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Today the first Airbus A319 for low-fare airline Independence Air was unveiled at Washington Dulles Airport. Like all other Airbus A320 family aircraft in the airline's expanding fleet, the new A319 is powered by clean, quiet and efficient V2500 engines. Independence Air's single-aisle Airbus fleet will grow to 28 aircraft by early 2006.
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Independence Air was a low-cost airline based in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States (near Washington, D.C.) that operated from 1989 until 2006. Its route network focused on the East Coast of the United States, but it ... extended to the West Coast. The route network was based at Washington Dulles International Airport.
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Independence Air started new low-fare service from Washington Dulles International Airport in June 2004 after transitioning from serving Delta and United airlines as feeder carrier Atlantic Coast Airlines. Independence Air launched with aspirations to build a leading coast-to-coast low-fare alternative, but in recent months has scaled back operations. It currently operates 220 daily flights to 36 destinations and said it has no plans to enact additional network or schedule reductions.
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At Independence Air, the company says it is requesting approval from the US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware to offer employees a benefits package following the shutdown. This is highly unlikely, as the bankruptcy courts have routinely ruled against workers in favor of airline bondholders, banks and other creditors.
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Independence started low-fare service in June 2004 after ending agreements to make commuter flights for United Airlines and Delta Air Lines. Since then, the airline has been hurt by high fuel prices while competing with carriers that lowered their costs in bankruptcy, said Rick DeLisi, a company spokesman.
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Independence Air formerly operated as Atlantic Coast Airlines, a carrier of United Express, the regional operator of United Airlines. FLYi rejected an offer in 2003 to remain with UAL, the second-largest US air carrier. Instead, in 2004, it formed an independent carrier flooding the market with low-fare, short-distance flights, mostly on 50-seat regional jets, with many seats often empty.
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