SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
July 7, 1998
(Date of earliest event reported)
AMTRAN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
INDIANA 000-21642 35-1617970
(State or Other (Commission File (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction Number) Identification Number)
of Incorporation)
7337 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana
46231
(Zip Code)
(317) 247-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
Attached as Exhibit 99(c) to this report is the Amtran, Inc.
regular monthly traffic press release. This release, dated
July 7, 1998, announces its June traffic.
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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.
(Registrant)
Date: July 7, 1998 By: Kenneth K. Wolff
(Signature)
Name: Kenneth K. Wolff
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description Page
99(c) Press Release dated July 7, 1998. 6
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Exhibit 99(c)
Media Contact: Mary Cochran 317/240-7473
Investor Relations Contact: Kim Wick
317/240-7602
ATA REPORTS 21% INCREASE IN JUNE SCHEDULED SERVICE TRAFFIC
Overall Traffic Up 10.7%
INDIANAPOLIS, IN July 7, 1998 -- American Trans Air, Inc. (ATA), the principal
subsidiary of Amtran, Inc. (Nasdaq/NNM: "AMTR"), today reported its June 1998
traffic results.
System-wide for June 1998, compared with a year ago: revenue passenger miles
(RPMs) increased 10.7% to 840.2 million; available seat miles (ASMs) increased
11.8% to 1.2 billion; and total block hours flown increased 12.5% to 13,636
while flying the same number of aircraft as the prior year.
In scheduled service for June 1998, as compared with June 1997: RPMs increased
21.0% to 553.2 million; and ASMs increased 16.5% to 695.7 million; passenger
load increased 2.9 points to 79.5%.
In charter service: ASMs increased 5.7% to 479.8 million; and block hours flown
decreased 0.8% to 4,159 in June 1998 as compared with June 1997.
"We are very pleased to have ended the second quarter with a strong June,"
commented John Tague, Amtran's President and Chief Executive Officer. "In
scheduled service we increased traffic 21% and also improved our load factor to
79.5%, a record for any June since the Company became public in 1993."
ATA, in its 25th year, operates a fleet of 45 aircraft, including Boeing 727s,
Boeing 757s and Lockheed L-1011s, which is supported by the Company'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."
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Amtran Reports June Traffic Page 2
The following are the carrier's June and year-to-date traffic figures for 1998
and 1997:
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System-wide June June
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1998 1997 Change
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Total
Revenue passenger miles (000s) 840,174 758,761 10.7%
Available seat miles (000s) 1,178,554 1,054,244 11.8%
Revenue passengers carried 526,271 445,425 18.2%
Average passenger trip length (miles) 1,596 1,703 -6.3%
Block hours flown 13,636 12,123 12.5%
Charter Service
Revenue passenger miles (000s) 285,680 300,020 -4.8%
Available seat miles (000s) 479,773 453,805 5.7%
Revenue passengers carried 133,988 135,753 -1.3%
Average passenger trip length (miles) 2,132 2,210 -3.5%
Block hours flown 4,159 4,191 -0.8%
Scheduled Service
Revenue passenger miles (000s) 553,204 457,371 21.0%
Available seat miles (000s) 695,669 597,002 16.5%
Passenger load factor 79.5% 76.6% 2.9 pts
Revenue passengers carried 391,504 309,028 26.7%
Average passenger trip length (miles) 1,413 1,480 -4.5%
Block hours flown 9,444 7,902 19.5%
Sub-service
Block Hours
Block hours flown 33 30 10.0%
