AmWest in talks to buy ATA, report says
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America West Airlines is in talks to buy all or part of ATA Holdings Corp., parent of ATA Airlines, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday night on its Web site.
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Southwest Airlines proposed a $100 million deal with ATA Airlines today that would give Southwest six of ATA&#39;s gates in Chicago and provide bankruptcy financing to ATA, with which Southwest would share flights.
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America West Airlines has been trumped - for now, at least - in its efforts to buy struggling low-cost airline ATA. ATA, which has a handful of flights from Phoenix to the Midwest and Hawaii, said Tuesday that AirTran Airways Inc.
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AMR Corp.  , parent company of  American Airlines, might be a buyout target of a group  including Goldman Sachs  and British Airways ,  according to the February 26 edition of BusinessWeek magazine.
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ATA Airlines Inc.&#39;s cash crunch has worsened since August, the Indianapolis carrier&#39;s owner warned investors today, raising concerns among analysts that a bankruptcy protection filing may be near.
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Southwest Airlines offered the winning bid Thursday in the bankruptcy court-approved auction in Indianapolis for certain ATA Airlines, Inc.
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The board of ATA Holdings Corp.(ATAH.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , parent of low-cost air carrier ATA Airlines, has approved payments to key executives and employees who stay with the company after its bankruptcy filing
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A federal bankruptcy court judge on Tuesday approved a &#36;117 million bid from Southwest Airlines  for assets of ATA Holdings Corp. , clearing the way for a deal that allows the airlines to sell tickets on some of each other's flights.
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Tribune staff reporters Geoff Daugherty, Susan Chandler and Gary Washburn contributed to this story. Its financial situation steadily deteriorating, the parent of ATA
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ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI), today called the Southwest Airlines&#39; bid for ATA Airlines&#39; assets a &quot;clever trick&quot; to eliminate competition at Chicago Midway&#39;s Airport.
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ATA Airlines Inc.  on Monday said it has put its Chicago Express regional airline up for sale as part of its effort to reorganize under bankruptcy protection.
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America West Holdings Corp.  on Thursday said it would not bid for assets of bankrupt carrier ATA Airlines, saying the value does not justify the cost.
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AirTran and Southwest emerged Thursday as the leading airline bidders for valuable gates at Chicago&#39;s Midway Airport, where troubled discounter ATA is selling assets for cash.
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Owners of the AA, Britain's largest motoring group, plan to either sell or float it on the stock market, a report suggests.
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America West Airlines AWA.N on  Friday said it has reached a tentative agreement with the  Transport Workers Union for a new contract for the airline's  dispatchers.
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Qwest Communications International Inc.  offered to acquire long-distance telephone and data services company MCI Inc.  for more than &#36;6 billion, sources familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
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If the airline acquires some ATA assets, Wichita Mid-Continent could see expanded AirTran service, especially to Chicago. BY PHYLLIS JACOBS GRIEKSPOOR.