United drops TED

June 5, 2008 · Filed Under Aviation Related · 5 Comments 

United’s TED (United without the U-N-I) is the airline’s “low fare” fleet of A320’s. I never completely understood the point of TED, but United is now dropping it. This effects close to 70 airplanes and a loss of as many as 1,200 jobs in response to the high cost of fuel. This is the second large cutback United has made in the past two months. These reductions amount to fifteen percent of United’s fleet. They are in addition to thirty grounded aircraft announced in April and hundreds of management job cuts. United predicts to spend more than $3B more on fuel than last year. United is trying hard to keep their head above water, but it’s not looking good. It seems they are really hoping for a merger with another airline. I’m not sure who would be interested, especially since Continental Airlines practically told them to take a hike.

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