1 1453 6-26-91 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 15 Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports Under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Commission file Number 1-10140 _______________________________________________ America West Airlines, Inc. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 4000 East Sky Harbor Boulevard, Phoenix, Arizona 85034 (602) 693-0800 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7-3/4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2010 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7-1/2% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2011 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11-1/4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2009 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form) Class A Common Stock par value $.01 par share ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Class B Common Stock par value $.01 per share ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11-1/4% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2001 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Class B Common Stock Warrants ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(4) remains) Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports: Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) /X/ Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) / / Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) / / Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) / / Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) / / Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) / / Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) / / Rule 15D-6 / / Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) / / Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: 0 __________________________________________________________________ Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Name of registrant as specified in charter) has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person. January 23, 1995 /s/ MARTIN J. WHALEN DATE: ____________________ BY:___________________________ Martin J. Whalen Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary