citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message global aviation holdings type private industry transportation founded february 19 2009 headquarters peachtree city georgia united states products airline services number of employees 1 200 website glah.com global aviation holdings inc. global was the parent company of world airways inc. world and north american airlines inc. north american headquartered in peachtree city georgia . 1 it s airline holdings included world and north american along with ata airlines prior the parent companines renaming from global aero logistics to global aviation holdings . ata world and north american all were part 121 u.s. certified air carriers providing customized air transportation services for major international passenger and cargo carriers international freight forwarders the u.s. military international leisure tour operators and international corporations . on november 12 2013 the company announced that it is once again filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection shut down world airways and sold the remaining assets of north american airlines in 2014 . the company had previously entered chapter 11 bankruptcy on february 15 2012 not long after shuffling assets and shuttering ata airlines . in 2008 global emerged from bankruptcy on feb. 13 2013 . contents 1 global aviation holdings circa 2008 2012 1.1 fleet 1.2 destinations 2 history 3 bankruptcies 4 restructuring 5 emergence of global aero logistics 6 management 6.1 john graber 6.2 bill garrett 6.3 brian bauer 6.4 james casbarro 6.5 eric bergesen 7 references 8 external links global aviation holdings circa 2008 2012 edit today global aviation holdings had combined revenues of more than 1 billion 30 leased aircraft most from gecas and ilfc and more than 2 200 employees . citation needed global aviation holdings provides services in the passenger commercial passenger ad hoc lease and wet lease charter military on demand and cargo charter acmi markets through its two airline subsidiaries . among global aviation holdings significant competitors amidst this dwindling field of operators on the passenger side who specialize in amc charter contracts and acmi and charter markets are miami international airlines omni air international and ryan international airlines . on the cargo side global aviation holdings operations performed by world airways remain distant rivals to the vastly growing abx air s airline holdings operations and network which are now inclusive of the much smaller ati air transport international and capital cargo international airlines who at one time were fierce competitors for similar contracts . north american flew to the african continent with a link up to virgin nigeria airlines but all scheduled passenger service was discontinued in may 2008 as a result of the fuel price rise escalations of 2007 2008 . 2 global aviation holdings had substantial fleet operations transiting through atlanta atl new york jfk baltimore washington bwi dallas ft. worth dfw and houston iah citation needed on a regular basis . fleet edit as of may 2013 global aviation holdings had 14 wide body transoceanic capable aircraft in its fleet 3 4 global aviation holdings fleet aircraft total passengers business notes b c total north american airlines fleet boeing 757 200 0 16 183 199 passenger boeing 767 300 5 30 0 176 247 206 247 passenger world airways fleet mcdonnell douglas md 11 3 0 355 355 passenger mcdonnell douglas md 11f 4 cargo boeing 747 400bdsf 2 cargo global aviation holdings was expected to receive some airbus a330 200f from an order placed by parent company matlinpatterson prior to the shuttering of ata airlines . 5 after the boeing 757 withdrawn from north american airlines service global aviation holdings and north american airlines became one of a small number airlines to operate only wide body aircraft much like its primary competitor omni air international which too has no narrow body aircraft . according to the referenced article in businessweek matlinpatterson has withdrawn its airbus order to resupply the global fleet with newer technology widebody aircraft . 6 destinations edit as of may 2008 global aviation holdings subsidiaries north american airlines and world airways do not offer any scheduled service ; however they operated flights into more than 120 countries worldwide in 2009 . history edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message originally named amtran holdings prior to 2002 and based in indianapolis indiana the holding company s name was changed to ata holdings corporation for increased transparency and to attract financial investors after the september 11 attacks economic hardships that affected the industry . ata holdings was a publicly traded company . on april 8 2004 ata holdings announced the sale of ata training corporation to aviation institute of maintenance to in order to focus on the passenger and charter business . ata training provided training for aircraft technicians . it was founded in indianapolis in 1992 . 7 ata holdings corp. traded on the nasdaq as atah until the company filed bankruptcy proceedings in october 2004 . on april 5 2007 new ata holdings inc. the successor company to ata holdings changed its name to global aero logistics inc. gal . shortly thereafter it announced the agreement to purchase world airways and north american airlines . late in 2007 gal quietly moved its headquarters to peachtree city georgia where world airways is headquartered . today global aero logistics provides military and commercial air transportation charters throughout the world . amtran inc. holdings 2002 8 ata holdings corp. 2003 2007 global aero logistics inc. holdings 2007 2009 global aviation holdings inc. 2009 present according to an indianapolis press release from global aero logisitcs inc. and north american airlines in 2006 the combined companies of north american ata and world revenues were approximately 1.6 billion dollars . 