Ten years ago Saturday, an AirTran Airways Boeing 717 lifted from the ground into the night sky above Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport for the final flight of the scrappy underdog carrier. It ...

On Sunday, Southwest Airlines finally shut down its AirTran Airways subsidiary, more than four years after it announced plans to acquire AirTran. This marked another major milestone in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Saturday marked 10 years since AirTran Airways officially shut down after being purchased by Southwest ...

AirTran Holdings Inc. said its $290 million offer for rival Midwest Air Group Inc. was rejected but that it would continue trying to acquire the regional carrier. AirTran, based in Orlando, disclosed ...

The unions representing workers at AirTran Airways are supporting the low-fare airline’s proposed takeover of Midwest Airlines, according to a letter AirTran released Tuesday. Subscribe to read this ...

MILWAUKEE -- The board of directors of Midwest Air Group Inc. said today it was unanimously recommending that shareholders reject a buyout from AirTran Holdings Inc. worth $389 million. AirTran ...

The decline in value of AirTran's fuel-hedge contracts turned a fourth-quarter profit into a loss. The airline reported a net loss of $118.4 million, which included a non-operating loss of $147.7 ...

JPMorgan Chase will assume ownership and begin servicing the AirTran-branded credit card in April, a move that consolidates Southwest Airlines’ two frequent flier cards under the same issuing bank, ...

WASHINGTON - Airlines, led by low-cost carrier AirTran Airways, are doing a better job of getting passengers to their destinations on time, with their bags, and with fewer complaints, private ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - AirTran Holdings Inc. extended its takeover offer of $15 a share for Midwest Air Group until August 10 and said on Monday it was dismayed that Midwest's board continued to oppose ...

CHICAGO -- AirTran schedules and fares were back on Orbitz.com this week after a one-day absence, and the online agency is not accessing them through Worldspan. That means Orbitz could be accessing ...

AirTran Airways plans a measured expansion into the Caribbean as compared with its fellow US low-fare carrier JetBlue. During the fourth quarter of 2009 and continuing into this month AirTran is ...