8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 2, 2004

AMERICA WEST HOLDINGS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-12649	86-0847214
(State of jurisdiction)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

111 West Rio Salado Parkway
Tempe, Arizona 85281
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (480) 693-0800

AMERICA WEST AIRLINES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-12337	86-0418245
(State of jurisdiction)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4000 E. Sky Harbor Boulevard
Phoenix, Arizona 85034-3899
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (480) 693-0800

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
	ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Ex-99.1

ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

     On December 2, 2004, America West Airlines, Inc. (the “Company”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of America West Holdings Corporation, announced via press release certain traffic statistics for November 2004. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated December 2, 2004.

2.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, America West Holdings Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	AMERICA WEST HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Dated:   December 2, 2004	By:	/s/ Derek J. Kerr
		Derek J. Kerr
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, America West Airlines, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	AMERICA WEST AIRLINES, INC.
Dated:   December 2, 2004	By:	/s/ Derek J. Kerr
		Derek J. Kerr
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

3.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated December 2, 2004.

4.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Contact:	Janice Monahan
	480/693-5729

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004

AMERICA WEST REPORTS RECORD NOVEMBER TRAFFIC

     PHOENIX—America West Airlines (NYSE:AWA) today reported traffic statistics for the month of November 2004. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for November 2004 were a record 1.9 billion, an increase of 14 percent from November 2003. Capacity increased 8.9 percent in November 2004 to a record 2.5 billion available seat miles (ASMs). The passenger load factor for the month of November was a record 77.4 percent. America West also reported record year-to-date RPMs of 21.4 billion, record year-to-date ASMs of 27.6 billion and a record year-to-date load factor of 77.6 percent.

     “We are pleased to report our fifth consecutive month of record load factors. In addition, our revenue per available seat mile (RASM) during November was flat on a year-over-year basis,” said Scott Kirby, executive vice president, sales and marketing. “We had a particularly strong Thanksgiving travel period including the highest passenger revenue and RASM day in America West history on Sunday, Nov. 28.”

     The following summarizes America West’s November and year-to-date traffic results for 2004 and 2003:

	November 2004		November 2003		% Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (000)		1,909,648		1,675,677		14.0
Available Seat Miles (000)		2,466,576		2,264,516		8.9
Load Factor (percent)		77.4		74.0		3.4	pts.
Enplanements		1,738,486		1,564,748		11.1

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America West Airlines
Reports November Traffic / 2

	YTD 2004		YTD 2003		% Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (000)		21,383,900		19,497,464		9.7
Available Seat Miles (000)		27,568,135		25,479,412		8.2
Load Factor (percent)		77.6		76.5		1.1	pts.
Enplanements		19,356,719		18,398,624		5.2

     America West will report to the Department of Transportation that its domestic on-time performance was 75.0 percent for the month of November and its completion factor was 98.5 percent. Rain and low visibility during two weekends in November impacted the airline’s operational performance in its Phoenix and Las Vegas hubs.

     For additional information regarding the airline’s current cost per available seat mile (CASM) guidance, fuel hedging positions, and planned capital expenditures for the remainder of 2004, please visit the investor relations update, which is located in the “About AWA” section of the airline’s Web site at www.americawest.com. The investor relations update page also includes current distribution percentages (information on the airline’s distribution channels) and fleet plan through 2007.

     America West Airlines is the nation’s second largest low-fare airline and the only carrier formed since deregulation to achieve major airline status. America West’s 13,000 employees serve nearly 55,000 customers a day in 96 destinations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica.

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