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Monday, November 08, 2010  An AirTran Airways flight carrying 65 people from New Orleans to Milwaukee had to make an emergency landing in Tennessee when smoke and an odor was reported onboard.

Monday, September 27, 2010  The move will put Southwest in head-to-head competition with Delta Air Lines in Delta's home base of Atlanta.

Friday, June 25, 2010  A 2-inch turtle has been reunited with its owners after it stopped a plane taxiing on the runway and was thrown in the trash.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009  AirTran Airways says a flight from Atlanta to Houston with more than 70 passengers on board was delayed when a passenger refused to end a cell phone call.

Tuesday, October 06, 2009  Delta Air Lines Inc. has reached a deal with the world's busiest airport to extend its lease agreement there through 2017, culminating sometimes testy negotiations between the two parties.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009  Georgia congressman Hank Johnson has joined law enforcement and religious leaders in calling for immigration reform.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009  Discount carrier AirTran Airways plans to stop flying to and from Newark, N.J., and will give its takeoff and landing slots there to Continental Airlines.

Monday, January 19, 2009  Airlines that do business at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are talking tough as they try to negotiate new lease agreements.