ATA For Now!
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What a shame. It was really a great place to work for a long time.
Good Luck all....
To: All Employees
Date: March 6, 2008
As you know, we have continually looked for cost savings and synergies throughout our
company to return to profitability, but we now must take a larger step.
We are announcing today that we are ceasing our scheduled service operation between
Midway and Dallas/Ft. Worth, Oakland, Cancun and Guadalajara. This will occur in two
stages, with the domestic flights ending on April 14 and the international flights ceasing
on June 7. These dates keep us in compliance with government regulations, which
require longer notification times for international service.
This was a difficult decision for us and one we have been wrestling with for some time,
but in the face of the unprecedented rise in fuel costs for which fares have not kept pace,
we simply could not operate this service at a profit.
I want you to know that your outstanding performance in maintaining our reliability and
customer loyalty has been a significant reason we have been able to stay in the fight this
long. I am proud of the professional effort everyone has put forth in the face of much
uncertainty and change over the past few years. Each affected employee will receive
details about what this transition will mean individually, and you’re welcome to contact
your managers if you have additional questions. In addition, we will compile the most
asked questions and be sure to get that information back out to you.
I share your disappointment, which is understandable and expected. But I ask everyone to
continue to perform for our customers in these markets, safely and to the best of our
ability through the coming months until we complete each and every flight. We have a
great team of managers and employees who have kept serving our customers well despite
the changes we have been through, and your professional efforts are needed and very
much appreciated.
What do we do next? We will place the two aircraft that are used for this scheduled
service flying into charter service, either commercially or for the military. We’re
optimistic that opportunities are out there and we’re doing everything we can to capitalize
on them, which will keep our aircraft flying and improve our profit outlook.
Thanks for everything you do. I’ll be back in touch soon.
Good Luck all....
To: All Employees
Date: March 6, 2008
As you know, we have continually looked for cost savings and synergies throughout our
company to return to profitability, but we now must take a larger step.
We are announcing today that we are ceasing our scheduled service operation between
Midway and Dallas/Ft. Worth, Oakland, Cancun and Guadalajara. This will occur in two
stages, with the domestic flights ending on April 14 and the international flights ceasing
on June 7. These dates keep us in compliance with government regulations, which
require longer notification times for international service.
This was a difficult decision for us and one we have been wrestling with for some time,
but in the face of the unprecedented rise in fuel costs for which fares have not kept pace,
we simply could not operate this service at a profit.
I want you to know that your outstanding performance in maintaining our reliability and
customer loyalty has been a significant reason we have been able to stay in the fight this
long. I am proud of the professional effort everyone has put forth in the face of much
uncertainty and change over the past few years. Each affected employee will receive
details about what this transition will mean individually, and you’re welcome to contact
your managers if you have additional questions. In addition, we will compile the most
asked questions and be sure to get that information back out to you.
I share your disappointment, which is understandable and expected. But I ask everyone to
continue to perform for our customers in these markets, safely and to the best of our
ability through the coming months until we complete each and every flight. We have a
great team of managers and employees who have kept serving our customers well despite
the changes we have been through, and your professional efforts are needed and very
much appreciated.
What do we do next? We will place the two aircraft that are used for this scheduled
service flying into charter service, either commercially or for the military. We’re
optimistic that opportunities are out there and we’re doing everything we can to capitalize
on them, which will keep our aircraft flying and improve our profit outlook.
Thanks for everything you do. I’ll be back in touch soon.
