New Air South Chief Eager to Turn Ailine Around.(Originated from The State, Columbia, S.C.)

Jun. 23--The Air South torch has been passed to John Affeltranger this time, and he says he's ready to turn the Columbia-based discount airline around.

"There's really not many airlines out there, and I've been given the opportunity to run a team," Air South's new president said in an interview Friday. "I feel the Air South board has given me the opportunity to give it my best shot."

The abrupt departure of John P. Tague, who left Air South on Thursday after one year to become head of American Trans Air, has put the 41-year-old Affeltranger in the spotlight. The former aviation consultant and most recently chief operating officer of Air South became …