DELTA'S DISCOUNT CARRIER MAKES FIRST FLIGHT

Chicago Sun-Times;  April 16, 2003 ;     2 words ...Caption text only.

CORRECTION: United Touts Discount Carrier; Some Wonder Whether It Will...

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  November 7, 2003 ;     787 words ......and use this one. United Touts New Discount Carrier Ted; Some Wonder Whether It Will Work...8--Meet Ted, United Airlines' new discount carrier. Right now, Ted is flirting with Denver...confirmed Friday that Ted will be the discount carrier's new name, though the company officially...

United discount carrier gets off ground

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  February 13, 2004 ;     41 words ...United discount carrier gets off ground From Associated Press and Bloomberg News reports Friday, February 13, 2004 United Airlines' discount carrier Ted took its first flight, launching a key component of United's strategy to emerge from bankruptcy this summer.

United defends plan to start discount carrier

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  February 6, 2003 ;     47 words ...United defends plan to start discount carrier From Associated Press and Bloomberg News reports Thursday...2003 United Airlines defended its plan to launch a new discount carrier, saying it would help the airline keep pace with lower-co...

FRONTIER WINS FEDERAL APPROVAL DISCOUNT CARRIER'S DESIGNATION MEANS...

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  September 1, 1997 ;   Williamson, Richard;   210 words ......designation as a government-approved airline, allowing the discount carrier to offer special fares to federal employees. The approval...safety inspection by the U.S. Department of Defense in June, Frontier spokesman Bob Schulman said. The first route...airline may not be flying as Frontier much longer. ...

Pilots angry at United's discount carrier plan

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  January 30, 2003 ;   DAVE CARPENTER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS;   139 words ...00-00-0000 Pilots angry at United's discount carrier plan By DAVE CARPENTER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Date: 01...emerging bankruptcy strategy, saying the plan for a new discount carrier would amount to a breakup of United and vowing to fight...

United Touts New Discount Carrier Ted; Some Wonder Whether It Will Work.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  November 8, 2003 ;     787 words ......8--Meet Ted, United Airline's new discount carrier. Right now, Ted is flirting with Denver...on one airline but fly out on its discount carrier with a different name, said Ray Neidl...flights on every route flown by its discount carrier, meaning that some passengers will...

Pilots union opposes United discount carrier

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  January 30, 2003 ;     54 words ...Pilots union opposes United discount carrier From Associated Press, Bloomberg News, Los Angeles Times...emerging strategy in bankruptcy, saying its plans for a new discount carrier would amount to a breakup of United and vowed to fight...

United Airlines to Transfer One-Third of Domestic Flights to Discount...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  February 14, 2003 ;     545 words ......percent of its domestic flights to a discount carrier the company wants to launch as part...with its unions on details of the discount carrier, Hopkins said. The company continues...Delta Air Lines plans to launch a discount carrier, called Song, in April that will serve...

U.S. discount carrier Spirit Airlines announces new service to Jamaica

AP Worldstream;  May 20, 2005 ;   STEVENSON JACOBS, Associated Press Writer;   298 words ......flights from Florida to Jamaica later this year as the U.S. discount carrier seeks to expand its Caribbean service, a spokeswoman said...Caribbean," she said. JetBlue Airways is the only other U.S. discount carrier that flies to the Caribbean. Spirit's entry into the Jamaican...

Discount Carrier Vanguard Airlines Considers Return to Wichita, Kan.,...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  February 2, 2001 ;   McMillin, Molly;   787 words ...Feb. 1--Discount carrier Vanguard Airlines and a top Wichita...lower fares, as well as attract a discount carrier. Southwest Airlines, the leading...scheduled to go out of business on June 30, 2002, if lawmakers do not renew...conventions to town, he said. A discount carrier ...

United's plan for a discount carrier faces skepticism

Daily Breeze;  February 15, 2003 ;   Dave Carpenter;   647 words ......races to drum up employee support for a proposed in-house discount carrier he says is critical to ensuring the bankrupt company's...to stop running." United insists it needs its own U.S. discount carrier because it faces low-cost competition from such carriers...

United Airlines Launches Discount Carrier 'Ted' at Denver Airport.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  February 13, 2004 ;     670 words ......remains whether United's latest in-house discount carrier can help speed its emergence from...reportedly spent to launch Song, its discount carrier. By mid-March, Ted will fly from Denver...by United, another United in-house discount carrier. This is Son of Shuttle, said Michael...

United Cuts Flights, Discount Carrier

NPR Morning Edition;  June 5, 2008 ;   RENEE MONTAGNE;   254 words ......MONTAGNE NPR Morning Edition 06-05-2008 United Cuts Flights, Discount Carrier Host: RENEE MONTAGNE Time 11:00-12:00 PM Play Audio RENEE...removing 70 planes from its fleet. It's also shutting down its discount carrier called Ted. From Denver, NPR's Jeff Brady reports. JEFF...

Qantas discount carrier takes off in 2002

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  December 11, 2001 ;     46 words ...Qantas discount carrier takes off in 2002 From The Associated Press and Bloomberg News Tuesday, December 11, 2001 Qantas Airways' new discount international...