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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AMERICA WEST AIRLINES, INC.
(Exact name of each registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 86-0418245
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Indemnification No.)
4000 East Sky Harbor Boulevard
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
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(Address of Principal (Zip Code)
Executive Offices)
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT:
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Name of each exchange
Title of each class on which each class
to be so registered is to be registered
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Class B Common Stock, New York Stock Exchange
par value $.01 per share
Warrants to purchase New York Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock
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Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
A description of the Class B Common Stock of America West Airlines,
Inc, (the "Registrant") to be registered hereunder is set forth under the
caption Description of Capital Stock in the Prospectus included in the
Registrants' Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-54243) as amended,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, including any prospectus filed in accordance with Rule 424(b),
which description is incorporated herein by reference.
A description of the Warrants to purchase Class B Common Stock of the
Registrant to be registered hereunder is set forth under the caption
Description of Warrants in the Prospectus included in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-54243), as amended, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, including any prospectus filed in accordance with Rule 424(b), which
description is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
1. All exhibits required by Instruction II to Item 2 will be
supplied to the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
AMERICA WEST AIRLINES, INC.
/s/ MARTIN J. WHALEN
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Martin J. Whalen
Senior Vice President - Administration
and General Counsel
Date: August , 1994
