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8-K, 2000-04-13
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                       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


                                 April 13, 2000
                        (Date of Earliest Event Reported)


         AIRPLANES LIMITED                          AIRPLANES U.S. TRUST

  (Exact Name of Registrants as Specified in Memorandum of Association or Trust
                                   Agreement)


         Jersey, Channel Islands                    Delaware
         (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

         33-99970-01                                13-3521640
         (Commission File                           (IRS Employer
         Number)                                    Identification No.)


         Airplanes Limited                          Airplanes U.S. Trust
         22 Grenville Street                        1100 North Market Street
         St. Helier                                 Rodney Square North
         Jersey, JE4 8PX                            Wilmington, Delaware
         Channel Islands                            19890-0001
         (011 44 1534 609 000)                      (1-302-651-1000)

           (Addresses and Telephone Numbers, Including Area Codes, of
                    Registrants' Principal Executive Offices)




<PAGE>


Item 5.           Other Events


     Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a copy of a Report to Certificateholders
dated April 13, 2000, sent to each holder of a Pass Through Certificate issued
by Airplanes Pass Through Trust.


                                        2

<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each
of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereto duly authorized.


                                                     AIRPLANES LIMITED


Date: April 13, 2000                                 /s/ Roy M. Dantzic*
                                                     -------------------
                                                     Director and Officer


Date: April 13, 2000                                 AIRPLANES U.S. TRUST


                                                     /s/ Roy M . Dantzic*
                                                     --------------------
                                                     Controlling Trustee
                                                     and Officer


                                                    *By: /s/ Michael Walsh
                                                       -------------------
                                                         Attorney-in-Fact


                                        3

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit 99.A     -        Report to Certificateholders
Exhibit 99.B     -        Power of Attorney for Airplanes Limited
Exhibit 99.C     -        Power of Attorney for Airplanes U.S. Trust


                                       4


                                AIRPLANES Group

                          Report to Certificateholders

                   All numbers in US$ unless otherwise stated

Payment Date: 17 April 2000.
Calculation Date: 11 April 2000.

(i)  ACCOUNT ACTIVITY SUMMARY (Between Calculation Dates)
<TABLE>

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                          Balance on
                                 Prior Balance        Deposits         Withdrawals     Calculation Date
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   9-Mar-00                                               11-Apr-00

<S>                                         <C>                <C>              <C>               <C>
Lessee Funded Account                       0.00               0.00             (0.00)            0.00
Expense Account (note ii)           5,759,531.42      12,271,848.28    (14,995,446.50)    3,035,933.20
Collection Account (note iii)     204,385,002.59      41,913,774.71    (40,500,934.59)  205,797,842.71
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -  Miscellaneous Reserve          40,000,000.00                                         40,000,000.00
 -  Maintenance Reserve            80,000,000.00                                         80,000,000.00
 -  Security Deposit               44,270,410.00                                         43,884,068.00
 -  Other Collections (net of
      interim withdrawals)         40,114,592.59                                         41,913,774.71
                                  ==============      =============     =============   ==============
Total                             210,144,534.01      54,185,622.99    (55,496,381.09)  208,833,775.91
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
(ii)  ANALYSIS OF EXPENSE ACCOUNT ACTIVITY
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                               <C>
Balance on preceding Calculation Date (Mar 09,2000)               5,759,531.42
Transfer from Collection Account (previous Payment Date)         12,240,468.58
Transfer from Collection Account (interim deposit)                        0.00
Interest Earned during period                                        31,379.70
Payments during period between prior
Calculation Date and the relevant Calculation Date:
 - Payments on previous Payment Date                              (2,946,468.52)
 - Other payments                                                (12,048,977.98)
                                                               ----------------
Balance on relevant Calculation Date (Apr 11, 2000)               3,035,933.20
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
(iii)  ANALYSIS OF COLLECTION ACCOUNT ACTIVITY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                              <C>
Balance on preceding Calculation Date (Mar 09,2000)              204,385,002.59
Collections during period                                         41,895,136.17
Swap receipts (previous Payment Date)                                 18,638.54
Transfer to Expense Account  (previous Payment Date)             (12,240,468.58)
Transfer to Expense Account  (interim withdrawal)                          0.00
Net transfer to Lessee Funded Accounts                                     0.00
Aggregate Certificate Payments (previous Payment Date)           (27,816,453.42)
Swap payments (previous Payment Date)                               (444,012.59)
                                                               -----------------
Balance on relevant Calculation Date (Apr 11, 2000)              205,797,842.71
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

