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700 flights per day. The company employed more than 1,000 crew members in central
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The aircraft had started its engines during pushback due to an inoperative APU. Due to ice on the ramp, the aircraft lurched forward, impacting the pushback tug. Investigators determined that the pushback tug operator lacked guidance on icy ramps. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, but it was
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On approach to LaGuardia
Airport, the aircraft's left power control distribution power unit (PCDU) failed. The pilots also reported smelling smoke in the cockpit and cabin. The flight crew executed an emergency landing and initiated an emergency evacuation on a taxiway. Of the 2 flight crew members,
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Southwest Airlines, with an emphasis on functional skills and relational competence. The airline had clear job specialization with the expectation of flexibility between jobs as required by day-to-day operational circumstances. AirTran's
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Airways hosted the grand opening of their new System Operations Control (SOC) Center at Orlando International Airport. This 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m), $ 6.9 million, state-of-the-art command center served as the 24-hour nerve center for the entire airline with over
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Airways was the surviving airline with its absorption of the former ValuJet Airlines which ended its operations as AirTran Airlines, ValuJet Airlines was the nominal corporate survivor of the merger. ValuJet's management team ran the merged airline, and all SEC filings prior to
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wrote in the Summer of 1997, "After more than a year of reminding too many people of a disaster rather than low fares, ValuJet on Thursday said it would take a new name. ValuJet is buying a much smaller airline, AirTran Airways, from Airways Corp. for $ 66.3 million worth of stock and taking its
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were royal blue, with "airtran.com" written in white Helvetica font. The logo version of "AirTran" was written toward the front on either side in teal above the passenger windows and the vertical stabilizer was teal with a prominent white cursive "A," just like the beginning of the logo.
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minor injuries from smoke inhalation. Five passengers and one ground crewmember received minor injuries during the evacuation. The airplane sustained substantial fire, heat, and smoke damage and was written off. The flight was operating to Atlanta.
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training approach involved drawing the link between individual job performance, the airline's overall financial performance and the importance of achieving high levels of customer service and efficiency.
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then head of the Flight Safety Foundation, said "the safety record in the U.S. is so good that it's very difficult to find enough accidents or incidents to draw much of a conclusion about who's safest."
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took over as CEO, as well as president. Joe Leonard remained chairman of the Board of Directors until June 2008. Upon his retirement, Fornaro then became chairman making him chairman, president and CEO.
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management in hopes of distancing itself from the troubled ValuJet past. AirTran Holdings moved its headquarters to the AirTran Airways headquarters in Orlando on January 28, 1998, while ValuJet's
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1908:"AIRTRAN HOLDINGS INC 10-K 19980327"
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1872:"AIRTRAN HOLDINGS INC 10-K 19971205"
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2515:. Cornell University Press, Ithaca.
2378:Smith, Aaron (September 27, 2010).
2040:. Associated Press. July 11, 1997.
1794:"Historical question about AirTran"
652:On January 5, 2004, AirTran's last
637:aircraft, AirTran began service to
404:and began operations as a start up
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3668:List of airline holding companies
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2182:. AirTran Airways. Archived from
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2380:"Southwest to acquire AirTran"
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2679:AirTran mobile website
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3285:Kalitta Air
3215:Ameriflight
3083:Reliant Air
3078:Ravn Alaska
3058:Kenmore Air
2986:Independent
2952:Horizon Air
2323:MarketWatch
1948:www.sec.gov
1713:Memphis, TN
1626:Atlanta, GA
1568:Atlanta, GA
1539:Calhoun, GA
1352:agreements)
1213:Passengers
1210:In service
1176:BWI Airport
1174:landing at
858:codesharing
830:Montego Bay
735:TPG Capital
493:The process
444:Minneapolis
389:An AirTran
287:Bob Fornaro
245:(2011–2014)
237:(1997–2011)
229:(1995–1997)
223:(1994–1995)
204:(2002–2004)
39:Air Transat
3693:Categories
3633:Government
3488:PlaneSense
3300:Martinaire
3210:Amazon Air
3123:Taquan Air
3088:Salmon Air
3033:Everts Air
3008:Bering Air
2932:CommuteAir
2920:Affiliated
2655:2022-11-26
2630:2022-11-26
2605:2022-11-26
2580:2014-01-27
2559:2012-10-18
2442:2013-04-07
2421:2012-10-07
2292:2012-10-07
2267:2012-10-07
2241:2012-10-07
2215:2012-10-07
2190:2012-10-07
2162:2012-10-07
2137:2012-10-07
2017:2024-06-09
1982:2011-01-10
1953:2024-06-09
1846:2023-04-28
1803:2024-03-18
1743:References
1708:Boeing 717
1678:Boeing 717
1482:See also:
1472:Boeing 717
1426:Boeing 717
1422:Boeing 717
1414:Elton John
1395:AirTran's
1350:code share
1103:Pittsburgh
1027:Fort Myers
708:See also:
594:Boeing 717
590:US Airways
576:Turnaround
486:See also:
372:aircraft.
283:Bob Jordan
272:Key people
189:A+ Rewards
137:2014-12-28
3528:Wheels Up
3448:KaiserAir
3428:ExcelAire
3235:Atlas Air
2942:Envoy Air
2777:Companies
2731:USA Today
2180:"History"
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1511:Injuries
1505:Location
1502:Aircraft
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1207:Aircraft
1194:Southwest
989:Milwaukee
970:Baltimore
818:Baltimore
814:Milwaukee
530:Criticism
312:in 2014.
170:Milwaukee
165:Baltimore
3619:Lifestar
3360:West Air
3345:Transair
3118:Surf Air
3018:Cape Air
2912:Regional
2834:Mainline
2789:Aviation
2399:Archived
2333:June 12,
2092:Archived
1976:Archived
1731:See also
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1441:liveries
1402:nacelles
1358:(former
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3556:Gem Air
3458:NetJets
3380:Charter
3260:CSA Air
3175:ABX Air
2882:JetBlue
2765:Florida
2739:Portals
2492:Archive
1840:Reuters
1496:Flight
1346:SkyWest
1187:737-700
1172:717-200
951:Orlando
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810:Atlanta
645:and to
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468:Orlando
460:Detroit
446:-based
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376:History
354:eastern
336:ValuJet
304:in the
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160:Atlanta
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