Exhibit 32.1
                                  Certification
                  Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
                     Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of
                      Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18,
                               United States Code)

     Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of
the undersigned officers of ATA Holdings Corp. (the "Company"), does hereby
certify that:

     The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (the
"Form 10-K") of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information
contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated:   March 28, 2005                    /s/J. George Mikelsons
                                           J. George Mikelsons
                                           Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



Dated:   March 28, 2005                    /s/Gilbert F. Viets
                                           Gilbert F. Viets
                                           Executive Vice President and
                                           Chief Financial Officer