note

Airline was certificated in 1992 as Destination Sun Airways to operate 727s between Florida and the northeastern US. Before operations commenced, its certificate was transferred to Conquest Sun Airlines, which was jointly owned by Destination Sun and Conquest Airlines (5C). Conquest Sun was sold to AirTran Corp. in 1996, parent of Mesaba Airlines. Due to conflicts with Northwest Airlines pilot scope clause, AirTran had to spin off Conquest Sun. Renamed AirTran Airways, operations began October 6, 1994 from Orlando with Boeing 737-200s. AirTran Airways was purchased by Valujet on November 18, 1997, which merged into AirTran by June 1, 1998. Airline was acquired by Southwest Airlines during May 2011, which continued to operate the two airlines separately. During 2013 the airTran operation began to merge into Southwest. Some airTran destinations were eliminated, and the 717 fleet was leased to Delta. The last airTran flights operated on December 28, 2014.

founded - demised (age)

May 26 1990 - December 28 2014  (24)

headquarters

9955 Airtran Blvd., Orlando, FL

web

www.airtran.com

base airports

KATL Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Atlanta
KMCO Orlando International Orange County

related operators

AirTran Jet Connect	regional brand
Valujet
Mesaba Airlines	sister co.
Southwest Airlines	merged into
Conquest Airlines