

No profit sharing, 401 match up to 3%. No A plan, B plan: 7%. as of Aug 4, 2005 · 21 yrs old

Entry requirements

First Officer: 2000hrs T/T as of Aug 24, 2005 · 21 yrs old

How to apply

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as of Aug 24, 2005 · 21 yrs old