ATA - American Trans Air is one of the major American airlines, offering range of services to its passengers. Based in Indianapolis in the state of Indiana, the airlines offers a wide range of scheduled flights in 13 city destinations in all over United States and in Mexico as well. What began in 1973 by the pioneering efforts of George Mikelsons has come a long way today, entering now its 35th year of service. Besides the scheduled flights, the ATA also commercial and charter air flights all over the world. Though based in Indianapolis, the airlines focuses on cities such as Chicago, Honolulu and Oakland. It thus works through the international airports of Chicago International Airport, Honolulu International Airport and the Oakland International Airport. The airlines is completely owned by Global Aero Logistics Inc., the latter also owning airlines companies such as World Airways and North American Airlines. The prime objective of ATA - American Trans Air has been not only to offer low cost airfares to the passengers, but also provides several value-based services. Some of the aircrafts used by the airlines includes Boeing 757-200s, Boeing 737-800s, Boeing 757-300s, Lockheed L-1011s and DC10s.
| While the airlines was founded in 1972, it became a common-air carrier in the year 1981. In 1982, the ATA earned a revenue of US $30.5 million, the highest so far. By 1991, the airlines had become the largest civilian passenger service for the US military. The airlines gave huge service during the Gulf wars, carrying as many as 108,000 military personnel. It was in 1994 that it shifted its focus also on the holiday travelers, making their services not only user friendly, but also marketing themselves with an evolved brand image. The current CEO of ATA - American Trans Air is Subodh Karnik, who assumed the post since January 1, 2007.
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The ATA offers to its frequent travelers the award progam, which is known to be the easiest to follow system. Accordingly, passengers who have booked themselves with their official website, earn a companion ticket after two round trips booked with the airlines.
Some of the popular destinations of the ATA - American Trans Air lie in Mexico and the United States. While in Mexico, the destinations are Jalisco and Quintana Roo, in United States, the destinations include Phoenix, Los Angeles, Oakland, Hilo, Honolulu, Kona, Lihue, Maui, Chicago, Las Vegas and Dallas/Fort Worth. At the same time, the ATA are known for their charter services, all around the globe, which are known for their economical rates and personalized services.
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