AirTran Airways, National Pilots Association Announce Tentative Five-Year Contract.Business & Travel Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2001 AirTran Airways AirTran Airways is a low-cost airline that is a Delaware corporation with headquarters in Orlando, Florida, USA and is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings. AirTran operates over 750 daily flights throughout the eastern USA and the Midwest, including over 270 daily departures from and the National Pilots Association (NPA (1) (Numbering Plan Area) The Bellcore/Telcordia telephone area code system in use in the U.S., Canada, Alaska, Hawaii and islands in the Caribbean. See NPA code. (2) (Network Professional Association, San Diego, CA, www.npanet. ), which represents AirTran Airways' work force of approximately 540 pilots, today announced they have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract. The tentative agreement was reached two months before the amendable date of the current contract. The NPA Board of Directors unanimously agreed to send the tentative agreement to the union membership for ratification. Terms of the agreement with the NPA will not be publicly disclosed until pilots have completed a membership ratification vote. "The fact that we reached this tentative agreement at this time is a testament to the relationship between AirTran Airways and its pilots and the NPA," said Captain Klaus Goersch, AirTran Airways' Vice President of Flight Operations. "We look forward to continuing to improve upon the mutual trust and rapport that has been established between the Company and one of the finest groups of aviation professionals in the industry." "I and the other representatives of our pilots want to express our satisfaction with the good faith effort that both sides put forward in reaching a tentative contract," said Captain Bob Wittenberg, President of the NPA. "I congratulate the members of both the management and union negotiating committees." Systemwide, AirTran Airways operates 310 daily departures to 34 cities. Offering the convenience of easy, same concourse connections in Atlanta, AirTran Airways operates 137 daily departures from Atlanta Hartsfield, the "World's Busiest Airport World's busiest airport is a claim that is fiercely fought over by the owners of the world's largest airports. The definition of "busiest" is debated as well, with claims being staked on the basis of aircraft operations, cargo traffic or total passengers. ," as designated by Airports Council International. AirTran Airways provides everyday, affordable air travel throughout the eastern United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , and unlike other airlines, never requires a roundtrip purchase or Saturday night stay. AirTran Airways is the launch customer for the Boeing 717, today's newest, most innovative and most environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] commercial aircraft. AirTran Airways is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :AAI AAI American Association of Immunologists. .) For more information and reservations, call your travel agent, 800-AIRTRAN (800-247-8726), 770-994-8258 (in Atlanta), or visit the AirTran Airways website at www.airtran.com. |
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