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Monday, February 7, 2005 (AP)
ATA Airlines to Sell Chicago Express



   (02-07) 06:02 PST Indianapolis, IN (AP) --

   ATA Airlines Inc. said Monday it plans to sell its regional carrier
Chicago Express as part of its bankruptcy reorganization.

   Chicago Express, which operates as ATA Connection, connects smaller
Midwest cities with Chicago's Midway International Airport or
Indianapolis.

   The regional service has about 400 employees in Chicago and 200 more in
Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Flint and Grand Rapids, Mich., and the Indiana
cities of Evansville, Fort Wayne and South Bend.

   Chicago Express has 16 Saab 340B aircraft, 14 of them leased, and a
maintenance hub at Midway. The regional airline's federal operating
certificate will be included in the sale, ATA said.

   Indianapolis-based ATA, which is owned by ATA Holdings Corp., filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October.

   ATA announced plans in January to halt its Chicago Express flights in the
coming months.

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