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http://www.airways.ch/files/2003/0703/0 ... 7order.htm
AirTran Airways today announced that it has placed an order for 100 new Boeing 737-700 and -800 series aircraft - of which 50 are firm orders and 50 are options. At the same time, the airline placed an additional order for up to 10 Boeing 717 aircraft.
AirTran is the successor of the troubled airline ValueJet. After a fatal crash with a ValueJet DC-9 in the Everglades in 1996, the company was completely restructured and redesigned from scratch. Today, AirTran Airways is one of America's largest low-fare airlines - employing more than 5,000 Crew members and operating 492 flights a day to 43 destinations. The airline's main hub is at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport (by passenger volume), where it is the second largest carrier operating 189 flights a day.
In 1997, the airline became the launch customer for the Boeing 717. AirTran Airways began taking delivery of the Boeing 717 in September 1999. By the end of this year, AirTran Airways' fleet will be comprised of 73 Boeing 717 aircraft. With this new Boeing order, plus the options for additional future deliveries, the airline's current fleet will more than double by 2008. The first aircraft delivery is scheduled for summer 2004 with additional deliveries to follow at a rate of approximately one per month thereafter and continue into 2008.
http://www.airways.ch/files/2003/0703/0 ... 7order.htm
AirTran Airways today announced that it has placed an order for 100 new Boeing 737-700 and -800 series aircraft - of which 50 are firm orders and 50 are options. At the same time, the airline placed an additional order for up to 10 Boeing 717 aircraft.
AirTran is the successor of the troubled airline ValueJet. After a fatal crash with a ValueJet DC-9 in the Everglades in 1996, the company was completely restructured and redesigned from scratch. Today, AirTran Airways is one of America's largest low-fare airlines - employing more than 5,000 Crew members and operating 492 flights a day to 43 destinations. The airline's main hub is at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport (by passenger volume), where it is the second largest carrier operating 189 flights a day.
In 1997, the airline became the launch customer for the Boeing 717. AirTran Airways began taking delivery of the Boeing 717 in September 1999. By the end of this year, AirTran Airways' fleet will be comprised of 73 Boeing 717 aircraft. With this new Boeing order, plus the options for additional future deliveries, the airline's current fleet will more than double by 2008. The first aircraft delivery is scheduled for summer 2004 with additional deliveries to follow at a rate of approximately one per month thereafter and continue into 2008.
