Sweetheart deal or no, the Air Transport Association (ATA) will be a formidable force in the debate.

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The Air Transport Association (ATA), a trade group representing the airline industry, filed a lawsuit last month to block the auctions.

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The Air Transport Association (ATA), the powerful industry group that represents the country's largest commercial airlines, such as Delta, US Airways and Continental Airlines, has given the FAA's proposal only a tepid reception.

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According to the Air Transport Association (ATA), the industry group that represents commercial airlines, corporate jets and other small planes use about a third of the nation's creaky air traffic control system but pay for only about 6% of it.

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