
Ink Publishing announced today it has won the contract to produce
the inflight magazine for low-cost, US carrier ATA Airlines. The first
issue of Sights magazine will be available onboard from the 1st of
October.
Now in its 33rd year of operations, ATA serves major business
centers throughout the US as well as popular vacation destinations,
such as the Hawaii market.
This announcement comes just months after ATA announced it
has expanded its codeshare agreement with Southwest Airlines.
Josef Loew, Senior VP of Scheduled Service at ATA Airlines,
commented: “Communicating with our
customers is a top priority for us. This magazine allows us to entertain, inform, and even engage our
customers. We think they will be extremely pleased with both the design and content--photo spreads of
romantic getaways, quirky articles like one on the history of the martini and where you can find the best
ones, as well as destination-specific guides.”
Simon Leslie, Publishing Director of Ink Publishing, said: “We are thrilled to be producing this
publication for ATA as it allows us to create a stylish travel and lifestyle magazine that will appeal to
millions of ATA’s savvy, experienced travellers. As Hawaii is a major route for ATA, we will be
producing the magazine with the Hawaiian traveller at the forefront of our thinking.”
Leslie continued: “This contract gives us further reason to expand our US operations and continue to
grow the number of editorial and sales staff we have based in the US .”
By adding ATA to its extensive portfolio, Ink Publishing has
further galvanized its position as the largest producer of inflight magazines
in the world and strengthened its position in the US market. The contract is
further confirmation of Ink Publishing’s global capabilities and sector expertise as a travel
and business publishing specialist.
Jeffrey O’Rourke, Chief Executive of Ink Publishing, said: “We are delighted to be working with ATA at
this exciting time in their history. We are looking forward to developing a high quality magazine with
superb editorial content that shows off ATA’s exciting destinations.”
Through direct and connecting codeshare service via Southwest
Airlines, passengers can book on ata.com for more than 60 US markets, including:
Maui, Honolulu, Hilo, New York, Houston, Chicago- Midway, Amarillo, Albany,
Albuquerque, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boise, Burbank, Cleveland, Columbus,
Corpus Christi, Denver, Detroit/Metro, El Paso, Ft. Lauderdale, Harlingen,
TX, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Jackson, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las
Vegas, Los Angeles, Little Rock, AR; Los Angeles, Long Island/Islip, Louisville,
Manchester, Midland, Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk, Oakland, Oklahoma City,
Omaha, Ontario, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh,
Portland, Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Reno, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San
Antonio, San Diego, San Jose, Seattle, St. Louis, Spokane, Tucson, and Tulsa.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
About Ink Publishing
Ink Publishing produces more inflight magazines than any other
company in the world. We publish 18 award
winning magazines for 17 airlines, including AirTran Airways Go, ATA Airlines’ forthcoming
inflight magazine
Sights, Bangkok Airways Fah Thai, BMED Impressions, bmi Voyager, bmibaby Yeahbaby!,
Cebu Pacific Smile,
easyJet Inflight, Jet2.com Jetaway, MyTravel Recline, Siem Reap International
Airways Sarika, SN Brussels Spirit
of SN, Sterling Airlines in-flight magazine Sterling, Tiger Airways Tiger
Tales,
Virgin Express RedHot, VLM Airlines
Velocity and Wizz Air's wizzit magazine.
Ink is also the publisher of CNBC European
Business magazine
and CNN's bi-monthly travel magazines, CNN
Traveller and CNN Traveller Asia Pacific. Ink publishes Bradmans Business Travel
Guides to Asia, Middle East,
Africa, Europe and North America. The Company has offices in Atlanta ,
New York , London and Singapore .
See www.ink-publishing.com
for more information.
About ATA Airlines
ATA Airlines has its headquarters in Indianapolis , IN. Now in its 33rd year, ATA serves major business centers
and popular vacation destinations through its scheduled service and commercial and military charter operations.
ATA transports millions of passengers annually, providing the kinds of conveniences experienced travellers have
come to expect at affordable rates. ATA's unique brand of value-based service includes advanced seat
assignments, self-service kiosks, Web check-in and a frequent flyer program with one of the lowest thresholds for
earning travel in the industry. ATA is also a leading carrier for the U.S. military, operating charter missions
everyday around the globe.
For more information, visit: www.ata.com.
Media contacts:
Richard Samuda
Marketing Manager
Ink Publishing
Tel: +44 20 7613 6958
Email: richard.samuda@ink-publishing.com
Rick Hightower
Media Relations Manager
ATA Airlines, Inc.
Tel: +1 317 282 2659
Email: public.relations@iflyata.com
Advertising Enquiries:
Tel: +1 888 685 1681
Email: ata@ink-publishing.com
Ink Publishing:
• USA: +1 888 685 1681 tel +1 646 349 3844 fax
• UK: +44 20 7613 8777 tel +44 845 280 2413 fax
• Singapore: +65 6491 5262 tel +65 6491 5261 fax