The article below from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by psa188@xxxxxxxxx /--------- E-mail Sponsored by Fox Searchlight ------------\ SIDEWAYS IS THE BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR! Critics in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston agree... SIDEWAYS is the BEST PICTURE of the year. The award-winning film from Alexander Payne has also earned 7 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Screenplay. SIDEWAYS stars Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Sandra Oh and Virginia Madsen. SIDEWAYS is now playing in select theaters. Watch the trailer at: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/sideways/index_nyt.html \----------------------------------------------------------/ Judge Backs Southwest's Deal to Buy ATA's Gates at Midway December 22, 2004 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 21 (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday approved Southwest Airlines' $117 million deal with ATA Airlines, a package that gives ATA an infusion of capital as it emerges from bankruptcy protection. The deal was approved by Judge Basil Lorch III in bankruptcy court in Indianapolis, where ATA is based. The arrangement increases Southwest's dominance at Midway International Airport in Chicago, where it is the largest carrier. By adding 6 of ATA's 14 Midway gates to its current 19, Southwest will increase its capacity at Midway by nearly a third. ATA Holdings announced last week that it had accepted Southwest's bid for its airline's gates, over a rival offer of $89 million for all of ATA's gates at Midway by AirTran Airways, which is based in Orlando, Fla. Southwest agreed to pay about $87 million for the ATA gates and to acquire ATA's aircraft maintenance center at the Chicago airport. That total includes $40 million in cash and $47 million in financing. Southwest, based in Dallas, would also invest $30 million in notes it could exchange later for about 27 percent of ATA stock once ATA emerges from bankruptcy. The shares would be nonvoting stock. "The court's approval confirms that our arrangement with Southwest is the optimal outcome for ATA, our employees, customers, the city of Chicago and our stakeholders," J. George Mikelsons, ATA Holdings chairman and chief executive, said in a statement. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/22/business/22air.html?ex=1104725429&ei=1&en=5120e340bae906b6 --------------------------------- Get Home Delivery of The New York Times Newspaper. Imagine reading The New York Times any time & anywhere you like! Leisurely catch up on events & expand your horizons. Enjoy now for 50% off Home Delivery! Click here: http://homedelivery.nytimes.com/HDS/SubscriptionT1.do?mode=SubscriptionT1&ExternalMediaCode=W24AF HOW TO ADVERTISE --------------------------------- For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact onlinesales@xxxxxxxxxxx or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help@xxxxxxxxxxxx Copyright 2004 The New York Times Company