Valujet
IATA J7	ICAO VJA	Callsign Critter
Founded		1993
Hubs		Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Focus cities		Orlando International Airport Boston Logan International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport
Fleet size		56
Destinations		28
Parent company		Valujet Airlines
Headquarters		Atlanta, Georgia
Key people		Robert Priddy (Chairman) Maurice Gallahger (CEO & President)

ValuJet Airlines was a low-cost carrier that operated in the Southeastern United States during the 1990s. After a series of safety problems and the fatal crash of ValuJet Flight 592, the company executed a reverse merger with the much smaller regional airline AirWays Corp., now known as AirTran Holdings; thus, ValuJet now operates as AirTran Airways. Image File history File links ValueJet Airlines logo, claiming fair use File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... FAA diagram of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (IATA: ATL, ICAO: KATL, FAA LID: ATL), locally known as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, or simply Hartsfield, is located seven miles (11 km) south of the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... In the airline industry, a focus city is a location that is not a hub, but from which the airline has flights to at least several destinations other than its hubs. ... “MCO” redirects here. ... KBOS is the airport identification code. ... FAA Airport Diagram Washington Dulles International Airport (IATA: IAD, ICAO: KIAD, FAA LID: IAD) is a public airport located 20 miles (32 km) west of the central business district of Washington, D.C., in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. ... Robert Priddy (born 1936) is the British author of the book Source of the Dream - My Way to Sathya Sai Baba, a book about the Indian guru Sathya Sai Baba. ... Boeing 737-700 of UK low cost carrier easyJet waiting for take off at Bristol A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier / airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services. ... Historic Southern United States. ... ValuJet Flight 592 was a flight that crashed on May 11, 1996 en route from Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida to Hartsfield International Airport (now known as Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport) in Atlanta, Georgia. ... A reverse merger is a method by which a private company can become a publicly traded company without the expense and time requirements involved in an initial public offering (IPO). ... Regional airlines are a type of airline service that is intended to feed a larger airline or larger aircraft. ... AirTran Holdings NYSE: AAI is an airline holding company. ... AirTran Airways (NYSE: AAI), is a low-cost airline based in Orlando, Florida, USA and is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings. ...

History

Inception

ValuJet's first flight (Flight #1 from Atlanta to Tampa) was on October 26, 1993, with service from Atlanta to Orlando, Jacksonville and Tampa with a single Douglas DC-9 that had previously belonged to its chief competitor, Delta Air Lines. The carrier was headed by a group of industry veterans including co-founder and chairman Robert Priddy, who had started a string of successful airlines including Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA), Air Midwest Airlines, and Florida Gulf Airlines. Board members Maury Gallagher and Tim Flynn, the other two co-founders, developed and ran WestAir before selling it to Mesa Airlines; former Continental Airlines and Flying Tigers President Lewis Jordan joined the carrier a short time later as president. October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Hotlanta redirects here. ... Nickname: Location in Orange County and the state of Florida. ... Nickname: Motto: Where Florida Begins Location in the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country United States State Florida County Duval Government  - Mayor John Peyton (R) Area  - City  885 sq mi (2,264. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ... The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names. ... Delta Air Lines, Inc. ... Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) is an American airline based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA flying to over 150 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier. ... Air Midwest is a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group and operates as part of US Airways Express, a network of nine regional airlines operating under a code share and service agreement with US Airways, and in its own right. ... Mesa Airlines (IATA: YV, ICAO: ASH, and Callsign: Air Shuttle), a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group, is a US airline headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona which operates flights as Air Midwest, United Express and US Airways Express. ... Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) is an American certificated air carrier. ... Flying Tiger Line, also known as Flying Tigers, was the first scheduled cargo airline in the United States and a major military charter operator during the Cold War era for both cargo and personnel (the latter with leased aircraft). ...

The airline was taken public in June of 1994, after a year of tremendous growth with the addition of fifteen planes since the first flight in 1993. It became the fastest airline in the history of American aviation to make a profit, earning US$21 million in 1994 alone. In October of 1995, ValuJet placed an order with airplane manufacturer McDonnell Douglas for fifty MD-95 jets (renamed the 717-200 after McDonnell Douglas' merger with Boeing in 1996) with an option for fifty more, thus making it the first low cost airline to launch an aircraft. ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... DC-10, retired from American Airlines fleet at gate McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. ... 717 in new Boeing Colors AirTran Airways 717 at BWI The twinjet Boeing 717 is Boeing Commercial Airplanes smallest commercial airliner intended for the 100-seater market. ... The Boeing 717 is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is an aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ...

Safety problems

In 1995, the Department of Defense (DoD) rejected ValuJet's bid to fly military personnel, citing unacceptable flaws in the carrier's actions after numerous air accidents. The DoD said that they did not see the changes as long-term, significant changes but rather as short-term, symptomatic repairs. The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ...

The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Atlanta field office sent a memo on February 14, 1996, to Washington, D.C., stating that "consideration should be given to the immediate FAR-121 rectification of this airline (ValuJet)." In other words, the Atlanta field office felt that ValuJet should be grounded. ValuJet's accident rate was ten times that of the ten major airlines in the U.S. In fact, ValuJet planes made fifteen emergency landings in 1994, fifty-seven in 1995, and fifty-seven from January through May of 1996. In February the FAA ordered ValuJet to seek approval before adding any new aircraft or cities to its network, something the industry had not seen since deregulation in 1979. This attempt at removing ValuJet's certification was "lost in the maze at FAA" according to NTSB Chairman Jim Hall. [1] “FAA” redirects here. ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Nickname: Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: , Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2: Jack... Jim Hall is a programmer for the FreeDOS project and the original developer of the GNU Robots program. ...