9 bankruptcies edit on october 26 2004 ata holdings inc. the former parent company of ata airlines filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the united states bankruptcy code along with seven of its subsidiaries ata airlines chicago express airlines ata cargo ata leisure corp. ata training corp. amber travel and execujet . logo of ata airlines logo of world airways logo of north american airlines the company and its subsidiaries continued to operate their respective business as debtors in possession under the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the bankruptcy code the federal rules of bankruptcy procedure and applicable court orders and continued to do this for one and a half years . on april 2 2008 ata airlines filed chapter 11 bankruptcy and immediately ceased all operations . 10 the sibling airlines continued to operate . with the decision to shutter ata airlines the matlinpatterson hedge fund in control of the remaining assets of ata airlines 11 and world air holdings decided to acquire the cargo carrier arrow air . on february 5 2012 global aviation holdings filed chapter 11 bankruptcy . 12 restructuring edit after the company s bankruptcy filing on october 26 2004 drastic measures were taken to turn the company around and make it profitable . as part of its restructuring j. george mikelsons ata s founder and director stepped away from the matlinpatterson global aero logistics firm and the directorship of ata named john g. denison as ceo in february 2005 . later that year launched their first ever codeshare agreement with southwest airlines which had been spearheaded earlier by mikelsons thus enabling ata to connect their passengers to southwest s markets and vice versa . ata also cut down its scheduled operations most significantly from its former hub at chicago midway international airport . ata sold ambassadair travel club in 2004 to grueninger cruises and tours based in indianapolis . 13 on february 28 2006 new ata holdings inc. emerged from chapter 11 united states bankruptcy protection . emergence of global aero logistics edit on april 5 2007 global aero logistics announced an agreement to acquire world air holdings inc. in a 315 million all cash transaction . simultaneously new ata holdings officially announced their name had been changed to global aero logistics inc. effective immediately to reflect their diverse global operations and its recent acquisition of companies with the financial backing of the matlin patterson global opportunities investment firm . terms of the 315 million deal were that global aero logistics inc. would operate ata airlines north american airlines and world airways under one umbrella global aero logistics with each airline ata north american and world operating independently when the transaction was completed in the third quarter of 2007 . in 2007 the parent company of ata said that it was changing its name to global aero logistics inc. and was acquiring the parent company of north american airlines . pacific business news said during that year there are interesting synergies between ata and world air holdings . 14 management edit john graber edit chief executive officer ceo of global aviation holdings inc. bill garrett edit chief financial officer cfo of global aviation holdings inc. from matlinpatterson . officer since october with global aero logistics inc. corporate headquarters move to atlanta . suzanne mueller executive vice president general counsel and secretary brian bauer edit senior vice president and chief marketing officer cmo global aviation holdings inc. james casbarro edit senior vice president and chief operating officer coo of north american airlines eric bergesen edit senior vice president and chief operating officer coo of world airways references edit contact global aviation holdings . global aviation holdings . retrieved on 1 july 2010 . atw daily news north american airlines fleet world airways fleet matlinpatterson signs for six a330 200f airbus press centre 28 january 2008 http www.businessweek.com news 2012 07 06 airbus suffers six freighter cancellations as slump hits cargo ata holdings corp. to sell ata training corporation sec info ata holdings corp 8 k for 6 19 97 global aero logistics completes acquisition of world air holdings ata airlines marketwatch.com story http www.businessweek.com news 2012 02 06 global aviation u s troop transporter files for bankruptcy.html ambassadair travel club company profile ata to buy world air north american air . pacific business news . thursday april 5 2007 . last modified on friday april 6 2007 . 1 . retrieved on september 12 2011 . external links edit atlanta portal companies portal aviation portal global aviation holdings official website ata s executive management team ata airlines official website archive north american airlines official website world airways official website v t e airline holding companies of the united states current alaska air group allegiant travel company american airlines group atlas air worldwide holdings delta air lines inc. hawaiian holdings mesa air group republic airways holdings skywest inc. southern air holdings southwest airlines co. trans states holdings united continental holdings former airtran holdings amr corporation amtran atlantic coast holdings inc. america west holdings bia cor holdings inc. icahn & co. flyi frontier airlines holdings global aero logistics global aviation holdings mair holdings midwest air group metro airlines northwest airlines corporation pan am corporation pan am systems pinnacle airlines corp. texas air corporation 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