AirTran Appoints Kevin Healy Vice President - Planning.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 1999-- 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 (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 ) today announced that Kevin P. Healy has been appointed vice president - planning. In this position, Healy will oversee the company's route strategy, scheduling, pricing and revenue management. "We see significant opportunities to increase AirTran's revenue production through improved pricing strategies There are many ways in which the price of a product can be determined. The following are the foremost strategies that businesses are likely to use. Competition-based pricing Setting the price based upon prices of the similar competitor products. and revenue management," said Robert Fornaro, AirTran's president. "The knowledge and experience that Kevin brings to the table will enable us to make strides in that direction." Joe Leonard For the baseball player, see . Joe Leonard (born August 4, 1932, San Diego, California), is a retired American motorcycle racer and racecar driver. Leonard won the first AMA Grand National Championship Series in 1954 and won it again in 1956 and 1957. , AirTran's chairman and chief executive officer, points out that the addition of Healy to the airline's leadership team is yet another example of AirTran's ability to attract and place top notch executives in the company. Healy most recently served as director of domestic pricing for US Airways. Prior to that, he served in management positions in US Airways' inventory management and revenue analysis departments. His experience also includes work with Piedmont Airlines This article is about the airline founded as Henson Airlines in 1962, but currently called Piedmont Airlines. For the airline founded as Piedmont Airlines in 1948, see Piedmont Airlines (1948-1989). . Offering the convenience of easy, same concourse connections in Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, systemwide, AirTran operates over 275 daily departures to 31 cities. AirTran operates over 130 daily departures from Atlanta, 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. ," as designated by Airports Council International. AirTran 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 Midwest. Unlike other airlines, AirTran never requires a roundtrip purchase or Saturday night stay. Currently operating a fleet of 49 jet aircraft, AirTran is the launch customer for the new Boeing 717-200 with a firm order of 50 aircraft and options for another 50. Delivery of these aircraft commences this fall. AirTran is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAIR). For more information and flight reservations, call your travel agent, 800-AIRTRAN (800/247-8726), 770/994-8258 (in Atlanta), or visit the AirTran website at www.airtran.com. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion