Talk:ValuJet Airlines

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I think that the article on 597 should be merged here. I am going to do it. TastemyHouse 21:47, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

ValuJet does not currently operate as AirTran Airways. The companies merged, but what was ValuJet is not AirTran. The planes, leadership, business model are all different. That line should be deleted. If the user wants to see how the current AirTran was formed they should visit the AirTran page. The two carriers have seperate pages for a reason.

Welcome to Wikipedia and documenting history. Things change but that does not change the past or how things came to be. Valujet became Airtran -- this is documented by SEC filings, quotes in CNN (and other respected media outlets), and even recent media reports. Keep in mind that it hasn't even been 10 years since Valujet renamed and even if it had been, the foundation of the company will stay the same. It's very apparent to everyone else editing this article that many people are motivated to try to remove the horrific history of AirTran -- nobody tries to remove the non-tragic history of Valujet/Airtran, only the portions that reflect poorly on Airtran. Continental Airlines has history dating back over 70 years. Dbchip 22:13, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Since you are a tad snippy about this I will try to lay things out to you in a clear and concise manner. I wrote my college thesis on the history of ValuJet and AirTran and it was me who wrote the original articles for both carriers, so please do not try to school me on how to write a proper article. ValuJet and AirTran merged, that goes without saying. That was stated in both articles. My contention is with your statement about the foundation of the company being the same. If you look back to articles written on the 10th anniversary of the crash of Flight 592, just one in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution mentioned the ValuJet-AirTran connection, dozens of others across the nation did not because most people who look at this with an open mind realize the fact that AirTran is not ValuJet. AirTran has the youngest fleet in America, they do not outsource maintence, they replaced the management who were in charge of ValuJet, etc. etc. You show your bias very clearly when you talk about "the horrific history of AirTran". That is clearly a loaded and inappropriate statement. I do not want to remove the history of AirTran or ValuJet, I just find the statement "ValuJet currently operates as AirTran" to be inaccurate. To mention the merger is perfectly fine and should be included but the statement that you insist on included is not accurate and should be removed.