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AirTran Virtual is a virtual airline based off the U.S. based AirTran Airways.. Pilots have the option to fly on Microsoft Flight Simulator X, FlightGear, GEFS, or any other realistic simulator of their choice. It is in no way affiliated with the real AirTran Virtual.

Beginnings
AirTran started out very early as AirCool Airlines. Founded by Alex Strohmeier, AirCool Airlines was a virtual airline among those many startup virtual airlines on GEFS. Before becoming AirTran Virtual, the current manager joined as a pilot and quickly stepped up to Manager/CEO of AirCool. After the collapse of the airline, a more professional environment was the main goal with AirTran Virtual. Now with a professional domain and a website powered by phpVMS, there were some bumpy roads coming into the current date. In 2013, the airline was hacked and the website was brought down. This resulted in the airline being out of operation for nearly a year and a loss of over 90% of the pilots. In 2014, on the same exact first launch date, AirTran Virtual came back and still building.