AirTran Airways has begun evaluating replacements for its 117-seat Boeing 717-200s as its oldest aircraft of that type reach the 10-year mark. The low-cost operator likes the size of the 717 and would ...

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2004--AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI), today announced that the airline has finalized an agreement for six more Boeing 717 ...

When AirTran’s final flight — AirTran Flight 1 from Atlanta to Tampa, Fla. — lands on Sunday night, it will close the book on Southwest’s acquisition that started more than four years ago. And it will ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Delta Air Lines plans to add 88 Boeing 717s to its fleet, picking up planes that Southwest Airlines didn't want anymore. Delta said it will start leasing the 717s next year as long ...

Following his motto of "keep it simple," AirTran Airways boss Joe Leonard has guided his Orlando, Fla.-based, low-fare carrier to sustained profitability during the airline industry's worst-ever ...