AirTran Airways Boeing 717-2BD N895AT (msn 55047) MIA (Bruce Drum), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
AirTran Airways (Orlando) will drop the Atlanta-Miami route on October 7.
Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Boeing 717-2BD N895AT (msn 55047) taxies to the gate at MIA.
AirTran Airways Boeing 717-2BD N949AT (msn 55003) (Orlando Magic) ATL (Norbert G. Raith), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
AirTran Holdings, Inc. (Orlando) the parent company of AirTran Airways, Inc., reported a net profit of $12.4 million or $0.09 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2010. Excluding $26.4 million in unrealized losses, net of taxes, related to the reduction in value of future fuel hedges, the Company’s net income for the quarter would have been $38.8 million dollars or $0.23 per diluted share. This result is particularly noteworthy given the 37.2 percent increase in the per-gallon cost of jet fuel, the airline’s single largest expense, year-over-year.
AirTran set quarterly records for revenue passenger miles flown, load factor and enplaned passengers. For the first time in AirTran Airways’ history, load factor topped 83 percent in the second quarter.
Copyright Photo: Norbert G. Raith. Boeing 717-2BD N949AT (msn 55003) painted in the Orlando Magic scheme, arrives at the ATL hub.
AirTran Airways Boeing 717-2BD N892AT (msn 55044) MIA (Bruce Drum), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
AirTran Airways (Orlando) yesterday (May 29) began new nonstop service between Wichita Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, KS, and Orlando International Airport. The airline will offer a Saturday nonstop flight between the two cities.
Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Boeing 717-2BD N892AT (msn 55044) prepares for takeoff at Miami.
AirTran Airways Boeing 717-2BD N895AT (msn 55047) MIA (Bruce Drum), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
AirTran Holdings, Inc. (Orlando), the parent company of AirTran Airways, Inc., reported a net loss of $12.0 million or $0.09 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2010. Excluding $4.7 million in unrealized gains on future fuel hedges, the Company’s net loss for the quarter would have been $16.7 million dollars or $0.12 per diluted share. The impact of historic winter snowstorms along the Eastern Seaboard and more than a 50 percent increase in fuel expenses offset record total revenues for the first quarter.
AirTran Airways experienced significant revenue improvement that accelerated through the quarter with total unit revenues increasing by a solid double-digit margin year-over-year in March.
The Company posted record first quarter total revenues of $605.1 million on a record load factor of 77.2 percent. Operating costs increased 21.8 percent or $107.8 million as compared to the same period last year. Fuel was the single largest contributor to the cost increase, accounting for over 60 percent or $67.3 million of the increase. Last year, crude oil averaged $41 per barrel in the first quarter but has risen to $78 this year. Winter storms further pressured unit costs due to reduced capacity and additional expenses related to extreme weather during the quarter.
Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Boeing 717-2BD N895AT (msn 55047) taxies to the gate at Miami.
Copyright Photo: PRNewsFoto/AirTran Airways. Boeing 717-2BD N950AT (msn 55012) "Little Debbie 1" is pictured in the hangar before the inaugural flight in a snowstorm.
AirTran Airways (Orlando and Atlanta) despite a rare snowstorm in Atlanta, yesterday (February 12) celebrated Little Debbie’s 50th anniversary by launching a one-of-a-kind, custom-designed Boeing 717-2BD N950AT (msn 55012), dubbedย Little Debbie 1. Flight FL 931, the inaugural flight, departed from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport yesterday atย 12:24 p.m.ย to Jacksonville.
As part of the 50th anniversary, AirTran Airways and Little Debbie are giving away 50 vacation packages in conjunction withย The Great American Getaway sweepstakes. Each vacation package includes roundtrip airfare for two to anywhere AirTran flies in the continentalย United States, two nights at a Holiday Inn hotel, rental car for two days and aย $200ย cash card. Sweepstakes endsย May 31, 2010. For more details and the chance to win, visitย www.littledebbie.com. AirTran is also offeringย $10ย vouchers toward travel on Little Debbie packaging during this promotion period.
In addition toย The Great American Getaway, AirTran Airways and Little Debbie will announce the winner of the Little Debbie Look-A-Like Contest at the AirTran Airways Atlanta maintenance hangar. ย The 10 finalists will help unveil Little Debbie 1, and the winner will be chosen by a panel of judges. ย The winner will receive a $5,000ย scholarship and other prizes.
McKee Foods, a family bakery with annual sales of more thanย $1 billion, is a privately held company based in Collegedale, TN.ย The McKee story began during the height of the Great Depression when founderย O.D. McKeeย began selling 5โcent snack cakes from the back of his car. Soon after, he and his wife, Ruth, bought a small, failing bakery, using the family car as collateral. Today, the company employs more than 6,000 people inย Collegedale;ย Gentry, Ark.; andย Stuarts Draft, VA. The company creates and bakes Little Debbie Snacks, Sunbelt Snacks & Cereals, Heartland and Fieldstone Bakery food products. Visitย mckeefoods.com for more information.
Editor’s Note: From a public relations standpoint, yesterday (February 12) was a nightmare day for any airline PR event as 49 of the 50 U.S. states had measurable snow on the ground (Hawaii had none) along with thousands of airline cancellations nationwide, not to mention the opening day ceremonies of the Vancouver Winter Olympics (which can use some snow!).
AirTran Airways (Orlando and Atlanta) sensing a weakness with the Midwest Airlines brand will make Milwaukee a hub next year, basing aircraft and crews at MKE. The company will add additional routes according to this news item.
News link:
AirTran Airways (Orlando and Atlanta) yesterday (December 19) launched weekly Atlanta-Aruba flights. Orlando-Aruba commences on January 9.
Copyright Photo: Tony Storck. Boeing 717-2BD N891AT (msn 55043) in the Atlanta Falcons motif arrives at Baltimore/Washington.
Copyright Photo: PRNewsFoto/AirTran Airways
AirTran Airways (Orlando and Atlanta) yesterday (December 15) while the world was watching the Boeing 787 first flight, introduced its latest Boeing 717-200 logojet, this one for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Dubbed “Magic 1” the specially-painted 717-2BD, registered N949AT (msn 55003), was introduced at Orlando.
Press release:
finance.yahoo.com/news/AirTran-Airways-Adds-prnews-1443746488.html?x=0&.v=1
AirTran Airways (Orlando and Atlanta) will start weekend only nonstop service between Des Moines and Orlando starting on March 6, 2010 with Boeing 717s.
Press release:
finance.yahoo.com/news/AirTran-Airways-Introduces-prnews-2212434732.html?x=0&.v=1
Copyright Photo: bwione.
A now rare shot of AirTran’s Boeing 717-2BD N971AT (msn 55032) with the image of race car driver (and model) Danica Patrick landing on runway 33L at Baltimore/Washington (BWI). Note the “AirTranica” special titles (now gone).
AirTran Airways (Orlando and Atlanta) has placed Boeing 717-2BD N946AT (msn 55009) into revenue service. The airliner is painted in the Baltimore Ravens (NFL football team) special motif as we previously first reported. It is pictured arriving at Baltimore/Washington in this nice view.
Copyright Photo: Tony Storck.
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