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  • AirTran Airways and Bill Me Later Partner for Summer Travel Promotion

    AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), announced today a new promotion with Bill Me Later, Inc. The promotion will offer special savings to AirTran Airways customers who book their spring and summer travel using the Bill Me Later(R) feature on http://www.airtran.com. By simply selecting the Bill Me Later option at the time of purchase, consumers can conveniently and securely pay for their AirTran Airways travel purchases online without providing credit card information.

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  • Embraer Plans to Expand Its Operations in the U.S.

    Embraer announced, today, in the presence of Mayor Harry Goode, of the City of Melbourne, Florida, Governor Charlie Crist of the State of Florida, Enterprise Florida, and other state and local officials, that it plans to invest an estimated US$ 50 million for the establishment of a new facility in the United States dedicated to its executive jets business.

  • Hop, Skip and Jump Away With AirTran Airways' 72-Hour Sale

    AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today launched a sale for travel to all of the airline's destinations with fares starting as low as $49*. Travelers may purchase these sale fares at http://www.airtran.com or via AirTran Airways' reservations system at 1-800-AIR-TRAN. For Spanish, call 1-877-581-9842.

  • Congressional Committee Vote to Impact More Than 1,500 Jobs in Florida

    This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Florida. The committee, which includes Floridians Kendrick Meek, Kathy Castor and Jeff Miller among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refueling tanker.

  • Southwest Airlines Vacations Unveils Spring Updating at southwestvacations.com

    Book a vacation package through southwestvacations.com in May, and you will notice Southwest Airlines Vacations has been busy spring updating. The web site has a fresh, new look and has undergone numerous enhancements to make it easier than ever for Customers to search for and book their vacation packages.

  • Low Fare Flights and Free Flowers: AirTran Airways Honors Moms

    AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), announced today the airline will partner with Teleflora, the world's leading floral wire service, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Mother's Day and honor moms everywhere. The airline will be passing out pink carnations on May 7 and May 11 at the following airports: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Ga.; Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Fla.; Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, Md.; and General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wis.

  • Coleman Technologies, Inc. Renews Master Unified Communications and Security Specialization from Cisco Systems

  • AirTran Airways Launches Milwaukee Expansion With Nonstop Flights to More Destinations

    AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today launched additional flights from General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee with the help of former professional baseball All-Star Gorman Thomas. The popular center fielder and member of the Milwaukee Brewers Walk of Fame threw a ceremonial "first pitch" to officially kick off AirTran Airways' new nonstop flights to both coasts.

  • Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Program Moves Forward to Serve Warfighters

    Following a series of successful reliability characterization tests, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received U.S. Government approval to continue development and production of the Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM). During the recent tests, the stealthy standoff cruise missile demonstrated its capabilities across a wide variety of targets -- including hardened, underground bunkers and air defense systems.

  • World's Airlines Meet to Review Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan(TM) Engine Development

    More than 50 representatives from airlines and leasing companies around the world gathered to review Pratt & Whitney's Geared Turbofan engine development program during the company's Next Generation Technology Symposium in West Palm Beach, Fla. At the three-day conference, airlines received comprehensive technical briefings on the engine's design, performance and development progress and viewed the full-scale Geared Turbofan demonstrator engine during ground runs at the company's advanced test facility. Pratt & Whitney is a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).

  • AirTran Airways Reports All-Time Record April Traffic

    AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported record traffic for the month of April 2008. The airline reported that revenue passenger miles (RPMs) and available seat miles (ASMs) represent new all-time company records for the month of April.

  • AirTran Holdings, Inc., Statement On Completion of Recent Financing

    AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), parent company of AirTran Airways, Inc., one of the nation's leading low-fare air carriers, today, in conjunction with the initial closing of the public offering of its debt and equity securities announced last week, issued a statement from Bob Fornaro, president and chief executive officer:

  • With AirTran Airways, the Early Bird Gets the Lowest Sale Fares

    AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today launched a sale for travel from Atlanta to select destinations with fares starting as low as $39*. Travelers may purchase these sale fares at http://www.airtran.com or via AirTran Airways' reservations system at 1-800-AIR-TRAN. For Spanish, call 1-877-581-9842.

  • AirTran Holdings, Inc., Announces Pricing of Convertible Senior Notes and Common Stock Offerings

    AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), parent company of AirTran Airways, Inc., one of the nation's leading low-fare air carriers, today announced that it has priced its previously announced offering of $65 million of 5 1/2 percent Convertible Senior Notes due 2015 (the "Notes"). AirTran also announced it has granted the underwriters of the Notes offering a 30-day option to purchase an additional $9.75 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes, solely to cover over-allotments. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated served as sole bookrunner, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC served as co-lead manager for the Notes offering.

  • FAA Opens Discussion at AVIATION WEEK's MRO Conference

    On Thursday, April 17, at AVIATION WEEK's Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) North America Conference & Exhibition in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Jim Ballough, director, Flight Standards Service, FAA, and John Hickey, director, Aircraft Certification Services, FAA, discussed airworthiness directive (AD) compliance issues and Safety Management Systems (SMS) with airlines, services providers and suppliers. Highlights include:

  • Sale Fares in Bloom Now on AirTran Airways

    AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today launched a sale with fares starting as low as $39*. Travelers may purchase these sale fares at airtran.com or via AirTran Airways' reservations system at 1-800-AIR-TRAN. For Spanish, call 1-877-581-9842.

  • American Airlines Adds Miami-Grenada Service to Schedule

    American Airlines will open another new route from South Florida to the Caribbean this fall when the airline begins nonstop service from Miami to the southern Caribbean island of Grenada.

  • FARO to Present at Baird Growth Stock Conference

    FARO Technologies, Inc., (Nasdaq: FARO) the world leader in portable computer-aided measurement hardware and software, announced that President and CEO Jay Freeland and Senior Vice President and CFO Keith Bair will present at the 28th Annual Baird Growth Stock Conference. They will deliver the presentation on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 from 10:40am to 11:10am CST at the Four Season Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.

  • AirTran Announces Intention to Offer $65 Million of Convertible Senior Notes and to Offer 14,250,000 Shares of Common Stock

    AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $65 million of Convertible Senior Notes due 2015 (the "Notes"). AirTran intends to grant the underwriters of the Notes offering a 30-day option to purchase an additional $9,750,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes, solely to cover over allotments, if any.

  • AirTran Holdings, Inc., Reports First Quarter Results

    AirTran Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: AAI), the parent company of AirTran Airways, Inc., today reported a net loss of $34.8 million or $0.38 per diluted share for the first quarter. During the same quarter in 2007, AirTran reported net income of $2.2 million or $0.02 per diluted share. This quarter's loss is attributable to the effects of record high fuel costs.

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