AirTran Airways Hires Stan Whitehead as Atlanta Station Director; Whitehead Brings More Than 30 Years of Experience to New Post.Business Editors/Travel Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2004 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, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AAI AAI American Association of Immunologists. ), today announced that Stan Whitehead has joined the company as Atlanta Station Director. In this newly created position, Whitehead will be responsible for the entire Atlanta station operation for AirTran Airways. The airline is the second largest carrier at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (IATA: ATL, ICAO: KATL, FAA LID: ATL), known locally as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson where it operates 188 flights per day. Whitehead brings more than three decades of airline experience to AirTran Airways. In his 33 years at Delta Air Lines, Whitehead held numerous positions in customer services, operations, ramp service and human resources. He most recently served as corporate director of customer services for Delta Air Lines where he was responsible for all customer service-related activities at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. "Stan brings an extensive amount of industry knowledge to AirTran Airways," said Jack Smith, AirTran Airways' senior vice president of customer service. "We are excited to have someone of Stan's caliber join the AirTran Airways' team." Whitehead is a native of College Park, Ga., and attended Clayton Junior College, Georgia State University History Georgia State University was founded in 1913 as the Georgia School of Technology's "School of Commerce." The school focused on what was called "the new science of business. and Wharton Executive Education Program at the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. . Whitehead resides in Fayetteville, Ga., with his wife and two kids. AirTran Airways is one of America's largest low-fare airlines - employing more than 5,600 professional Crew Members and operating 508 flights a day to 45 destinations. The airline's hub is at Hartsfield-Jackson 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. by passenger volume, where it is the second largest carrier operating 188 flights per day. AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings (NYSE:AAI), is the world's largest operator of the Boeing 717 and has the youngest all-Boeing fleet of any airline. In 2004, the airline will begin taking delivery of new Boeing 737-700s. For reservations or more information, visit airtran.com (America Online Keyword: AirTran). |
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