AirTran Awarded Florida State Government Contracts.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 1999-- AirTran has been awarded 82 State of Florida Government Contracts. The contracts awarded through a bidding process provide for air transportation for travelers on official government business between specific city pairs. "AirTran is proud to have been selected as a designated carrier of the Florida State Government," said 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 CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "In addition to recent 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. Government travel bids, AirTran has now been recognized specifically by the Florida State Government for dedication to outstanding service and affordable pricing." The contracts are awarded competitively based on best overall value to the government, taking into consideration flight schedules and price. The contract period runs from Dec. 1, 1999 to Nov. 30, 2000. Tickets for Florida State Government travel may be purchased by calling AirTran's special government travel desk at 877/468-4492, or through travel agents. Offering the convenience of easy, same concourse connections in Atlanta, systemwide, AirTran operates over 264 daily departures to 30 cities. AirTran operates over 130 daily departures from Atlanta Hartsfield, 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 and Midwest, and unlike other airlines, never requires a roundtrip purchase or Saturday night stay. AirTran is the launch customer for the new Boeing 717, the newest, most innovative commercial aircraft to date. AirTran 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 ). |
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