AirTran will try to grow in Milwaukee even after its hostile-takeover bid for Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines was rebuffed earlier this year. AirTran has requested two additional gates at Milwaukee –- for a total of four -– in a move that…
Beginning Feb. 14, AirTran will add nonstop service from Pittsburgh to the Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers. The carrier will operate one daily round-trip flight on the route. Also beginning the same day, AirTran will increase its service…
Federal antitrust regulators are taking a closer looked at TPG Capital’s acquisition of Midwest Airlines, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. TPG’s bid is backed by Northwest Airlines, which would get a 47% “non-management” stake in Midwest. Northwest has said it…
AirTran is apparently being well-received in Portland, Maine –- one of the airline’s newest destinations. AirTran will upgrade its flights between Portland and Orlando from seasonal service to year-round service as well as increase the frequency on that route from…
From USA TODAY reporter Roget Yu’s Airport Check-in column: To market its first direct flight to Las Vegas, Akron-Canton (Airport) … is sponsoring a wedding contest. The airport and AirTran Airways, which will operate the flight, are encouraging couples to…
That’s the headline from USA TODAY, which writes that Midwest Airlines on Thursday agreed to let discounter AirTran Airways make a presentation to its board about its long-standing purchase offer. … Until now, Midwest’s management and board have refused to…
Three candidates nominated by AirTran were elected today by shareholders of Midwest Airlines to that company’s nine-person board of directors. Noting the move shows support for a buyout, The Associated Press writes that the vote at Midwest’s annual meeting does…
Three members nominated by AirTran are up for election today at Midwest’s annual shareholders meeting, a move that USA TODAY calls a bold effort to shake up membership on Midwest’s [nine-member] board of directors. So far, Midwest’s board has not…
Midwest Airlines said Tuesday it will likely miss analysts’ earning expectations and said its full-year results will suffer as a result of lower airfares and longer flights, The Associated Press writes. Midwest’s announcement came just two days before a crucial…
AirTran extended the deadline for its takeover bid of Midwest Airlines and its merger effort appears to be gaining momentum, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Midwest’s board has repeatedly rejected AirTran’s advances, but by extending its $15-a-share offer for…