8-K

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                       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


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        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 24, 2002


                                  AMTRAN, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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        Indiana                       000-21642                35-1617970
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation)                                     Identification Number)

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                           7337 West Washington Street
                              Indianapolis, Indiana
                                      46231
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (317) 247-4000

                                       N/A

          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)  Exhibits.

     99.1   Presentation Data


ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     The Company is furnishing  herewith  certain data being presented by one of
its  executive  officers  during the Bear  Stearns 11th Annual  Credit  Research
Conference on April 24, 2002.

     The  following  presentation  contains  forward-looking  information.  Such
forward-looking  information  is based upon  management's  current  knowledge of
factors  affecting  Amtran,  Inc.'s  business.  Where the Company  expresses  an
expectation or belief as to future results in any  forward-looking  information,
such  expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and is believed to have a
reasonable  basis. The differences  between expected outcomes and actual results
can be material, depending upon circumstances.



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                                   SIGNATURES



     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                     AMTRAN, INC.


Date: April 24, 2002                 By: /s/  Kenneth K. Wolff
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                                         Name: Kenneth K. Wolff
                                         Title:   Executive Vice President & CFO



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                  Description of the Exhibit

99.1                         Presentation Data








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EX-99.1