AirTran Turns First Profit Since 1996 Crash

AirTran Holdings yesterday posted an $8.6 million net second quarter profit, its first profit since the 1996 crash of ValuJet Flight 592. The results compare with a loss of $49.2 million in the same quarter of 1997. Operating revenue was $124 million, up from $47.8 million. The most noticeable...

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