  chicago express airlines, inc.  was a regional airline headquartered in chicago, illinois, united states."world airline directory." flight international. march 22â28, 1995. 64. retrieved on july 25, 2009."welcome to chicago express airlines online." chicago express. december 6, 1998. retrieved on july 25, 2009. it operated regional feeder services from chicago midway airport under the name ata connection. on june 1, 1999, ata airlines acquired chicago express for $1.9 million.chicago business news, analysis & articles | ata mum on bid for chicago express | crain's chicago express became a wholly owned subsidiary of amtran, later known as ata holdings, and now known as global aero logistics, inc. the airline had a line maintenance base at midway airport in chicago, illinois, and a hangar maintenance base at gerald r. ford international airport in grand rapids, michigan. in 2000, the hangar maintenance base was moved to south bend regional airport in south bend, indiana. chicago express provided connecting service at ata's hub, chicago midway international airport. in 2004, ata airlines declared bankruptcy, and as a result, ata terminated turboprop service (ata connection), and chicago express ceased all operations on march 28, 2005. it was purchased by csc investment group based in chicago, headed up by investment group ceo edward halley, on march 28, 2005. == history == thumb|right|logo ofata connection(2000â2001) the airline was established in 1993 by mike brady of express airlines i in atlanta, georgia. the airline started operations in august 1993. its route structure in many ways mimiced an unrelated defunct predecessor named chicago air which al
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