Indianapolis airline founder and leader J. George Mikelsons dies at 87

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6 thoughts on “Indianapolis airline founder and leader J. George Mikelsons dies at 87

  1. As a charter member of Ambassair we took countless trips, and loved every one of them. In the very early days we even helped load luggage! A real visionary! And saddened to see it all disappear…

  2. Indy built a new airport for ATA. That hub never happened, but the over sized usernfriendly new terminal was an award winner. I loved ATA, You could go non stop to Seattle for $99. They even had a regional affiliate at Midway in Chicago.

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