SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 1, 2004
Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-21976 13-3621051
(State or (Commission (IRS
Other File Employer
Jurisdiction Number) Identification No.)
of
Incorporation)
45200 Business Court, Dulles, VA 20166
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(703) 650-6000
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: ACAI) (ACA)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kerry Skeen will make a
presentation to investors and financial analysts during the JP
Morgan 2004 Airline Conference being held in New York. The
ACA/Independence Air presentation is scheduled to take place
Tuesday, March 2, 2004 at approximately 4:30pm Eastern.
JP Morgan will webcast an audio-only version of its conference
participants' presentations live on the Internet. Access to the
site will be permitted after a brief registration process.
Listeners will need to register and listen at the following web
address:
http://www.wallstreetwebcasting.com/webcast/jpm2/acai/
Listeners should go to this site at least 15 minutes prior to the
event to register and download and install any necessary
software, Microsoft Windows Media Player or RealPlayer.
Preregistration is available now. For those unable to listen to
the live broadcast, a replay will be available for 30 days by
accessing the above address. There is no charge to access the
event.
The slides that will accompany the ACA/Independence Air
presentation will be available as a PowerPoint file in the "For
Investors" section of the Atlantic Coast corporate website:
www.atlanticcoast.com
Statements in this press release and by company executives
regarding its implementation of new business strategies and its
relationship with United Airlines, Inc., and other matters, as
well as regarding operations, earnings, revenues and costs,
represent forward-looking information. A number of risks and
uncertainties exist which could cause actual results to differ
materially from these projected results. Such risks and
uncertainties include, among others: United's option under
bankruptcy rules to assume or reject the existing United Express
Agreement; the timing of any disengagement by the Company as a
United Express carrier under the United Express Agreement or
pursuant to bankruptcy court proceedings and impact on the
Company's ability to operate an independent airline; the ability
to successfully implement a transition from United Express
service; the ability to effectively implement its low-fare
business strategy utilizing a mix of narrowbody aircraft and
regional jets; the ability to acquire and obtain financing for
the narrowbody aircraft; the ability to compete effectively as a
low-fare carrier, including passenger response to the Company's
new service, and the response of United or other competitors with
respect to service levels and fares in markets to be operated by
the Company; the Company's ability to collect pre-petition
obligations from United or to offset pre-petition obligations due
to United; unexpected costs arising from the Company's response
to United's bankruptcy proceedings; the effects of United's
bankruptcy proceedings; the continued financial health of Delta
Air Lines, Inc., and the ability and willingness of Delta to
continue to deploy the Company's aircraft and to utilize and pay
for scheduled service at agreed upon rates; changes in levels of
service agreed to by the Company with United and Delta; the
ability to meet performance standards under our code share
agreements; availability and cost of product support for the
Company's 328Jet aircraft; the ability of the Company to recover
or realize its claims against Fairchild Dornier in its insolvency
proceedings, and unexpected costs arising from the insolvency of
Fairchild Dornier; satisfactory resolution of union contracts
with the Company's aviation maintenance technicians/ground
service equipment mechanics and flight attendants; potential
service disruptions due to labor actions by employees of the
Company, Delta Air Lines or United Airlines; the ability to
successfully retire turboprop aircraft and to remarket them;
changes in and satisfaction of regulatory requirements including
requirements relating to maintenance and fleet expansion; the
effects of high fuel prices on the Company and on its major
airline partners; general economic and industry conditions;
adverse weather conditions; additional acts of war or terrorism;
willingness of the U.S. government to continue to provide war
risk insurance at favorable rates, or increased cost and reduced
availability of insurance; the costs and other effects of
enhanced security measures and other possible government orders;
and risks and uncertainties arising from the events of September
11, any of which may impact the Company, its aircraft
manufacturers and its other suppliers in ways that the Company is
not currently able to predict. Certain of these and other risk
factors are more fully disclosed under "Risk Factors" and
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-
K for the year ended December 31, 2003. These statements were
made as of February 17, 2004 and ACA undertakes no obligation to
update any such forward-looking information, including as a
result of any new information, future events, changed
expectations or otherwise.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has caused this current report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES HOLDINGS,
INC.
Date: March 01, 2004 By: /S/ David W. Asai
David W. Asai
Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer