Ata Holdings Corp – ‘8-K’ for 6/19/97

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION          
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549          

FORM 8-K          

CURRENT REPORT          
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the          
Securities Exchange Act of 1934           

June 19, 1997         
(Date of earliest event reported)         

AMTRAN, INC.          
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)          

Indiana                    000-21642             35-1617970                     

(State of Other           (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer                  
Jurisdiction of           File Number)        Identification Number)          
Incorporation)                                                                

7337 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana      46231       
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)          (Zip Code)      

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:         
(317) 247-4000          

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ITEM 5.        OTHER EVENTS                                                     

        The text of Exhibit 99(a), a press release, dated June 19,
1997, announcing the election of John P. Tague as 
       President and Chief Executive Officer of Amtran, Inc., is
hereby incorporated herein by reference.          

ITEM 7.        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS                                

Exhibits.                                         

    99(a)    Press Release, dated June 19, 1997,
            announcing the election of John P.
      Tague as President and Chief
           Executive Officer of Amtran, Inc.

SIGNATURES          

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this                       
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned                            
hereunto duly authorized.                                                       

                    AMTRAN, INC.

Date:  June 20, 1997                        By:  /s/ Kenneth K. Wolff           
                                    ----------------------
                                    Name: Kenneth K. Wolff
                                    Title: Chief Financial
                                   Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX         

Exhibit No.         Description of Exhibit          Page No.                    

99(a)      Press Release, dated June 19, 1997,      4                     
announcing the election of John P.                  
Tague as President and Chief                        
Executive Officer of Amtran, Inc.                   

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Exhibit 99(a)         

For Immediate Release      Media Contact: Dick Meyer 317/240-7479               
             Investor Relations Contact: Kim Wick 317/240-7602

Amtran, Inc. Names John P. Tague President and CEO          

Indianapolis, IN June 19, 1997 -- Amtran, Inc., (Nasdaq/NMS: "AMTR"),           
parent company of ATA (American Trans Air, Inc.), Chairman George               
Mikelsons announced today that John P. Tague has been named President           
and CEO of the airline. Mr. Tague previously held several positions at          
Amtran including President and COO.                                             

"We are delighted to welcome John back to ATA. We benefited from his            
talents earlier in this decade and we look forward to his many                  
contributions once again. John knows ATA, the airline industry and              
ATA's unique position in the marketplace extremely well," said                  
Amtran's Chairman and founder George Mikelsons. "ATA had some very              
good years with John as part of our management team, including 1995,            
our best year ever. We are pleased he is willing to return to take the          
helm at ATA."                                                                   

Mr. Tague began his aviation career at Midway Airlines in 1985. When            
he left Midway in 1991, he was Senior Vice President of Marketing and           
Planning. He came to ATA as the Vice President of Marketing in 1991             
and within the year, was promoted to Senior Vice President of                   
Marketing and Sales. In June, 1993, he was promoted to Executive Vice           
President of Marketing and Sales and in September to President and              
Chief Operating Officer.                                                        

"ATA has one of the most exciting futures in the airline industry. It           
has the infrastructure and flexibility to meet today's dynamic market           
and a 24-year history of providing safe, low-cost and innovative                
charter and scheduled service to the nation's most popular leisure              
destinations. There is no other carrier with that breadth of                    
capability," said Tague. "My prior experience with ATA will hopefully           
enable me to quickly begin making a contribution to an already strong           
ATA team."                                                                      

In May of 1995, Tague left ATA to found and serve as Co- Chairman and           
CEO of the Pointe Group, a limited liability corporation. At the time           
of Tague's resignation, Mikelsons said, "John Tague...has helped ATA            
through some of the most difficult years in the history of the                  
aviation industry. His leadership has been extraordinary and I am               
proud to have had him on our team." Mr. Tague retained his seat on the          
Company's Board of Directors following his resignation as President.            
He resigned from the Board in early 1996.                                       

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Most recently, Mr. Tague has been serving as Chief Executive Officer            
for both Vanguard Airlines, Inc. and Air South Airlines, as part of             
the consulting services provided to both companies by the Pointe                
Group. Vanguard, located in Kansas City, and Air South, headquartered           
in Columbia, South Carolina, are both regional airlines.                        

Mr. Tague replaces Stan Pace, who resigned as President and CEO last            
month. Mr. Tague will assume his responsibilities with ATA effective            
June 30, 1997. He will also serve on the Company's Board of Directors.          

Now in its 24th year, ATA has made air travel easy and affordable for           
more than 35 million passengers. The airline operates a fleet of 45             
aircraft, including Boeing 727s, Boeing 757s and Lockhead L1011s. The           
fleet is supported by ATA's own maintenance and engineering facilities          
in Indianapolis and Chicago-Midway, and maintenance support stations            
worldwide. Amtran's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market              
under the symbol "AMTR." To find out more about ATA, please visit us            
at www.ata.com.                                                                 

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This ‘8-K’ Filing		Date		First		Last			Other Filings
		6/30/97		5					10-Q
Filed on:		6/20/97		2					S-8
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