Exhibit 32
                                  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 Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2005 (the
"Form 10-Q") 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-Q  fairly  presents,  in all  material  respects,  the
financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated:   May 12, 2005          /s/ J. George Mikelsons
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                              J. George Mikelsons
                              Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



Dated:   May 12, 2005          /s/ Gilbert F. Viets
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                              Gilbert F. Viets
                              Executive Vice President and
                              Chief Financial Officer