                                AIRPLANES Group

                          Report to Certificateholders

                   All numbers in US$ unless otherwise stated


(iii) ANALYSIS OF COLLECTION ACCOUNT ACTIVITY (Cont'd)


                 ANALYSIS OF CURRENT PAYMENT DATE DISTRIBUTIONS

<TABLE>
<S>                                                               <C>
            Priority of Payments
        (i) Required Expense Amount                               14,000,000.00
       (ii) a) Class A Interest                                   11,768,938.80
            b) Swap Payments                                         339,385.79
      (iii) First Collection Account Top-up                      120,000,000.00
       (iv) Minimum Hedge Payment                                          0.00
        (v) Class A Minimum Principal                                      0.00
       (vi) Class B Interest                                       1,801,386.85
      (vii) Class B Minimum Principal                                      0.00
     (viii) Class C Interest                                       2,384,129.69
       (ix) Class D Interest                                       3,585,125.00
        (x) Second Collection Account Top-up                      38,207,374.00
       (xi) Class A Principal Adjustment Amount                   14,407,232.46
      (xii) Class C Scheduled Principal                            1,200,000.00
     (xiii) Class D Scheduled Principal                              520,000.00
      (xiv) Modification Payments                                          0.00
       (xv) Soft Bullet Note Step-up Interest                              0.00
      (xvi) Class E Minimum Interest                                 492,684.17
     (xvii) Supplemental Hedge Payment                                     0.00
    (xviii) Class B Supplemental Principal                           127,519.15
      (xix) Class A Supplemental Principal                                 0.00
       (xx) Class D Outstanding Principal                                  0.00
      (xxi) Class C Outstanding Principal                                  0.00
     (xxii) Class E Supplemental Interest                                  0.00
    (xxiii) Class B Outstanding Principal                                  0.00
     (xxiv) Class A Outstanding Principal                                  0.00
      (xxv) Class E Accrued Unpaid Interest                                0.00
     (xxvi) Class E Outstanding Principal                                  0.00
    (xxvii) Charitable Trust                                               0.00
                                                                ----------------
Total Payments with respect to Payment Date                      208,833,775.91
      Less Collection Account Top-Ups ((iii) and (x)above)      (158,207,374.00)
                                                                ----------------
                                                                  50,626,401.91
                                                                ================
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                                AIRPLANES Group

                          Report to Certificateholders

                   All numbers in US$ unless otherwise stated

(iv) PAYMENT ON THE CERTIFICATES
<TABLE>

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a)  FLOATING RATE CERTIFICATES                         A-4              A-6               A-7                A-8            Class B
     --------------------------
<S>                                                <C>              <C>               <C>                <C>                <C>
     Applicable LIBOR                              6.00375%         6.00375%          6.00375%           6.00375%           6.00375%
     Applicable Margin                             0.62000%         0.34000%          0.26000%           0.37500%           0.75000%
     Applicable Interest Rate                      6.62375%         6.34375%          6.26375%           6.37875%           6.75375%
     Interest Amount Payable                   1,214,354.17     3,303,579.42      3,157,973.96       4,093,031.25       1,801,386.85
     Step Up Interest Amount                           0.00             0.00              0.00               0.00               0.00

