AirTran Airways Reports All-Time Record February Traffic

[RIDETHELIGHTING]

AirTran Airways Reports All-Time Record February Traffic
Thursday March 6, 1:46 pm ET

ORLANDO, Fla., March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI - News), today reported record traffic for the month of February 2008. The airline reported that revenue passenger miles (RPMs), available seat miles (ASMs), enplaned passengers, and load factor represent new all-time company records for the month of February.
For February, traffic grew by 28.2 percent to more than 1.4 billion RPMs based on a 14.0 percent increase in capacity. The company's load factor for the month was 78.1 percent. The airline enplaned more than 1.8 million passengers for the month, a 21.9 percent increase from February 2007.
"The numbers we posted for February traffic in 2008 are stellar, and the credit goes to all of our hard-working Crew Members and the high-quality service they provide for our customers," said Bob Fornaro, president and CEO for AirTran Airways. "We continue to deliver great results for our customers and investors."
In the month of February, AirTran Airways announced the addition of two new destinations to its route map: Burlington, Vt., and San Antonio, Texas.

 

[TV9Driver]

and for all your great efforts, we would like you to take a pay cut.... just paraphrasing Bob F.'s letter to the crew I saw in the crew room today.

 

[RIDETHELIGHTING]

The pilot group and our union really need to keep our eye the ball. Record Load factors and the sky is falling, I cant wait to hear the spin on this.

 

[curtis46]

The spin on that one will be:"we had to give up tickets to fill up those seats;beside,those motels inn express rates have increase by 30% as well as those catering snacks providing to you all at no cost.Have some understanding,let's make those tax cut,i mean pay cut, permanent and as team players we are willing to waive the HAT,yes you heard correctly just sign that piece of paper,while Lear is not watching,
Thank you very much,keep up the good work.

 

[refplusnone]

So record high loads.... yet they are getting rid of airframes and slowing growth.

Why release two seemingly contradictory stories?

It can't be all related to the pilot's contract negotiations. What am I missing?

Ref

 

[Citrus531]

and for all your great efforts, we would like you to take a pay cut.... just paraphrasing Bob F.'s letter to the crew I saw in the crew room today.

Yeah i read Bob's letter in the A-line.....In the tower we've been told absolutely no overtime...if you want a unpaid day off take it....and anything else u can think of to save $$$$:erm:

 

[Britpilot]

So record high loads.... yet they are getting rid of airframes and slowing growth.

Why release two seemingly contradictory stories?

It can't be all related to the pilot's contract negotiations. What am I missing?

Ref

The company is not getting rid of airframes. It has sold two delivery airframes. So this year we get 8 instead of 10 new birds. The fleet number will still rise by 8, there is your growth, that and new service cities. Predicted growth for the next two years is 5%. Which in this environment is not too bad.

 

[easydoesit]

We are getting 6 this year.

 

[Max Powers]

And I am guessing those deferments in 09 and 10, some at least, will be turned into aircraft sold.

 

[TV9Driver]

yeah, we are down to 6 planes for this year, and I guess 8 for next year for a total of 14 - it was supposed to be 28 airplanes by the end of next year.

Remember when our old union reps where saying, "don't worry about FO pay rates, you'll be a captain in 3 years!"

I'm 3 years now, and still nowhere near the left seat....