Is ValuJet still in business?

The holding company formerly with the ValuJet name, renamed ValuJet Airlines to AirTran Airlines with all fleet and operations being transferred to AirTran Airways in 1998 and then merging into AirTran Airways in 1999; ValuJet Airlines ends its existence as AirTran Airlines.

Did AirTran buy ValuJet?

The airline and the Airways Corporation holding company was purchased in 1997 by the ValuJet holding company which owned the struggling ValuJet Airlines. The ValuJet holding company became known as AirTran Holdings and merged ValuJet Airlines into AirTran Airways.

When did Southwest merger AirTran?

On May 2, 2011, Southwest Airlines closed on its purchase of all of the outstanding common stock of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), the former parent company of AirTran Airways (AirTran).

Is JetBlue a valuejet?

A ValuJet plane crashed in the Everglades in May of 1996, killing 105 passengers and five crew members onboard. JetBlue Airways Corp. “JetBlue did not exist in 1996 and none of our aircraft have been involved an incident like the one described in your email,” the airline company said in an email to Crain’s.

Who died in Flight 401?

Charles H. Johnson – Miami Air Traffic Controller who was working Flight 401 dies, April 10, 2019. He was a devoted husband of sixty-two years to his first wife Martha (nee Regan) and beloved husband of his second wife Sue Johnson.

Was ValuJet 592 ever found?

Crash debris haunted investigators for months as they recovered fragments of both plane and passengers from the “River of Grass.” To this day, no complete body of any of the passengers has ever been found.

What was the flight plan for ValuJet 592?

Flight 592, operating under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121, was on an instrument flight rules flight plan destined for the William B. Hartsfield International Airport (ATL), Atlanta, Georgia. ValuJet flight 591, the flight preceding the accident flight on the same aircraft, was operated by the accident crew.

When did ValuJet Flight 592 crash into the Everglades?

On May 11, 1996, at 1413:42 eastern daylight time, a Douglas DC-9-32 crashed into the Everglades about 10 minutes after takeoff from Miami International Airport (MIA), Miami, Florida. The airplane, N904VJ, was being operated by ValuJet Airlines, Inc., as flight 592. Both pilots, the three flight attendants, and all 105 passengers2 were killed.

What did we learn from ValuJet 592 case study?

We, as an industry, have learned a lot since ValuJet 592. Our aircraft are better equipped and procedures for dealing with HAZMAT have improved. If your aircraft has a baggage or cargo compartment that you cannot access while in flight, you need to be even more leery about what has been loaded.

How much baggage was in ValuJet DC-9?

The ValuJet DC-9 weight and balance and performance form completed by the flightcrew for the flight to ATL indicated that the airplane was loaded with 4,109 pounds of cargo (baggage, mail, and company-owned material (COMAT)).