ATA may fly solo again, exec says

From: Indianapolis Business Journal | Date: February 7, 2005| Author: O'Malley, Chris | Copyright information

The retired Southwest Airlines executive helping pilot ATA Holdings Inc. out of bankruptcy said he's confident the Indianapolis carrier could again fly solo, despite a virtual pullout from its hometown and what to some is a precarious reliance on code sharing with competitor Southwest.

John Denison, former chief financial officer and executive vice president at Dallas-based Southwest, said ATA's long-term strategy could include boosting frequency of flights from ATA's Chicago Midway Ai...