John G. Denison was the acting CEO and

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ATA Airlines ATA Airlines, Inc. – formerly known as American Trans Air and commonly referred to as ATA – was a United States low-cost scheduled service and charter airline based in Indianapolis, Indiana. ATA operated scheduled passenger flights ...

and

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at the time of ATA's shutdown due to financial insolvency. In 2006, Denison had announced that he would step down as ATA's CEO on January 1, 2007; Denison was replaced with

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. However, Denison had also announced he would continue on as ATA's Chairman of the Board of Directors. He has been an officer of Global Aero Logistics, Inc. since February 21, 2005. Denison returned to his former post as acting CEO of

following

's abrupt departure in March 2008. Dension is a former Vice President and CFO of

Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines Co., typically referred to as Southwest, is one of the major airlines of the United States and the world's largest low-cost carrier. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has scheduled service to 121 destinations in the U ...

. He also successfully commandeered

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out of a near-liquidation bankruptcy. Denison has since returned to Southwest Airlines and serves on the board of directors since departing the successor company to New ATA Holdings.

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External links

John G. Denison's executive profile
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