AirTran Airways Presents Wings Over Dixie 2000 Air Show & Festival.Business Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2000 AirTran Airways' Wings Over Dixie 2000 Air Show & Festival will take place this Saturday and Sunday, May 13-14, 2000, at Falcon Field Falcon Field may refer to:
Headlining Wings Over Dixie 2000 is Canada's premiere military nine-jet aerobatic team, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds For other uses, see . Officially known as the Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, the Snowbirds are Canada's military aerobatics or airshow flight demonstration team. . "We are very excited that the Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be performing in this year's air show," said Lewis Jordan, AirTran Airways' director and chairman of the Wings Over Dixie 2000 Air Show & Festival. "It was an honor to be selected as one of only 14 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. appearances given by the Snowbirds this year." Other performances will include the legendary SBD SBD - Smart Battery Data Douglas "Dauntless", acknowledged as one of the most famous World War II aircraft, a four-jet F-16 performance, the airshowunlimited.com aerobatic team, Super Shockwave Jet Truck, Army helicopter and fighter jet fly-overs, plus a wide variety of rare vintage and modern military aircraft. Tickets at the gate are $12 for adults, $6 for children 6-12, and children under six will be admitted free of charge. Proceeds from the AirTran Airways' Wings Over Dixie 2000 Air Show & Festival will benefit the Fayette Youth Protection Home, which shelters abused and neglected children, and Peachtree City Kiwanis Club, which uses funds to support dozens of local charities. Advance tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children 6-12, and are available at all Metro Atlanta Kroger stores. For additional information, call 770-632-6689, or visit the website at www.wingsoverdixie.org. Systemwide, AirTran Airways operates 280 daily departures to 30 cities. Offering the convenience of easy, same concourse connections in Atlanta, AirTran Airways operates 131 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, 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 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. (Nasdaq:AAIR AAIR Asthma and Allergy Information and Research AAIR Army Accident Investigation and Reporting AAIR Asynchronous Adaptive Incremental Redundancy AAIR AI Language Research Institute ). For more information and reservations, visit AirTran Airways' website at www.airtran.com, call your travel agent or call AirTran Airways at 800/AIRTRAN (800/247-8726) or 770/994-8258 (in Atlanta). |
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