AirTran Airways Announces Flight Speed Reservation System; Second High-Technology Initiative of `Tech Innovation Week'.Business & Travel Editors/Technology Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 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 (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :AAI AAI American Association of Immunologists. ) yesterday kicked off a "Tech Innovation Week" to highlight new programs designed to improve customer service and airline operations. These initiatives are designed to leapfrog many longstanding business technologies and to help enhance AirTran Airways' position as an innovative force in the U.S. air travel industry. The Need for Flight Speed AirTran Airways today announced a final agreement with Navitaire Inc. to upgrade its reservations system to Flight Speed, a suite of technical solutions developed for the travel industry. The new system, which is expected to deploy on April 28, 2001, will bring increased speed, reliability and ease of use for AirTran Airways reservation agents. Flight Speed enables reservation agents to experience a user-friendly program that will more quickly and easily process booking information, such as travel destinations, flight times, client contact information and payment options. Navitaire will host the new reservations system in its state-of-the-art data center in Minneapolis. This arrangement will afford the airline with increased security and dependability. "We chose Flight Speed to enhance our reservations system because it will make AirTran Airways work faster and better," said AirTran Airways Vice President and Chief Information Officer Rocky Wiggins. "This is a very smooth system that will require less training for agents and, at the same time, enhance service for our customers." Navitaire, an Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting See Accenture. ) Technology Venture, is the current reservation system provider for AirTran Airways. Since 1993, Navitaire has created and provided information systems for a customer base of approximately 50 airlines, including nine of the world's 25 largest. "We are pleased to add a successful innovator like AirTran Airways to our growing roster of hosted customers," said Tom McClain, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Navitaire. "Navitaire understands that technology is one of the final frontiers in the airline industry today. Our strategy is simple: to enable customers to grow revenues and become more cost efficient." Systemwide, AirTran Airways operates 314 daily departures to 34 cities. Offering the convenience of easy, same concourse connections in Atlanta, AirTran Airways operates 139 daily departures from Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, 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. . 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 AirTran Holdings (NYSE: AAI) is a Nevada corporation that operates as an airline holding company. Its primary asset is AirTran Airways. History After the large amount of negative publicity surrounding the Flight 592 incident, ValuJet Airlines suffered serious , Inc. (AMEX:AAI). For more information and reservations, visit AirTran Airways' website at www.airtran.com (America Online Keyword: AirTran), call your travel agent or call AirTran Airways at 800-AIRTRAN (800-247-8726) or 770-994-8258 (in Atlanta). |
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