it used to be called value jet. it was founded in 1992. it immediately developed a scary safety record. they were only founded in 1992, but by 1995, they had already had an aircraft evacuated on the runway just before it burned down. by the following year, 1996, it was a terrible fatal crash, may 11, 1996, valujet flight 592 had an on board midair fire. it was caused by hazardous, flammable materials that were improperly stored on board, and that plane came down. all 110 people on board that plane died and the plane crashed into the florida everglades. just a terrible disaster. that was 1996. valujet had only been around for four years when that happened, but that would be the end of valujet. the company still existed, but they decided to buy a little company called airtran.
they decided to buy a little company called airtran. the idea was valujet could take that name. after the crash, the valujet name disappeared and that s how we got airtran. rebranding. how about blackwater? the private mercenary force run did i donald trump s education secretary betsy devos. it was unclear why they had to have mercenaries on top of the military. first the company changed the name blackwater to something that was supposed to be unpronounceable, but it was spelled capital x, small e.
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