Air Wisconsin

[cruise 450]

A few months ago I heard Air Wisconsin was to start code sharing with Airtran out of Atlanta. Can anybody tell me if this is true or not and if so, Whats the new word?

Thanks!

 

[hyperboy]

Air W & Air tran

I hope this info will help you apparantly this is just thye beginning for air w presence in ATL. The route strycture is on their web site airtran.com. I know it is the ole' valujet but I like the airline. They are for sure keeping delta in check. Did this help answer your Q? take care!

 

[hyperboy]

( BW)(FL-AIRTRAN-AIRWAYS)(AAI) AirTran Airways Announces New JetConnect Product; New Regional Jet Service Launches November 15th

Business & Travel Editors

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 2002--AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI), today announced that the low-fare airline will launch a new regional jet operation, AirTran JetConnect, on November 15. AirTran JetConnect, operated by Air Wisconsin, will fly CRJ regional jets in short-haul markets to and from the airline's hub at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport.
Operated with the popular 50-seat CRJ regional jets made by Bombardier of Montreal, Quebec, AirTran JetConnect will initially serve several cities from its Atlanta hub - Greensboro, N.C., Pensacola, Fla., and Savannah, Ga. - all of which are currently served by AirTran Airways. In addition, AirTran JetConnect will allow the airline to expand into other short-haul markets as well as increase frequencies in underserved markets -- resulting in a stronger catchment area for AirTran Airways' Atlanta hub.
"Developing a regional partner to feed AirTran Airways has been our goal for some time, and we are pleased to introduce the AirTran JetConnect service to extend our brand of low fares and quality service," stated Robert L. Fornaro, AirTran Airways' president and chief operating officer. "With the launch of AirTran JetConnect, we will also be able to redeploy our Boeing 717s to increase frequencies in longer haul, more profitable markets and facilitate growth in larger markets we do not currently serve. In addition, we look forward to our partnership with Air Wisconsin, a company recognized throughout the industry for its high quality and reliability."
Listed below is the initial pattern of service for AirTran JetConnect:




Number of Roundtrips Per Day Effective November 15th
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Market AirTran Airways AirTran JetConnect
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Greensboro/High Point/
Winston-Salem - Atlanta 2 2
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Pensacola/Gulf Coast - Atlanta 2 2
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Savannah/Hilton Head - Atlanta 0 4
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AirTran Airways provides affordable air travel with 388 flights a day to 40 cities throughout the eastern United States. The airline's hub is at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport (by passenger volume), where it is the second largest carrier operating 151 flights a day. AirTran Airways is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI).
Unlike other airlines, AirTran Airways never requires a roundtrip purchase or Saturday night stay. The airline offers a Business Class any business can afford, all-assigned seating, a generous frequent flier program, and a corporate program called A2B. For more information and reservations, visit airtran.com (America Online Keyword: AirTran), call your travel agent or AirTran Airways at 1-800-AIRTRAN (800-247-8726) or 770-994-8258 in Atlanta. En espanol, 1-877-581-9842.
Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC) is a privately held company providing scheduled passenger and airfreight service from 45 cities in 21 states and Canada with over 325 departures per day. AWAC operates a fleet of seventeen 86 - 100 seat British Aerospace 146 quad jet aircraft, ten 32 seat Dornier 328 high speed turboprop aircraft and twenty-seven 50 seat Canadair Regional Jets. The company employs about 3,100 people. Visit the Air Wisconsin website at http://www.airwis.com.

Editor's note: Statements regarding expanded service and redeployment of assets are forward-looking statements and are not historical facts. Instead, they are estimates or projections involving numerous risks or uncertainties, including but not limited to, consumer demand and acceptance of services offered by the Company, the Company's ability to maintain current cost levels, fare levels and actions by competitors, regulatory matters and general economic conditions. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including but not limited to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. The Company disclaims any obligation or duty to update or correct any of its forward-looking statements.


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CONTACT: AirTran Airways, Orlando
Tad Hutcheson, 407/251-5578

KEYWORD: FLORIDA WISCONSIN
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TRAVEL AIRLINES PRODUCT MARKETING AGREEMENTS
SOURCE: AirTran Airways

 

[FL717]

Excellent reply and posting the article.. but I take one small exception to the reply. "I know its the old ValueJet" - while your statement is historically and factually correct, the statement also has not relevance since AirTran IS a completely different company in all aspects - from top to bottom.

The codeshare in ATL is going fairly well, some minor glitches on the part of AirWis, but our CEO indicated 2 days ago that he is overall happy and there will be more RJ's and routes to come.

 

[Wiskey Driver]

We started on 11/15 and I had to see the operation for myself. Ok Ok!! so it wasn't to just see the operation it was more so to get the TDY money. We had two a/c running down there and their was some minor bumps in the road that got ironed out ASAP (WITH THE AIRCRAFT ONLY) Airtran personnel! outstanding, helpful and overall dam nice people. They have their game faces on and ready to play ball when the game starts. Great job citris thanks for the memories.

WD.

 

[Beechnut]

The codeshare in ATL is going fairly well, some minor glitches on the part of AirWis, but our CEO indicated 2 days ago that he is overall happy and there will be more RJ's and routes to come.

Yes the operation has started and there have been some problems. There is no need to point fingers to AirWis for all these problems. I believe it's AirTran employees that drive the jet bridges and push the aircraft back. The consequences of their actions have caused AirWis aircraft to be out of service.

S.

 

[Wiskey Driver]

You took that one a bit personal did ya Hey man it was great seeing you again in MKE I may stop by ORD from time to time to hit you up for a free coffee.

WD

 

[FL717]

I have no active part of the code-share operation out of concourse D, and other than seeing the aircraft as we taxi by, have no first hand knowledge of the operation...HOWEVER... in my post I didn't mean to point any fingers, I was only repeating what our CEO had passed along to us. His comments were interpreted by me and was the basis for my response. After re-reading my post I see now how it came across as a slam.. and rather than edit my previous post, I'll simply apologize for the comment. If I was the person in charge that made decisions regarding code-shares... believe me Air Wisconsin was/is my first choice. Glad you all are here.

 

[Wiskey Driver]

Now their's a man with integrity!!!

Well put citris well put!!!!

 

[cruise 450]

Airwisconsin

Glad to see their up and running. Can anybody tell me how an aspiring airline pilot would apply for employment to airwisconsin in hopes of being based in Atlanta? Don't really want to move the family and all.

Thanks!