Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
3 World Financial Center, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10285
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
February 11, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Document Control--EDGAR
Re: SCHEDULE 13G AMENDMENT NO. 5
Dear Commissioner:
On behalf of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.(the "Reporting Person"),
submitted in electronic form for filing, is an Amendment No. 5 to a Schedule
13G relating to the Reporting Person's ownership of Common Stock of
America West Airlines, Inc.
If you have any questions regarding this filing, please
contact the undersigned at (212) 526-1911.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Karen C. Manson
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Karen C. Manson
Vice President
Secretary
Enclosure
cc: America West Airlines, Inc.
National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc.
