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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 EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):
OCTOBER 31, 1997
AMERICA WEST AIRLINES, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE 1-10140 86-0418245
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (COMMISSION FILE NO.) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
4000 E. SKY HARBOR BOULEVARD
PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85034
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
(602) 693-0800
(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On October 31, 1997, America West Airlines, Inc. ("AWA"), a wholly owned
subsidiary of America West Holdings Corporation, and the Association of Flight
Attendants, AFL-CIO, reached a tentative agreement on a contract covering AWA's
more than 2,000 flight attendants. The press release announcing the agreement is
filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the contents of
such Exhibit are incorporated herein by reference.
Subsequently, the Association of Flight Attendants' Master Executive
Council unanimously approved the collective bargaining agreement reached on
October 31, 1997. The press release announcing such approval is filed as
Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the contents of such
Exhibit are incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
Exhibit 99.1-- Press Release dated November 1, 1997.
Exhibit 99.2-- Press Release dated November 10, 1997.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
AMERICA WEST AIRLINES, INC.
By: /s/ Stephen L. Johnson
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Stephen L. Johnson
Senior Vice President--Legal Affairs
Date: November 12, 1997
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EXHIBIT 99.1
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AMERICA WEST AIRLINES NEWS RELEASE
Phone: 602-693-5729
Fax: 602-693-5546 Contact: Dianne Segura
Internet: http://www.americawest.com America West Airlines
800-984-2081 (Pager)
Bill McGlashen
Association of Flight Attendants
602-966-1231
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, November 1, 1997
AMERICA WEST AIRLINES AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS' UNION
CONCLUDE NEGOTIATIONS
PHOENIX (NYSE:AWA) - Negotiators for America West Airlines and the
Association of Flight Attendants, AFL-CIO (AFA) reached a tentative agreement on
a contract covering the airline's more than 2,000 flight attendants late Friday
evening.
Contract negotiations between the flight attendants' union and the company
began in December 1994 and both parties entered federal mediation in May 1997.
Friday's tentative agreement was concluded with the assistance of Faye Marie
Landers-Crawford, a mediator assigned by the National Mediation Board.
The five-year tentative agreement announced today resolves all issues
regarding pay rates, benefits, and working conditions between the parties and,
if approved, will be the flight attendants' first contract with the company.
Details of the terms will not be released pending approval by the union's
leadership and a ratification vote by the flight attendants which is expected to
be scheduled soon.
"We are pleased to conclude this agreement," said Richard Goodmanson,
president and CEO. "The agreement is a credit to the hard work of both
negotiating committees."
"The tentative agreement upholds our key negotiating principles of higher
pay, work-life flexibility and clear work-rule policies and procedures," said
Deborah Volpe, AFA local president.
AFA represents over 41,000 flight attendants at 26 carriers including the
more than 2,000 America West flight attendants and is the largest flight
attendant union in the world. America West Airlines, the nation's ninth largest
airline, serves more than 90 destinations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
America West is a wholly owned subsidiary of America West Holdings
Corporation, an aviation and travel services company with sales of more than
$1.7 billion.
-AWA-
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EXHIBIT 99.2
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AMERICA WEST AIRLINES NEWS RELEASE
Phone: 602-693-5729
Fax: 602-693-5546 Contact: Patty Nowack
Internet: http://www.americawest.com Phoenix, AZ (MST)
602/693-5729
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, November 10, 1997
AMERICA WEST AIRLINES' FLIGHT ATTENDANTS' UNION
LEADERSHIP RECOMMENDS CONTRACT RATIFICATION
PHOENIX (NYSE:AWA)--America West Airlines has been informed that the
Association of Flight Attendants' (AFA) Master Executive Council (MEC) has
reviewed and unanimously approved the collective bargaining agreement
initially completed by the negotiating committee Oct. 31 and recommended
ratification to its members. The agreement remains subject to ratification by
the flight attendants and approval by America West Airlines' Board of
Directors.
The AFA's negotiating committee and leaders will conduct a series of
informational meetings for flight attendants over the course of the next 30
days. Ballots will be mailed Nov. 21 to all qualified America West flight
attendants who will vote on the MEC recommended contract. Results will be
tabulated in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 18.
-AWA-
