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	ValuJet Airlines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		ValuJet Airlines was a low-cost carrier that operated in the Southeastern United States during the 1990s.
		The airline was taken public in June of 1994, after a year of tremendous growth with the addition of fifteen planes since the first flight in 1993.
		ValuJet's accident rate was ten times that of the ten major airlines in the U.S. In fact, ValuJet planes made fifteen emergency landings in 1994, fifty-seven in 1995, and fifty-seven from January through May of 1996, equating to almost one emergency landing per day.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ValuJet_Airlines (1011 words)

	ValuJet Flight 592 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Valujet Flight 592 was a flight that flew from Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida to Hartsfield International Airport (now known as Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport) in Atlanta, Georgia.
		The disaster hurt the credibility of the ValuJet airline so much that the company was forced to merge with AirTran Airways and the ValuJet brand no longer exists.
		A memorial to the victims located in the Everglades was dedicated in 1999 on the third anniversary of the accident.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ValuJet_Flight_592 (867 words)

	Valujet Airlines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Valujet Airlines began life in the early 1990s when Robert Priddy (Chairmen and Chief Executive Officer), Lewis Jordan (President and Chief Operating Officer), and Maurice Gallagher (Vice Chairmen and Chief Financial Officer) combined their years of airline experience and joined forces to create the low fare airline.
		Valujet took to the skies on October 26, 1993 when flight "Critter 901", DC-9-32 N3339L (47277/379) with the soon to be familiar 'Critter' logo on the forward fuselage lifted off Rwy 27R at Heartsfield International and headed for Tampa, Florida.
		Valujets IPO was also one of the fastest appreciating stocks in airline history, the future was nothing but bright, skies the limit as it is said.
	www.angelfire.com /dc/douglasjets/ValueJet.html (710 words)

	AT Special Reports - Aviation Today - Special Report
		The Valujet disaster, while bringing to light the dangers of hazardous substance transportation, can also be viewed as a microcosm for two other important issues currently concerning the FAA which also affect aviation safety: political volatility and the dual role conflict.
		Until the middle of May 1996, for instance, the FAA was using Valujet as its deregulation poster child, touting it as an inspiration to the industry with its rapid growth and cheaper fares.
		After all, Valujet's cut-rate pricing was functioning just the way deregulation had promised -- the aviation business was being "freed up" and the bigger airlines would be forced to follow suit by reducing their fares and making air travel accessible to everyone.
	www.aviationtoday.com /reports/X.htm (1441 words)

	ValuJet was a high-flyer grounded by crash
		Valujet is one of a group of cut-rate "peanut" airlines -- so-called because a passenger could expect little more than a bag of peanuts to eat.
		But ValuJet came under FAA review again in February when federal officials became concerned the airline was growing too fast after a string of relatively minor incidents, including one in which a ValuJet jetliner overshot a runway at Washington's Dulles airport on Jan.
		ValuJet officials have repeatedly insisted their airline was safe, and shortly before the crash Pena said the "peanut" airlines were all reliable and safe.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/page1/96/06/17/history.html (607 words)

	6/96, Complaint To FAA For Emerg Order Revocating Valujet's Operating Certificate
		ValuJet violated and continues to violate FAR 121.105 by failing to show that competent personnel and adequate facilities and equipment (including spare parts, supplies, and materials) are available at such points along the certificate holder's route as are necessary for the proper servicing, maintenance, and preventive maintenance of airplanes and auxiliary equipment.
		ValuJet violated 49 CFR Section 175.30, by accepting hazardous material in the form of oxygen generators for transportation aboard an aircraft that was not properly authorized, marked or identified.
		ValuJet has operated at the advisory or alert threshold during the majority of its brief existence as evidenced by the results of the FAA NASIP Inspection Program, with known safety related issues including the absence of adequate policies and procedures for maintenance personnel to follow.
	www.lectlaw.com /files/case09.htm (1266 words)

