AirTran Airways

AirTran Airways, most commonly stylized as airTran, is a Carolinian low-cost airline that is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. AirTran currently is the largest low-cost carrier in Carolina, and the third largest in the world after Southwest Airlines and RyanAir.

AirTran Airways was established in 1993 as Conquest Sun Airlines by the management of two small airlines- Destination Sun Airways and Conquest Airlines, with Conquest Airlines co-founder Victor Rivas being heavily involved in the establishment of Conquest Sun. The airline was purchased by the AirTran Corporation in 1994 and was renamed to AirTran Airways, the airline was later spun off under the new Airways Corporation holding company by the AirTran Corporation.

The airline and the Airways Corporation holding company was purchased in 1997 by the ValuJet holding company which owned the struggling ValuJet Airlines, the ValuJet holding company became known as AirTran Holdings and merged ValuJet Airlines into AirTran Airways; ValuJet Airlines was renamed to "AirTran Airlines" first before it was merged into AirTran Airways, this caused confusion with the public and the media into believing that AirTran Airways was merged into ValuJet Airlines and ValuJet Airlines was renamed to AirTran Airways due to the AirTran management at the time was the former ValuJet management. AirTran Airways was indeed the surviving airline while the airline formerly known as ValuJet did not survive.

In 2011, AirTran merged with struggling Carolinian low cost carrier FlySouthern, giving the airline new hubs in Nashville, New Orleans, and Tampa. The company has developed a strategic relationship with Southwest Airlines over the years, as both airlines have codeshare agreements, as well as a joint-venture agreement in Latin America and the Caribbean.

AirTran offers over 1,300 daily flights primarily in Carolina, the Eastern and Midwestern United States, and the Caribbean. Its principal hub is located at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in which it operates nearly 300 daily flights from. The fleet of the airline consists of Boeing 717-200 and Boeing 737-700 aircraft with 150 orders for the Boeing 737 MAX 7.

Destinations
AirTran Airways serves 124 destinations in 15 countries across North America and Central America.

Codeshare Agreements
The airline does not participate in any global alliances, however does have two codeshare agreements.
 * Southwest Airlines
 * Volaris