Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.airtran.com
Employees: 8,330
Employee growth: 3.2%

Need to be transported by air with a low fare? AirTran Holdings may be the ticket. Through its main subsidiary, AirTran Airways, the company offers low-cost passenger transportation to almost 70 cities, mainly in the eastern US, but also in Aruba, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. The airline operates from a primary hub in Atlanta and secondary hubs in Baltimore; Milwaukee; and Orlando, Florida. AirTran maintains a fleet of about 140 Boeing aircraft (717s and 737s). It is a leading carrier in the Atlanta market, behind Delta, which handles the largest share of the traffic at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. AirTran Airways was acquired by Southwest Airlines in 2011.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $2,619.2M
One year growth: 11.9%
Net income: $38.5M
Income growth: (71.4%)

Officers:
President, AirTran Airways: Robert E. (Bob) Jordan
SVP Information Services and CIO, AirTran Airways: Rocky Wiggins
EVP Corporate Affairs, AirTran Airways: Stephen J. Kolski

Competitors:
Air Jamaica
Cayman Air
LIAT

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