     Opening Principal Balance               200,000,000.00   568,103,222.82    550,000,000.00     700,000,000.00     290,971,577.36
     Minimum Principal Payment Amount                  0.00             0.00              0.00               0.00               0.00
     Adjusted Principal Payment Amount                 0.00    14,407,232.46              0.00               0.00               0.00
     Supplemental Principal Payment Amount             0.00             0.00              0.00               0.00         127,519.15
     Total Principal Distribution Amount               0.00    14,407,232.46              0.00               0.00         127,519.15
     Redemption Amount
      - amount allocable to principal                  0.00             0.00              0.00               0.00               0.00
      - premium allocable to premium                   0.00             0.00              0.00               0.00               0.00
                                            ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Outstanding Principal Balance
       (Apr 17, 2000)                        200,000,000.00   553,695,990.36    550,000,000.00     700,000,000.00     290,844,058.21
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b)  FIXED RATE CERTIFICATES                        Class C          Class D
     -----------------------
     Applicable Interest Rate                       8.1500%         10.8750%
     Interest Amount Payable                   2,384,129.69     3,585,125.00

     Opening Principal Balance               351,037,500.00   395,600,000.00
     Scheduled Principal Payment Amount        1,200,000.00       520,000.00
     Redemption Amount                                 0.00             0.00
      - amount allocable to principal                  0.00             0.00
      - amount allocable to premium                    0.00             0.00
     Actual Pool Factor                           0.9329000        0.9877000
                                            ---------------------------------
     Outstanding Principal Balance
       (Apr 17, 2000)                        349,837,500.00   395,080,000.00
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

Table of rescheduled Pool Factors                       n/a              n/a
  in the event of a partial redemption
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                                AIRPLANES Group

                          Report to Certificateholders

                   All numbers in US$ unless otherwise stated

<TABLE>

(v)  FLOATING RATE CERTIFICATE INFORMATION FOR NEXT INTEREST ACCRUAL PERIOD (Aggregate Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          A-4              A-6               A-7                A-8            Class B
<S>                                  <C>              <C>               <C>                <C>                <C>
     Applicable LIBOR                6.13000%         6.13000%          6.13000%           6.13000%           6.13000%
     Applicable Margin               0.62000%         0.34000%          0.26000%           0.37500%           0.75000%
     Applicable Interest Rate        6.75000%         6.47000%          6.39000%           6.50500%           6.88000%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(vi) CURRENT PERIOD PAYMENTS Per $100,000 Initial Outstanding Principal Balance of Certificates)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a)  FLOATING RATE CERTIFICATES

                                          A-4              A-6               A-7                A-8            Class B

     Opening Principal Amount        2,000.00         5,681.03          5,500.00           7,000.00           2,909.72
     Total Principal Payments            0.00           144.07              0.00               0.00               1.28
                                     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Closing Outstanding
       Principal Balance             2,000.00         5,536.96          5,500.00           7,000.00           2,908.44

     Total Interest                     12.14            33.04             31.58              40.93              18.01
     Total Premium                       0.00             0.00              0.00               0.00               0.00
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b)  FIXED RATE CERTIFICATES
                                                    Class C           Class D

<S>                                                <C>               <C>
     Opening Principal Amount                      3,510.38          3,956.00
     Total Principal Payments                         12.00              5.20
                                                ------------------------------
     Outstanding Principal Balance                 3,498.38          3,950.80

     Total Interest                                   23.84             35.85
     Total Premium                                     0.00              0.00
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




                                                               Exhibit B


         Attached hereto is a true and correct copy of a Power of Attorney given
by each of the persons signatory thereto.


                                                            /s/ John Banes
                                                            --------------
                                                                John Banes

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         Each of the undersigned, being a Director and officer of Airplanes
Limited, hereby individually appoints Patrick Blaney, John Tierney, Brian
McLoghlin, Declan Treacy, Richard Pierce, John Redmond, Michael Walsh and Rose
Hynes and each of them, acting as an officer of GPA Financial Services (Ireland)
Limited, as Administrative Agent of Airplanes Limited, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent (each an "Attorney-in-Fact"), with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
his capacity as a Director and an officer of Airplanes Limited, to sign each
Report on Form 8-K which will be filed at least monthly, provided that where any
such Report on Form 8-K is required to contain any information in addition to or
other than a copy of the relevant monthly report to certificate holders, the
contents of such Report on Form 8-K shall be notified to any one Director of
Airplanes Limited prior to the filing thereof, each such Report on Form 8-K
containing a monthly report to certificate holders to be filed monthly on or
about the 15th day of each month and each other Report on Form 8-K to be filed
within the time prescribed by the SEC upon the occurrence of certain events
listed in the SEC rules and regulations with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") and any amendments thereto, and to file the same with any
exhibits thereto and any other documents in connection therewith with the SEC,
granting unto said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said Attorney-in-Fact, or his
substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be duly executed and delivered on the date indicated below.


Dated: 24 June 1996                                    /s/ Roy M. Dantzic
                                                       ------------------
                                                       Roy M. Dantzic

                                     Witness:          /s/    A.Syvret

Dated: 24 June 1996                                    /s/ William A. Franke
                                                       ---------------------
                                                       William A. Franke

                                     Witness:          /s/ A.Syvret

Dated: 24 June 1996                                    /s/ Hugh R. Jenkins
                                                       -------------------
                                                       Hugh R. Jenkins

                                     Witness:          /s/ A.Syvret

Dated: 24 June 1996                                    /s/ William M. McCann
                                                       ---------------------
                                                       William M. McCann

                                     Witness:          /s/ A.Syvret

Dated: 24 June 1996                                    /s/ Edward J. Hansom
                                                       --------------------
                                                       Edward J. Hansom

                                     Witness:          /s/ A.Syvret



                                                                Exhibit C


                  Attached hereto is a true and correct copy of a Power of
Attorney given by each of the persons signatory thereto.

                                              /s/ John Banes
                                              --------------
                                                  John Banes

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         Each of the undersigned, being a Controlling Trustee and officer of
Airplanes U.S. Trust, hereby individually appoints Patrick Blaney, John Tierney,
Brian McLoghlin, Declan Treacy, Richard Pierce, John Redmond, Michael Walsh and
Rose Hynes and each of them, acting as an officer of GPA Financial Services
(Ireland) Limited, as Administrative Agent of Airplanes U.S. Trust, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent (each an "Attorney-in-Fact"), with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
his capacity as a Controlling Trustee and an officer of Airplanes U.S. Trust to
sign each Report on Form 8-K which will be filed at least monthly, provided that
where any such Report on Form 8-K is required to contain any information in
addition to or other than a copy of the relevant monthly report to certificate
holders, the contents of such Report on Form 8-K shall be notified to any one
Controlling Trustee of Airplanes U.S. Trust prior to the filing thereof, each
such Report on Form 8-K containing a monthly report to certificate holders to be
filed monthly on or about the 15th day of each month and each other Report on
Form 8-K to be filed within the time prescribed by the SEC upon the occurrence
of certain events listed in the SEC rules and regulations with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any amendments thereto, and to file the
same with any exhibits thereto and any other documents in connection therewith
with the SEC, granting unto said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said Attorney-in- Fact,
or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


Dated: 24 June 1996                        /s/ Roy M. Dantzic
                                           ------------------
                                           Roy M. Dantzic
                                           Controlling Trustee

                                           /s/ William A. Franke
                                           ---------------------
                                           William A. Franke
                                           Controlling Trustee

                                           /s/ Hugh R. Jenkins
                                           -------------------
                                           Hugh R. Jenkins
                                           Controlling Trustee

                                           /s/ William M. McCann
                                           ---------------------
                                           William M. McCann
                                           Controlling Trustee

                                           /s/ Edward J. Hansom
                                           --------------------
                                           Edward J. Hansom
                                           Controlling Trustee



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