AirTran Airways Will Build Hangar At Hartsfield Atlanta; State-of-the-Art $14.5 Million Facility Will Create 100 New Jobs.Business, News & Travel Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 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 received approval from the Atlanta City Council to proceed with a planned $14.5 million hangar facility at the airline's hub, Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, where the airline is the second largest carrier. 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. Groundbreaking for the hangar is expected in December 2002 with construction completed by December 2003. When completed, the airline estimates 220 employees will be based at the hangar - 100 of which will be new jobs. "This hangar facility is good for AirTran Airways, and it is good for the city 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. Having a hangar in Atlanta has been a goal of AirTran Airways for some time." AirTran Airways provides affordable air travel with 388 flights a day to 39(1) cities throughout the eastern United States. The airline's hub is at 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. (by passenger volume), where it is the second largest carrier operating 151 flights a day. AirTran Airways is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI). Unlike other airlines, AirTran Airways never requires a roundtrip purchase or Saturday night stay. The airline offers a Business Class any business can afford, all-assigned seating, a generous frequent flier program, and a corporate program called A2B A2B Anti-Two-Block A2B Administration-to-Broker A2B Administration to Business . For more information and reservations, visit airtran.com (America Online Keyword: AirTran), call your travel agent or AirTran Airways at 1-800-AIRTRAN (800-247-8726) or 770-994-8258 in Atlanta. In Spanish, 1-877-581-9842. (1) Kansas City service begins Oct. 8, 2002. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion