AirTran Holdings NYSE: AAI is an airline holding company. Their primary asset is AirTran Airways which maintains a hub in Atlanta, Georgia at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), known as the Big Board, is the largest stock exchange in the world, although its trading volume was exceeded by that of NASDAQ (historic comparison graph {pdf}) during the 1990s. ... A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... AirTran Airways (IATA: FL, ICAO: TRS, and Callsign: Citrus) is a low-cost airline based in Orlando, Florida, USA and is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings. ... Atlanta is the capital and largest city of Georgia, a state of the United States of America. ... Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (IATA: ATL, ICAO: KATL) is located in the Atlanta, Georgia, USA metropolitan area, and is considered the busiest airport in the world ¹with 76,876,128 passengers per year, rivaling Chicagos OHare International Airport. ...

History

After the large amount of negative publicity surrounding the Flight 592 incident, ValuJet Airlines suffered serious financial problems. On July 11, 1997, ValuJet announced it would merge with the much smaller AirWays Corp.; the owner of Orlando, Florida based AirTran Airways. In November of 1997, AirTran announced it would move its headquarters to Orlando from Atlanta. On November 17, 1997, AirWays Corp. and ValuJet completed their merger and the name ValuJet became a part of airline history. The ValueJet logo included a happy, smiling jet plane (named Critter) which some people found insensitive during the aftermath of its fatal Flight 592. ... The ValueJet logo included a happy, smiling jet plane (named Critter) which some people found insensitive during the aftermath of its fatal Flight 592. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Skyline of Orlando at night, from across Lake Eola The city of Orlando is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. ... AirTran Airways (IATA: FL, ICAO: TRS, and Callsign: Citrus) is a low-cost airline based in Orlando, Florida, USA and is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On January 6, 1999, the board of directors of AirTran announced that Joseph Leonard had been elected to the position of Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of the company. January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

On August 15, 2002, AirTran stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange. August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), known as the Big Board, is the largest stock exchange in the world, although its trading volume was exceeded by that of NASDAQ (historic comparison graph {pdf}) during the 1990s. ...

External links

• AirTran Airways official webpage