	The Militant - 9/30/96 -- Gov't Okays Valujet Over Union Complaints
		ValuJet was decertified following the May 11 crash of Flight 592 into the Florida Everglades that killed 110 people and the ensuing federal investigation, which found the discount airline's safety record and maintenance procedures unacceptable.
		The report explains that the airline's "accident rate was seven times higher than the industry average" and says that between Feb. 6 and May 16, 1996 there was an average of one unscheduled landing every other day.
		ValuJet management is pushing for the startup and hopes to resume service to five cities with seven aircraft.
	www.themilitant.com /1996/6034/6034_29.html (537 words)

	ValuJet Airlines happy to return to skies after 15-week grounding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		ATLANTA (AP) - ValuJet Airlines, grounded for 15 weeks following the deadly crash in the Everglades, returned to the sky Monday with a planeload of passengers who cheered when the jet taxied, when it took off and when it landed.
		The airline had come under scrutiny after a series of incidents dating back to last year, including a fire that destroyed a jet and two cases in which planes rolled off runways.
		ValuJet was not authorized to carry the generators and blamed a subcontractor for mislabeling them.
	www.lubbockonline.com /news/100196/valujet.htm (393 words)

	1-96-CV-1355-JTC ValuJet Class Action Consolidated Amended Complaint
		ValuJet's corporate culture, which strived to cut costs without apparent regard for the maintenance or safety of its airplane fleet, led to a substantial number of FAA violations and reports that eventually resulted in the Company's agreement to cease operations.
		ValuJet does not operate in the hub-and-spokes configuration which is typical in the airline industry, but rather seeks to turn-around its aircraft as quickly as possible (average 30 minutes) and, in turn, maximize aircraft utilization (10 hours per day for ValuJet versus seven to eight for most hub-and-spokes airline operations).
		ValuJet and the Individual Defendants moved quickly to calm the markets and assure investors that the FAA surveillance was nothing more than a bump in the road and that the Company would shortly resume its expansion.
	securities.stanford.edu /1007/VJET96/015.html (15395 words)

	CNN - ValuJet flies again - Sept. 30, 1996
		ValuJet came under intense scrutiny from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after the May 11 crash of Flight 592 in the Florida Everglades, which killed all 110 passengers and crew members on board.
		A cause of the crash has not yet been determined, but as the investigation unfolded FAA inspectors found maintenance problems at ValuJet and the airline was forced to ground its fleet of 51 planes.
		ValuJet's critics also say the carrier's past can't be ignored, citing a number of unscheduled landings during the first four and a half months of 1996.
	www.cnn.com /US/9609/30/valujet (715 words)

	Perkins v. Valujet Airlines 5/96 Wrongful Death Suit Claiming The Airline Was Negligent
		As a common carrier, VALUJET AIRLINES was obliged to provide the highest degree of care to its passengers.
		VALUJET AIRLINES, by and through its agents, employees, and representatives, breached the duty of care owed to Plaintiff in some or all of, but not limited to, the following regards: a.
		Notwithstanding this knowledge, VALUJET AIRLINES and its agents and employees, acting within the course and scope of their employment, inter alia, failed and refused, to warn the passengers of Flight 592 of the known dangers and/or failed to protect those passengers from the known risks and by failing to take precautionary measures.
	www.lectlaw.com /files/case08.htm (1521 words)

	Final Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		It is equally important that employees of both the air carrier and of relevant subcontractors be thoroughly versed and trained on the handling of hazardous materials and on the air carrier's authority to transport hazardous materials.
		Had ValuJet implemented a program to ensure that its subcontractor maintenance facility employees were trained on the company's lack of authority to transport hazardous materials and had received hazardous materials recognition training, SabreTech might not have mishandled the packaging and shipment of the chemical oxygen generators that were loaded on flight 592.
		ValuJet failed to adequately oversee SabreTech and this failure contributed to the accident.
	avstop.com /news/final.html (2406 words)

