UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 10, 2008

AirTran Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

State of Incorporation:

1-15991	58-2189551
Commission file number:	I.R.S. Employer Identification No:

9955 AirTran Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32827

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(407) 318-5600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

AirTran Holdings is providing the following updated guidance for the first quarter 2008 for its wholly owned subsidiary AirTran Airways.

The Company anticipates that their all-in fuel cost per gallon, including taxes and into plane fees for the first quarter 2008 will be in the range of $3.00 to $3.05.

Passenger unit revenue (RASM) is expected to increase 6.0% to 6.5% year over year.

Non-fuel unit costs excluding fuel (CASM ex-fuel) is forecasted to be up 0.5% to 1.0% year over year.

The company anticipates that its effective tax rate for the first quarter will be between 35-36%.

Forward Looking Statement

Certain of the statements contained herein should be considered “forward-looking statements,” including within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “may”, “will”, “expect,” “intend,” “indicate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “plan, “ “guidance,” “outlook,” “could, “ “should,” “continue” and similar terms used in connection with statements regarding the outlook of AirTran Holdings, Inc., (the “Company” or “AirTran”). Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company’s: expected financial performance and operations, expected fuel costs, the revenue and pricing environment, future financing plans and needs, overall economic condition and its business plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Other forward-looking statements that do not relate solely to historical facts include, without limitation, statements that discuss the possible future effects of current known trends or uncertainties or which indicate that the future effects of known trends or uncertainties cannot be predicted, guaranteed or assured. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results and financial position to differ materially from the Company’s expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: the Company’s ability to grow new and existing markets, the Company’s ability to maintain or expand cost advantages in comparison to various competitors, the impact of high fuel costs; significant disruptions in the supply of aircraft fuel and further significant increases to fuel prices; the Company’s ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; labor costs and relations with unionized employees generally and the impact and outcome of labor negotiations; the impact of global instability, including the current instability in the Middle East, the continuing impact of the U.S. military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the potential impact of future hostilities, terrorist attacks, infectious disease outbreaks or other global events that affect travel behavior; adequacy of insurance coverage; reliance on automated systems and the potential impact of any failure or disruption of these systems; the potential impact of future significant operating losses; the Company’s ability to obtain and maintain commercially reasonable terms with vendors and service providers and its reliance on those vendors and service providers; security-related and insurance costs; changes in government legislation and regulation; competitive practices in the industry, including significant fare restructuring activities, capacity reductions and in-court or out-of-court restructuring by major airlines and industry consolidation; interruptions or disruptions in service at one or more of the Company’s hub or focus airports; weather conditions; the impact of fleet concentration and changes in fleet mix; the impact of increased maintenance costs as aircraft age and/or utilization increases; the Company’s ability to maintain adequate liquidity; the Company’s ability to maintain contracts that are critical to its operations; the Company’s fixed obligations and its ability to obtain and maintain financing for operations, aircraft financing and other purposes; changes in prevailing interest rates; the Company’s ability to operate pursuant to the terms of any financing facilities (particularly the financial covenants) and to maintain compliance with credit card agreements; the Company’s ability to attract and retain customers; the cyclical nature of the airline industry; economic conditions; risks associated with actual or potential acquisitions or other business transactions including the Company’s ability to achieve any synergies anticipated as a result of such transactions and to achieve any such synergies in a timely manner, and other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in the Company’s reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission. There may be other factors not identified above of which the Company is not currently aware that may affect matters discussed in the forward-looking statements, and may also cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. All forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company. Except as may be required by applicable law, AirTran assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such estimates. Additional factors that may affect the future results of the Company are set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2007, which is available at www.sec.gov and at www.AirTran.com.

The information in this Form 8-K is being furnished under Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	AirTran Holdings, Inc.
	(Registrant)
Date: April 10, 2008	/s/ Richard P. Magurno
	Richard P. Magurno
	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary