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500th Embraer Regional Jet

N294SK

ERJ-145LR

America West Express (opb Chautauqua Airlines)

2001-03

This airframe is MSN 145497, manufactured by Embraer as the 500th ERJ built. It was flying for America West Express out of the Colombus, Ohio hub. In 2003 the aircraft, still with Chautauqua, was transferred to Delta Connection and lost its special markings.

Image © Trevor Ogle (YYZ)
Tags Manufacturer Milestone

Teamwork Coast to Coast

N902AW

B757-2S7

America West

2000-07

This is the updated version of the Teamwork livery introduced in 1994, emphasizing the nationwide network coverage of the airline. A new employee contest was organised and this elegant design showing landmarks of cities and areas served by America West was chosen. Note the livery featured the World Trade Center Twin Towers and following the 9/11 attacks a large American Flag was added close to them.

Image © Royal S King (PHX)
Tags Design Competition, Network

Arizona Cardinals #1

Arizona Cardinals

Sports

N908AW

B757-2G7

America West

1998-06

The third and last sport sponsoring partner of America West were NFL team Arizona Cardinals, also based in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Image © Royal S King (LAS)
Tags American Football

Phoenix Suns #3

Phoenix Suns

Sports

N708AW

B737-122

America West

1996-99

In October 1996 the aircraft that was used by the Suns NBA team got a purple version of the new 1995 America West livery. It would be the very last 737-100 to fly commercially until retirement on December 29, 1999.

Image © Manfred Winter Collection
Tags Basketball

Arizona Diamondbacks

Sports

N904AW

B757-225

America West

1996-06

America West signed a marketing alliance with the Phoenix-based Arizona Diamondbacks in 1996, and unveiled this special 757 on May 17, 1996. The baseball team's ballpark was a neighbour of the America West Arena which housed the Suns NBA team.

Image ©
Tags Baseball

Ohio

City of Colombus

State Flags

N905AW

B757-2S7

America West

1995-06

This special livery was unveiled on October 19, 1995 as the third and final state flag-themed scheme at America West. The frame was named after the first and only Eastern city where America West established a hub: Colombus. The hub had officially been launched on December 15, 1992.

The livery depicts an artist's rendering of the Ohio Burgee, the name given to the state's flag. The red disc is suggestive of the state's name and the colours are the very classic blue, white and red which remind us of the Federal flag.

Image © Royal S King (PHX)
Tags Flag

Arizona

City of Phoenix | City of Tucson

State Flags

N916AW	B757-23A	America West		1995-98
N901AW	B757-2S7	America West		1998-07

This striking scheme was unveiled on April 20, 1995. N916AW sported the colors of the flag of Arizona, where America West's Phoenix hometown and biggest hub was located. The scheme was unveiled about a year after Southwest painted its Arizona One logojet. When N916AW -which was a leased aircraft- was returned to the lessor in April 1998, sistership 901 gained the Arizona Flag scheme; she would be replaced in turn by A319 N826AW. The scheme and colour tones were slightly different on the two 757s.

The flag of Arizona consists of 13 rays of red and gold on the top half (the colors of the flag of Spain) and the number 13 represents the 13 original states of the USA. The copper star refers to the copper mining industry while the blue represents the Colorado River.

Image ©
Tags Flag

Nevada

City of Las Vegas | City of Reno

State Flags

N915AW

B757-225

America West

1994-07

Sporting the colors of the flag of Nevada, where America West's Las Vegas hub was located. This scheme was unveiled about 4 years before Southwest painted its Nevada One logojet, and was later replaced by A319 N822AW after the merger with US Airways.

The design of the livery includes a silver star (a reference to the state's nickname, The Silver State) and the “Battle Born” banner referring to Nevada’s birth as a state during the Civil War in 1864. Green sagebrush (the state flower) with yellow flowers is dislayed around the star as it is on the flag.

Image ©
Tags Flag

Teamwork #1

Teamwork

N902AW

B757-2S7

America West

1994-00

In 1994 America West organised a design competition, asking the children of its 11'000 employees to illustrate their "idea of Teamwork" on a plane. This iconic special was unveiled on October 29, 1994, celebrating the airline's corporate values. The scheme was designed by Ann Rogan, the 11 year-old daughter of America West pilot John Rogan.

A commercial was recorded for marketing purposes (see here). The scheme was updated in 2000 (see separately).

Image © Jacques Guillem Collection (PHX)
Tags Children Drawings, Design Competition, Staff

Phoenix Suns #2

Phoenix Suns ★

Sports

N907AW

B757-225

America West

1994-03

America West was the official partner of the Phoenix Suns NBA team since 1989 and this fully-painted logojet was finally unveiled on May 16, 1994, being the first special-themed aircraft of America West.

Image © Jacques Guillem Collection (PHX)
Tags Basketball

Phoenix Suns #1

Phoenix Suns

'93 NBA Western Conference Champions

Sports

N708AW

B737-122

America West

1993-96

In 1989 marketing agreement was signed between America West and the Phoenix Suns basketball team, making their new home in downtown Phoenix the America West Arena. It was not until 1993 that small logos made their way onto America West planes. The very small rear door stickers were soon followed by a larger one beneath the window line at the front of the wing. While the full Suns logojet was unveiled in May 1994, the 731 saw its livery updated in 1996. It was the aircraft actually used by the team for its transport needs.

Image ©
Tags Basketball

AmeriFlora '92

America's Celebration of Discovery

N637AW

A320-231

America West

1992

America West was the official partner of AmeriFlora '92, an international horticultural exhibition held in Columbus, Ohio from April 20 to October 12, 1992. This event commemorated the quincentenary anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. The city was chosen primarily because Columbus is the largest city in the world named after the explorer.

Image © Glen Reid Collection (PHX)
Tags Commemoration, Exhibition, Plants