	newStandard: 4/11/96 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		ATLANTA -- ValuJet Airlines unveiled an aggressive spring fare sale, which was promptly matched in competing markets by its larger rival, Delta Air Lines.
		Last week, ValuJet reported that its load factor for March fell to 65 percent from 73 percent a year ago, albeit on an 87 percent rise in seating capacity.
		ValuJet's sale, which excludes travel on Fridays and Sundays and during Memorial Day weekend, requires that tickets -- good for travel between April 16 and June 5 -- be purchased by April 14.
	www.s-t.com /daily/04-96/04-14-96/valujet.htm (206 words)

	Industry News
		ValuJet Airlines and AirWays Corporation, will fold their two holding companies in together to form a newly created holding company operating as AirTran Holdings, Inc.
		ValuJet will issue approximately 9,067,937 shares of common stock in the transaction, representing a value of aproximately $61.8 million based on ValuJet's closing stock price of $6.81 on July 9th.
		Airline executives say a final decision will be based on the proposals of various communities to ensure the best results for shareholders, employees, and customers (read: "we'll accept offers").
	www.aeroworldnet.com /2in07147.htm (562 words)

	CNN - ValuJet crash prompts shakeup at FAA - June 18, 1996
		The changes were announced on the same day the FAA grounded ValuJet airlines, a move the airline's president said has put 4,000 employees out of work.
		Lewis Jordan, president of ValuJet, said nearly all 4,000 of the low-cost carrier's employees would be laid off because of the FAA's decision to ground the airline.
		Jordan said the FAA's decision to ground ValuJet was "unfair" because he was not given the chance to review the data that the FAA had compiled in the days following the Everglades crash of flight 592, which killed all 110 on board.
	edition.cnn.com /US/9606/18/faa.valujet (703 words)

	CNN - ValuJet: Subcontractor deliberately mislabeled deadly cargo - August 14, 1997
		ATLANTA (CNN) -- ValuJet Airlines is alleging that a maintenance subcontractor deliberately mislabeled a shipment of oxygen canisters put aboard Flight 592, which crashed into the Florida Everglades in 1996.
		ValuJet has maintained that it thought the oxygen generators were empty when it accepted them for shipment.
		Concerning charges that ValuJet's chief of maintenance at the time of the crash may have falsified his qualifications for the job, the FAA said it has taken no action because it is devoting its resources to improving the airline's current safety.
	www.cnn.com /US/9708/14/valujet (725 words)

	CNN - ValuJet begins service under new name - Sept. 24, 1997
		ValuJet Airlines began operating as AirTran Airlines Wednesday, complete with a new logo (a simple script teal "a"), a new slogan ("It's something else") and a new dual-class seating system.
		In one holdover from ValuJet days, no meals will be served, even to business class passengers, and the employees will still dress in casual attire.
		ValuJet, launched in 1993, made a huge splash in the air travel industry with its low price structure, but nearly went bankrupt after a May 11, 1996 crash left 110 people dead.
	edition.cnn.com /TRAVEL/NEWS/9709/24/valujet.presser (576 words)

	Augusta, Georgia: business@ugusta: ValuJet to quit flights to Mobile 1/6/97
		ValuJet had struggled to win the FAA's approval for flights to West Palm Beach, Fort Myers and Dallas/Fort Worth since September, when it resumed flying after a three-month shutdown in the wake of the Everglades crash that killed 110.
		In November, ValuJet sold thousands of tickets for flights to Dallas and the two Florida cities even though it had not heard from the federal agency.
		ValuJet said it has not formally sought approval to resume service to Dallas because of its limited number of aircraft.
	chronicle.augusta.com /stories/010797/valujet.html (513 words)

