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2009-12-16

AirTran Introduces Their Fourth Logojet: “Magic 1”

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Written by: Phil Derner Jr.

AirTran Airways has signed on All-Star basketball player Dwight Howard to an advertising deal. To celebrate the deal, AirTran has painted an aircraft in Orlando Magic colors. Dwight Howard is an Olympic Gold Medalist and 2008 Slam Dunk Champion and will appear in radio-spots, online ads and billboards for the Atlanta-based airline.

The Boeing 717-200 (registered N949AT) called “Magic 1” was introduced in Miami yesterday, and is the fourth AirTran aircraft to be painted in a special livery for a sports team, but the first for the NBA.

AIRTRAN AIRWAYS MAGIC 1



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Phil Derner Jr.
Phil Derner founded NYCAviation in 2003. A lifetime aviation enthusiast that grew up across the water from La Guardia Airport, Phil has aviation experience as a Loadmaster, Operations Controller and Flight Dispatcher. He owns and operates NYCAviation and performs duties as an aviation expert through writing, consulting, public speaking and media appearances. You can reach him by email or follow him on Twitter.




 
 

 
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