The Dallas Business Journal (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Southwest Airlines Co. said Wednesday that the airline is bidding to acquire ATA Airlines’ rights to 14 slots at LaGuardia airport -- a move that would allow the Dallas-based airline to conduct seven daily round-trip flights into New York. (LUV)
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Southwest Airlines submitted a $7.5 million bid to take over the takeoff and landing rights of bankrupt carrier ATA Airlines at New York's LaGuardia Airport, as the nation's top discount airline takes aim at the nation's biggest -- and most congested -- market. The bid, subject to court approval, would give Southwest seven landings and takeoffs a day at LaGuardia, where the federal government is moving...
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
INDIANAPOLIS » Southwest Airlines Co. agreed to purchase assets of bankrupt ATA Airlines for $7.5 million to acquire 14 flight slots at New York's LaGuardia Airport and enter the nation's biggest aviation market. Southwest, the largest discount carrier, would buy the slots and ATA's operating certificate, pending U.S.
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Southwest Airlines intends to buy seven daily round-trip takeoff and landing slots at LaGuardia Airport from bankrupt ATA Airlines, which would allow Southwest to serve the New York airport closest to Manhattan next year.
Aviation Now (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Southwest's $7.5-million bid for the dormant airline, a former code-share partner, would convey 14 slots at New York LaGuardia
Aviation Now (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Southwest's $7.5-million bid for the dormant airline, a former code-share partner, would convey 14 slots at New York LaGuardia
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
"It is a huge step," Montgomery said Tuesday. "It's going into an area we, frankly, didn't think we'd ever be in. We've reached a state of maturity in our system and with the number of aircraft that we have that allows us now to consider something as challenging as LaGuardia."
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Share Southwest Airlines plans to start flights at New York's LaGuardia airport, part of the biggest U.S. aviation market, with an agreement to buy assets from bankrupt ATA Airlines Inc. for $7.5 million.Serving New York from LaGuardia will put Southwest into the nation's most-congested airport, a break with its practice of shunning crowded facilities, and inject the world's largest discounter into...
UK Cash Loans (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Athens Township: ATA Prez.: Debt consolidation could eliminate … Morning Times, PA - 2 hours ago Debt consolidation has worked well for other municipalities facing similar situations, said Steiner. “That was one of the recommendations we got from our [...]
EmailWire.Com (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 17, 2008 ) FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. -- Nov. 17, 2008 -- Bankruptcy Creditors' Service, Inc., published Issue No. 93 of ATA AIRLINES BANKRUPTCY NEWS today. The 8-page newsletter contains stories with these headlines: [01178] DEBTOR'S MOTION FOR PROCEDURES TO SELL L1011 AIRCRAFT [01179]...
The Atlanta Business Chronicle (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Two former tax return preparers with American Tax Associates Inc. (ATA) who now live in Atlanta have been convicted of eight counts of preparing false income tax.
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
The Dallas Morning News reports that Southwest Airlines confirmed it is buying ATA Airlines for ATA's operating slots at LaGuardia Airport . A Southwest spokeswoman said, "The intent is not to operate ATA Airlines. The intent is to allow Southwest Airlines to acquire the LaGuardia slots ." NBC New York directs us to Southwest's Leader Planner Bill Owen's blog post , "This isn’t just big news, it’s...
My Digital Life (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
The manufacturer and marketer of high tech computer hardware peripherals, Kanguru Solutions has announced the availabilty of its new cutting edge flash drive with both eSATA (External Serial ATA) and USB connectivity - Kanguru e-Flash, which the company claims as the first flash drive to utilize high speed, powered eSATA technology (3Gb/s connectivity, 5 times [...] [ This is a content summary only....
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Southwest Airlines Co. is trying to crack the New York market, the crown jewel of business travel, by making a bid to buy bankrupt ATA Airlines' slots at LaGuardia Airport. Southwest says it made a bid $7.5 million to acquire ATA's 14 slots at LaGuardia in bankruptcy court in Indianapolis, which is auctioning off ATA's assets. ATA filed for bankruptcy protection in April. Currently, Southwest only...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Southwest Airlines, which operates the most flights from Kansas City International Airport, plans to start flights at New York's LaGuardia airport with an agreement to buy assets from bankrupt ATA Airlines Inc. for $7.5 million. Serving New York from LaGuardia will put Southwest into the nation's most-congested airport, a break with its practice of shunning crowded facilities.
