J. George Mikelsons | |
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 Receiving the Tony Jannus Award in 1996 | |
| Born | April 8, 1937 |
| Died | May 1, 2024 (aged 87) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Founder, ATA Airlines |
| Spouse | Muriel Mikelsons |
Juris George Mikelsons (Latvian: Georgs Juris Miķelsons; April 8, 1937 – May 1, 2024) was an Latvian-American airline executive and pilot in the United States and the founder of ATA Airlines. He was born in Riga, Latvia, in 1938 on the eve of World War II. His family fled to Germany during the mid-1940s to escape the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states.