	Washington Monthly: Fly the fiery skies: long after ValuJet, many planes still don't have smoke detectors or fire ...
		But for years the airline industry has argued that the smaller cargo holds on smaller planes could contain any fire with their insulating blankets and nearly airtight construction.
		Jim Jensen, ValuJet's vice president for maintenance and engineering, estimates that his company's airliners could be equipped with detectors and extinguishers at a cost of $70,000 to $100,000 per plane.
		In fact, his airline has been flying a DC-9 (in non-revenue service) equipped with a prototype detector, approved by the FAA on an experimental basis, to establish the detector's reliability and to test its susceptibility to false alarms.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1316/is_n9_v29/ai_19757664 (1028 words)

	ValuJet expansion halted - Dec. 19, 1996
		ValuJet was allowed to resume a limited schedule in late September after being grounded in the wake of a May 11 crash in the Florida Everglades that killed all 110 people on board.
		Under a consent agreement between ValuJet and the FAA, the low-cost carrier is required to obtain authority from the agency to expand beyond its current fleet of 15 aircraft.
		Because ValuJet Airlines will be unable to serve those customers, the airline is seeking authority from the FAA and the Department of Transportation to arrange charter services with other airlines, beginning Thursday and ending Jan. 6.
	money.cnn.com /1996/12/19/companies/valujet (399 words)

	Welcome To AirTran Airlines
		The airline said that its objective is to make air travel more attractive to business travelers and even more convenient for leisure travelers.
		The airline is the launch customer of the MD-95 and has a firm order for 50 - a $1 billion order on which progress payments are already being made, with an option to purchase an additional 50.
		In July 1997, ValuJet, Inc., parent of ValuJet Airlines and AirWays Corporation, parent of AirTran Airways, announced that the two holding companies planned to merge by the end of November 1997.
	www.2600.com /hackedphiles/value_jet/hacked/html/media.html (1286 words)

	Atlanta Business Chronicle: ValuJet returns to Raleigh with a smaller fleet - 1996-10-28
		ValuJet Airlines Inc. 's return to Research Triangle, N.C., will intensify the battle for area flyers as the no-frills airline once again pulls out low fares to entice people back on to its jets.
		USAir's enplanements in August were up more than 13 percent over last year, while Midway Airlines saw its passenger numbers slightly down in August from 1995 as it dealt with the uncertainty of a rumored buyout.
		The airline booked 74,000 flights during the first seven days of reservations after it received federal clearance to resume operations.
	bizjournals.com /atlanta/stories/1996/10/28/focus20.html?t=printable (757 words)

	FAA Inspection of ValuJet/AirTran Airlines Finds No Systemic Safety Problems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		A finding is an initial observation requiring in-depth study by investigators from the office that supervises the airline.
		All of the remaining 46 findings have either been corrected by the airline or corrective action is in progress and being monitored by the FAA.
		A total of 22 FAA employees were dedicated to the ValuJet/AirTran Airlines NASIP and subsequent examination and validation.
	www.avweb.com /other/faa9809.html (550 words)

	It's a Plane! No, It's a Bus Moving Air Travelers by Road
		It's 7:48 a.m., and ValuJet Airlines Flight 2003 to Atlanta from Chattanooga, Tenn., is ready for departure.
		UAL Corp.'s United Airlines found it was paying out a small fortune in cab fares to passengers who missed its connecting flights between San Jose, Calif., and San Francisco because of airport congestion.
		Airlines are working hard to convince passengers that the two modes of transport are interchangeable.
	www.caap.org /mailbag/wallstreet-article-071897.html (1073 words)

	ENGINE FIRE CITED IN DROP OF VALUJET AIRLINES STOCK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		ValuJet Airlines Inc.'s shares declined 3.2 percent after an engine fire on the ground at Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport injured four passengers and three flight attendants Thursday night.
		The incident was the first major mishap in the 20-month operation of the low-fare airline, which has become a darling of investors for its continued profit and share growth.
		ValuJet shares fell 1 1/16 to 31 3/4 in Nasdaq volume of 1.01 million shares, almost double the trading average for the past three months.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1995/vp950610/06100348.htm (160 words)

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