 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.
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