America West Complies With FAA Settlement

America West said it has fully complied with a pact it reached last year with the Federal Aviation Administration, thereby saving the Phoenix-based airline $2.5 million. The FAA had alleged that America West had maintenance and operational lapses, and it proposed a $5-million fine. The airline paid half that amount, but the FAA said the other half would be forgiven if America West complied with a major overhaul of its maintenance and flight operations. America West said last year that it agreed to the settlement to avoid the cost of litigation, but did not admit to any wrongdoing.