The company made headlines in early 2009 when U.S. citizen (and Muslim) Atif Irfan and eight members of his family were removed from an AirTran flight after having an innocent conversation about airplane safety. CNN: 'Safest' seat remarks get Muslim family kicked off plane (January 2, 2008) A family friend, Abdul Aziz, who was also removed from the flight, has discussed the possibility of suing the airline over the incident.CNN: Muslim family removed from plane remains at odds with airline (January 2, 2008)

1. Fleet Size: 137
2. Destinations: 70
3. Stock: NYSE: AAI
4. Annual sales (2007): $2.3 billion
5. Year Established: 1993
6. Industry: Aviation
7. Frequent Flyer Program:[A+ Rewards
8. Alliance affiliation: Reciprocal earning with Frontier Airlines
9. Reservations: 1-800-AIR-TRAN
10. Phone: 407-318-5600
11. Fax: 407-318-5900
12. HQ: Orlando, Florida
13. Chairman: Joseph B. Leonard
14. CEO: Robert L. Fornaro
15. Staff (2007): 8,500
16. Slogan: "Go. There's Nothing Stopping You."

• 1992: ValuJet Airlines founded
• 1993: Conquest Sun Airlines founded
• 1994: Conquest Sun Airlines changes name to AirTran Airways
• 1995: AirTran Airways and Mesaba Airlines merge in Airways Corporation
• May 11, 1996: Valujet Flight 592 crashes in Florida
• 1997: Airways Corporation and Valujet merge to form Airtran Airways
• 2005: Wins Entrepreneur Magazine's award for Best Domestic Low-Fare Airline for fifth time
• 2006: Partners with Frontier Airlines in reciprocal frequent flyer mileage earning agreement