AirTran Airways Breaks Ground For Hangar At Hartsfield Atlanta; Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin Attends Event for Facility that Will Create 100 New Atlanta Jobs.Business Editors/Travel Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2002 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 , 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. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AAI AAI American Association of Immunologists. ), today broke ground for a planned $14.5 million hangar facility at the airline's hub, Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, where the airline is the second largest carrier. Several Atlanta dignitaries attended the event, including Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin Shirley Clarke Franklin (born May 10 1945) is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and, since January 7 2002, the mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, a nonpartisan office. . The airline received approval from the Atlanta City Council to proceed in September. The AirTran Airways' hangar will be located on the northwest corner of the airport off of Loop Road between the Delta Air Lines Technical Operations Center North (the former Eastern Air Lines This article is about the defunct U.S. air carrier Eastern Air Lines. For the UK company that operates as Eastern Airways, see Eastern Airways. Eastern Air Lines was a major United States airline that existed from the late 1920s until 1991. hangar) and the city fuel farm. The 56,700 square foot hangar will be large enough to hold two AirTran Airways' Boeing 717 jets simultaneously and will also have a 20,000 square foot, two-story office building attached to the hangar to house engineers and other support staff. Construction is expected to be completed by December 2003. When built, the airline estimates 220 employees will be based at the hangar - 100 of which will be new jobs. "This hangar facility will bring many benefits to our Crew Members and customers, as well as new jobs to the citizens of Atlanta," stated Joe Leonard, chairman and chief executive officer. "We are pleased that the airport, the city council and the mayor all endorse this important project for our airline. This hangar in Atlanta has been a dream of AirTran Airways and today it becomes a reality." AirTran Airways is America's second-largest low-fare airline - employing 5,400 professional Crew Members and serving 404 flights a day to 40 destinations. The airline never requires a roundtrip purchase or Saturday night stay, and offers an affordable Business Class, assigned seating, easy online booking and check-in, the A-Plus Rewards frequent flier program, and the A2B A2B Anti-Two-Block A2B Administration-to-Broker A2B Administration to Business corporate travel program. AirTran Airways also is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., (NYSE:AAI), and the world's largest operator of the Boeing 717, the most modern, environmentally friendly aircraft in its class. For more information and reservations, visit airtran.com (America Online Keyword: AirTran), call AirTran Airways at 800-AIRTRAN (800-247-8726) or 770-994-8258 (in Atlanta) or your travel agent. |
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