A Muslim-American passenger, one of nine members of a family detained and questioned at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after fellow passengers on their AirTran flight reported hearing a ...

Delta Air Lines Inc. plans to add 88 Boeing 717s to its fleet, picking up planes that Southwest Airlines received in its acquisition of AirTran that it doesn't want to fly. For Southwest, the deal ...

PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has made an addition to the list of airlines it classifies as major carriers -- those with $1 billion or more in annual revenue -- that may ...

CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - AirTran Airways, a unit of AirTran Holdings , on Wednesday said it had ordered 15 new Boeing 737-700 series aircraft worth $885 million at list prices. Delivery is set for ...

ATLANTA — As AirTran Airways cuts flight capacity, it’s not grounding planes — it’s selling them. It’s a somewhat uncommon strategy in the struggling U.S. airline industry. Many carriers are reacting ...

At least one marketer with deals with Danica Patrick is making hay of her win this past weekend. Indy driver Patrick became the first woman to win an IndyCar Series race at the Bridgestone Indy Japan ...

LINTHICUM, Md. -- The Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi service — which AirTran says will be on each of its 136 jetliners by late July — performed as advertised. But the promotional flight from ...

CHICAGO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - AirTran Holdings , parent of low-cost carrier AirTran Airways, on Tuesday reported a third-quarter profit on increased revenue as it flew fuller planes. The company posted ...

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), the parent company ...

A San Francisco-bound AirTran Airways plane was diverted with a military F-16 escort to Colorado on Friday after a belligerent passenger locked himself in the plane's bathroom, officials said. It was ...

CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Boeing appears to have come out ahead in a $6 billion deal to provide 100 airplanes to AirTran. The discount carrier, one of the few to post profits in recent quarters, is expected ...