Summer comes early for airfare sales

2010-03-11T14:45:10Z

<div id="subtitle">Summer comes early for airfare sales</div><div><p>TAKING OFF: AirTran Airways launched the first big and broad sale that runs through the summer. Leading airlines all matched on routes where they compete with AirTran, although only a limited number of seats are available at sale prices.</p><p>BOTTOM LINE: Sample fares include $44 each way between

AirTran launches sale for flights into November

2010-03-09T13:47:33Z

<div id="subtitle">Discount carrier AirTran offers low fares through November on some flights and some seats</div><div><p>AirTran Airways announced a sale Tuesday with fares as low as $44 one way, plus taxes and fees, for travel from March 19 through Nov. 16.</p><p>Several airlines matched AirTran on routes where they compete, said Tom Pa...

Storms reduce AirTran revenue by $5M-$6M

2010-03-08T14:30:41Z

<div id="subtitle">AirTran Airways CFO says winter storms cut carrier's revenue by $5 million to $6 million</div><div><p>Discount carrier AirTran Airways saw $5 million to $6 million of revenue evaporate because of the winter storms that pounded parts of the country since the beginning of the year.</p><p>Chief Financial Officer Arne Haak ...

AirTran promotes executives to new roles

2010-02-22T08:38:41Z

<div id="subtitle">AirTran Airways promotes several executives to new roles</div><div><p>AirTran Airways announced several executive promotions Thursday.</p><p>The airline, a unit of AirTran Holdings Inc., named Klaus Goersch executive vice president for operations and customer servi...

AirTran, union reach 4-year deal for dispatchers

2010-02-22T10:33:49Z

<div id="subtitle">AirTran, union reach 4-year collective bargaining deal for dispatchers</div><div><p>AirTran Airways and the union that represents its flight dispatchers said Tuesday they have ratified a new four-year bargaining deal.</p><p>The agreement covers AirTran Airways dispatchers that work at the company's Frontier Airlines to fly between Newport News, Va., and Denver</div><div><p>Frontier Airlines is planning to offer nonstop jet service between the Newport News/Williamsbur...

AirTran CEO: Legacy carriers likely to shrink

2010-02-22T11:53:47Z

<div id="subtitle">AirTran chief believes legacy carriers will continue to shed US capacity</div><div><p>AirTran Airways' chief believes legacy carriers will continue to shed seats in the U.S. market because they have had a hard time making money domestically.</p><p>CEO AirTran Airways to offer daily nonstop flights between Baltimore, Md. and Jacksonville, Fla.</div><div><p>AirTran Airways, which is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc., said Tuesday that it will start offering two daily non...

AirTran reports 4Q profit, record annual earnings

2010-02-22T14:16:26Z

<div id="subtitle">AirTran Airways reports strong fourth-quarter profit, record earnings for 2009</div><div><p>Discount carrier AirTran Airways is flying high as some of its bigger rivals struggle to turn a profit.</p><p>Parent company AirTran Holdings Inc. on Wednesday posted a profit of $17.1 million, or 11 cents a share, for the final qu...

UAL, AirTran results top estimates

2010-02-22T14:12:03Z

<div><p>ATLANTA (Reuters) - U.S. carriers United Airlines and AirTran posted better-than-expected quarterly results on Wednesday, citing improving...

The sky's not the limit: options for flier miles

2010-02-22T14:09:02Z

<div id="subtitle">Airlines offer hotel rooms, gadgets, dining certificates as way to spend reward miles</div><div><p>Airlines have been tinkering with their frequent flier programs to spur loyalty. Increasingly they're giving customers the option to buy more than plane tickets with their rewards, and that may offer more bang for your buck.</p><p>AirTran CEO discuss prospects for growth as economy shows signs of improvement</div><div><p>Growth is a frequent topic for discount carriers like AirTran Airways. With the economy showing signs of improvement, investors want to know when AirTran is going to add to its fleet and get bigger. CEO ...

Earns AirTran

2010-01-27T06:01:11Z

FILE - In this June 9, 2008 file photo, an AirTran jet takes off from Seattle Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Parent company AirTran Holdings Inc. on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, posted a profit of $17.1 million, or 11 cents a share, for the final quarter of 2009. (AP ...

Earnings Preview: AirTran Airways

2010-02-22T15:10:27Z

<div id="subtitle">AirTran Airways parent expected to post adjusted profit for fourth quarter, full-year '09</div><div><p>AirTran Holdings Inc., operator of discount carrier AirTran Airways, reports fourth-quarter results on Wednesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.</p><p>OVERVIEW: ...

AirTran names corporate security director

2010-02-22T20:15:00Z

<div id="subtitle">AirTran names former Atlanta police official to new post as director of corporate security</div><div><p>Discount carrier AirTran Airways has tapped a former Atlanta Police Department official to be its director of corporate...

Sector Snap: Airline shares mixed

2010-02-22T22:05:16Z

<div id="subtitle">Airline shares mixed, like broader market</div><div><p>Shares of major airlines were mixed Monday, much like the broader stock market, as oil prices fell.</p><p>Benchmark crude for February delivery lost 23 cents to settle at $82.52 a barrel on the Nymex Monday, despite signs of strong demand from Reuters) - Two F-16 fighter aircraft were dispatched to escort a passenger aircraft to an emergency landing in Colorado on Friday after an apparently intoxicated passenger became unruly, AirTran A...

Airlines set on-time records in November

2010-02-22T23:59:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Government says US airlines set records for on-time performance during November</div><div><p>The government says the nation's airlines set a record for arriving on time in November and did a better job handling checked baggage.</p><p>The Transportation Department said Thursday that 88.6 percent of November flights arrived on time, beatin...

AirTran traffic rose to December record

2010-02-23T00:36:51Z

<div id="subtitle">AirTran traffic rose 5.3 percent to new December record but planes were less full</div><div><p>AirTran Airways said Wednesday that December traffic rose 5.3 percent to record levels, but that didn't match the discount carrier's ambitious expansion and planes were less full than a year ago.</p><p>AirTran said paying passen...

AirTran flight returns to FL airport after takeoff

2010-02-23T01:44:48Z

<div id="subtitle">Philadelphia-bound AirTran flight returns to Orlando airport with 'minor maintenance issue'</div><div><p>An AirTran flight bound for Philadelphia returned to

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