{"id":145583,"date":"2024-10-31T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T01:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/why-america-west-arlines-stopped-flying\/"},"modified":"2024-10-31T11:00:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T01:00:13","slug":"history-how-why-america-west-airlines-stopped-flying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=145583","title":{"rendered":"History: How &amp; Why America West Airlines Stopped Flying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A major airline that operated in the United States for over 25 years,             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"274711\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/america-west-airlines\/\"  >America West Airlines<\/a><\/span> was launched in 1981 and eventually merged with US Airways in 2007. 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