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 | ||
| February 9, 2005 (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 Number) | (IRS Employer 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) | ||
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 8.01. Other Events
Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a copy of a Report to Certificateholders dated February 9, 2005, sent to each holder of a Pass Through Certificate issued by Airplanes Pass Through Trust.
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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: February 9, 2005 | /s/ Roy M. Dantzic* |
| Director and Officer | |
| Date: February 9, 2005 | AIRPLANES U.S. TRUST |
| /s/ Roy M. Dantzic* | |
| Controlling Trustee and Officer | |
| *By:/s/ Gerard Hastings | |
| Attorney-in-Fact |
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| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||
| Exhibit A | - | Report to Certificateholders |
| Exhibit B | - | Power of Attorney for Airplanes Limited |
| Exhibit C | - | Power of Attorney for Airplanes U.S. Trust |
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