The tribal dance
pattern was designed specifically to be used onboard the America
West 747s in first and business class with their service to Hawaii
and Japan. America West had 4 of these 747s and operated this
service starting in November 1989 and lasted about 2 years.
The eagle symbol is a symbol from the Hopi Indian tribe in Arizona.
This is a picture
from a portion of a scanned page in the America West
Business Class menu from a Phoenix to Honolulu 747
flight. This describes what the logo on this
china pattern stands for.
America West Airlines Business Class
menu from a Phoenix to Honolulu 747 flight
front cover
page 1
page 2
page 3
page 4
back cover
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Desert
Cactus Pattern
This pattern is also
known as the Desert Rose pattern. This china was used onboard
the America West flights in their first class cabins. This
pattern was used from the late 1980s through the late 1990s.
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Unknown
Pattern Name
This pattern was used
onboard onboard the America West planes for the last few years the
airline flew before their merger with USAirways. This pattern
is white with no logo or markings on the top but does have the
America West name on the bottom of each piece.
If anyone has
any additional information on any of these patterns I would love to
hear from you!