...and expanded/transformed from a largely risk-immunized charter business model to a fully at-risk scheduled, network business model. Alireza Alivandivafa wrote: >Very interesting history at ATA. Too bad they took on a massive debt load at >exactly the wrong time. > >In a message dated 1/23/2006 5:36:35 PM Central Standard Time, >exatc@xxxxxxxxxx writes: >A LOOK AT ATA OVER THE YEARS >â?¢ 1973: Latvia native J. George Mikelsons, former chief pilot and director >of operations at Voyager 1000 travel club, forms his own club, Ambassadair. >