Incidents and accidents

Flight 597

On June 8, 1995, the DC-9-32 ValuJet flight 597, suffered an aborted takeoff from Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport after a catastrophic engine failure. Shrapnel from the right engine penetrated the fuselage and the right engine main fuel line, and a cabin fire erupted. The airplane was stopped on the runway, and captain Greg Straessle ordered evacuation of the airplane. June 8 is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names, still in production today as the Boeing 717. ... Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and is one of two airports considered the busiest airport in the world. ... It has been suggested that Fragmentation (weaponry) be merged into this article or section. ...

The subsequent fire destroyed the aircraft. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the engine failure was caused by a detectable crack in a compressor disk, on which a maintenance contractor had failed to perform a proper inspection. Seal of the National Transportation Safety Board The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is a U.S. government independent organization responsible for investigation of accidents involving aviation, highway, marine, pipelines and railroads in the United States. ... The axial flow compressor is an improvement on the centrifugal compressor previously used in turbine engines,though small and micro turbines use centrifugal compressors with relative advantages (in terms of pressure ratios achieveable per stage of compression). ...

Among the five crew members, one flight attendant received serious puncture wounds from shrapnel and thermal injuries, and another flight attendant received minor injuries. Although none of the 57 passengers were killed, five passengers received minor injuries.

Flight 592

Main article: ValuJet Flight 592

At 2:04 p.m. on May 11, 1996, ValuJet Flight 592, a DC-9 aircraft, departed Miami for Atlanta. At 2:10 p.m. the passengers started to smell smoke and informed flight attendants. An expired, yet still active, oxygen canister in the cargo hold had ignited. The plane began experiencing electrical problems and requested a return to Miami. Seconds later, shouts of "fire, fire, fire, fire" were recorded on the plane's cockpit voice recorder coming from the cabin. The aircraft began to fill with smoke. Passengers had trouble breathing. In immediate response flight attendant Jen Stearn ran into the cockpit to inform the flight crew that the cabin was on fire, because the intercom was inoperable (even though the ValuJet flight attendant manual stated that the cockpit door should not be opened when smoke or other harmful gases may be present in the cabin, there was no other way to inform the pilots). The pilots did not drop the oxygen masks, knowing that it would only make the problem worse. The plane's interior was on fire.The pilots then requested to land at the nearest airport possible. At this point the heat in the cabin was vast. Because of the toxic fumes, passengers began to pass out. The aircraft dived from the sky. The plane subsequently crashed into the Florida Everglades, killing all aboard. ValuJet Flight 592 was a flight that crashed on May 11, 1996 en route from Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida to Hartsfield International Airport (now known as Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport) in Atlanta, Georgia. ... is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names, still in production today as the Boeing 717. ... Nickname: Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida. ... Map of the Everglades ecoregion as delineated by the WWF. Satellite image from NASA. The yellow line encloses two ecoregions, the Everglades and the South Florida rocklands. The South Florida rocklands ecoregion includes the Florida Keys and offshore islands and two patches within the Everglades. ...

The captain, Candi Kubeck, was the first female captain to die while on duty. The NTSB ruled that a ValuJet subcontractor, SabreTech, had illegally loaded 144 expired, but full, chemical oxygen generator canisters on-board Flight 592 without safety caps. When they activated sometime before takeoff, they produced oxygen and heat of more than 500° F (260° C). The oxygen from the generators fueled the resulting fire in the cargo hold of the plane. ValuJet was blamed for improper oversight of SabreTech and the FAA was faulted for failing to properly monitor ValuJet. Soon after the accident the FAA mandated that all passenger aircraft cargo holds be equipped with fire detection and suppression systems. While in the national spotlight, ValuJet was the first airline to complete this work on their small fleet. Candalyn Candi Kubeck (May 10, 1961–May 11, 1996) was the Captain of ValuJet Flight 592 which crashed in the Everglades. ... A chemical oxygen generator is a device that releases oxygen created by a chemical reaction. ...

Incidents and accidents

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Fallout from the crash

On June 17, 1996, ValuJet was grounded by the FAA. On September 26, 1996, ValuJet resumed flying with 15 jets, down from 52 before the crash, after complying with all U.S. Department of Transportation and FAA requirements. On November 4, 1996, ValuJet announced that Joseph Corr, former CEO of Continental Airlines, would become CEO and President of the airline at a time when the airline was in serious trouble. It had lost $55 million since the crash of Flight 592. is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transport. ... is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) is an American certificated air carrier. ...

After the large amount of negative publicity surrounding the Flight 592 incident, ValuJet suffered serious financial problems. On July 11, 1997, ValuJet announced it would merge with the much smaller Airways Corporation, parent of AirTran Airways. The merged company would retain the AirTran name, although ValuJet was the senior partner and nominal survivor of the merger. [3] [4]. In November 1997, the company announced it would move its headquarters from Atlanta to Orlando. On November 17, 1997, AirWays Corp. and ValuJet completed their merger, and the ValuJet name passed into aviation history. is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... AirTran Airways (NYSE: AAI), is a low-cost airline based in Orlando, Florida, USA and is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...

The ValuJet name was so tarnished by Flight 592 that AirTran mentions almost nothing about its past. Many families of the Flight 592 victims were outraged that ValuJet/AirTran was not prosecuted. They point to statements made by ValuJet officials immediately after the crash that appeared to indicate ValuJet knew the generators were on the plane, and in fact had ordered them returned to Atlanta rather than properly disposed.