Year-to-date Year-to-date
1998 1997 Change
Total
Revenue passenger miles (000s) 4,893,832 4,415,417 10.8%
Available seat miles (000s) 6,870,936 6,090,142 12.8%
Revenue passengers carried 3,175,401 2,750,826 15.4%
Average passenger trip length (miles) 1,541 1,605 -4.0%
Block hours flown 79,895 65,672 21.7%
Charter Service
Revenue passenger miles (000s) 1,993,870 2,337,010 -14.7%
Available seat miles (000s) 3,048,088 3,349,969 -9.0%
Revenue passengers carried 1,033,611 1,275,439 -19.0%
Average passenger trip length (miles) 1,929 1,832 5.3%
Block hours flown 26,407 30,439 -13.2%
Scheduled Service
Revenue passenger miles (000s) 2,791,942 2,070,657 34.8%
Available seat miles (000s) 3,648,340 2,723,608 34.0%
Passenger load factor 76.5% 76.0% 0.5 pts
Revenue passengers carried 2,073,631 1,469,860 41.1%
Average passenger trip length (miles) 1,346 1,409 -4.5%
Block hours flown 51,610 35,001 47.5%
Sub-service
Block hours flown 1,877 232` 709.1%
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Amtran Reports June Traffic Page 3
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ATA Connection (Contract Commuter) June June
<S> <C> <C>
Scheduled Service 1998 1997 Change
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Revenue passenger miles (000s) 2,826 2,019 40.0%
Available seat miles (000s) 4,475 3,285 36.2%
Passenger load factor 63.2% 61.5% 1.7 pts
Revenue passengers carried 16,413 10,662 53.9%
Average passenger trip length (miles) 172 189 -9.0%
Block hours flown 1,340 1,079 24.2%
Year-to-date Year-to-date
1998 1997 Change
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Revenue passenger miles (000s) 14,234 6,046 135.4%
Available seat miles (000s) 25,218 9,856 155.9%
Passenger load factor 56.4% 61.3% -4.9 pts
Revenue passengers carried 80,785 31,573 155.9%
Average passenger trip length (miles) 176 191 -7.9%
Block hours flown 7,525 3,129 140.5%
ATA Jet Operations June June
Total 1998 1997 Change
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Revenue passenger miles (000s) 837,348 756,742 10.7%
Available seat miles (000s) 1,174,079 1,050,959 11.7%
Revenue passengers carried 509,858 434,763 17.3%
Average passenger trip length (miles) 1,642 1,741 -5.7%
Block hours flown 12,296 11,044 11.3%
Charter Service
Revenue passenger miles (000s) 285,680 300,020 -4.8%
Available seat miles (000s) 479,773 453,805 5.7%
Revenue passengers carried 133,988 135,753 -1.3%
Average passenger trip length (miles) 2,132 2,210 -3.5%
Block hours flown 4,159 4,191 -0.8%
Scheduled Service
Revenue passenger miles (000s) 550,378 455,352 20.9%
Available seat miles (000s) 691,194 593,717 16.4%
Passenger load factor 79.6% 76.7% 2.9 pts
Revenue passengers carried 375,091 298,366 25.7%
Average passenger trip length (miles) 1,467 1,526 -3.9%
Block hours flown 8,104 6,823 18.8%
Year-to-date Year-to-date
1998 1997 Change
Total
Revenue passenger miles (000s) 4,879,598 4,409,371 10.7%
Available seat miles (000s) 6,845,718 6,080,286 12.6%
Revenue passengers carried 3,094,616 2,719,253 13.8%
Average passenger trip length (miles) 1,577 1,622 -2.8%
Block hours flown 72,369 62,543 15.7%
Charter Service
Revenue passenger miles (000s) 1,993,870 2,337,010 -14.7%
Available seat miles (000s) 3,048,088 3,349,969 -9.0%
Revenue passengers carried 1,033,611 1,275,439 -19.0%
Average passenger trip length (miles) 1,929 1,832 5.3%
Block hours flown 26,407 30,439 -13.2%
Scheduled Service
Revenue passenger miles (000s) 2,777,708 2,064,611 34.5%
Available seat miles (000s) 3,623,122 2,713,752 33.5%
Passenger load factor 76.7% 76.1% 0.6 pts
Revenue passengers carried 1,992,846 1,438,287 38.6%
Average passenger trip length (miles) 1,394 1,435 -2.9%
Block hours flown 44,085 31,872 38.3%
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