Ted (airline)

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Ted
IATA
UA		 ICAO
UAL		 Callsign
United
Founded 2003
Hubs Denver International Airport
Focus cities O'Hare International Airport
San Francisco Int'l Airport
Dulles International Airport
Frequent flyer program Mileage Plus
Member lounge Red Carpet Club
Alliance Star Alliance
Fleet size 57
Destinations 20
Parent company United Air Lines, Inc.
Headquarters Elk Grove Township, Illinois
Key people Glenn Tilton (CEO), Jack Brace (CFO)
Website: http://www.flyted.com/

Ted is an airline brand operating in the United States, part of United Airlines. The name comes from the last three letters in the United brand name.

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[edit] History

Its creation was announced November 12, 2003, and service began on February 12, 2004. It began service in Denver, a United hub, to compete with Frontier Airlines. The airline is equipped with 57 Airbus A320 aircraft, in a 156-seat all-economy configuration. It was created to give United a way to compete with low-cost airlines, such as Frontier and Southwest.

All Ted flights are operated by United Airlines crew flying under the United Airlines operating certificate, as Ted is not actually a certificated airline, but rather a brand name applied to differentiate the all-economy service from United's mainline flights. Even though Ted is operated by United Airlines the flight attendants wear a uniform that reflects Ted. Ted planes can sometimes be seen operating regular United Airlines flights.

[edit] Destinations

[edit] Mexico

[edit] Baja California Sur

[edit] Guerrero

[edit] Jalisco

[edit] Quintana Roo

[edit] United States

[edit] Arizona

[edit] California

[edit] Colorado

[edit] District of Columbia

See Virginia for Washington, D.C. service

[edit] Florida

[edit] Illinois

[edit] Louisiana

[edit] Nevada

[edit] Virginia

[edit] U.S. Territories

[edit] Puerto Rico

[edit] Fleet

A Ted Airlines Airbus A320 taxiing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in December 2005.
A Ted Airlines Airbus A320 taxiing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in December 2005.

As of April 2007, Ted has 57 aircraft in its fleet consisting of:[1]

Ted Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers Routes Notes
Airbus A320-200 57 156 All All economy class configuration

As of April 2007, Ted's average fleet age was 7.3 years old.[2]

[edit] Inside Ted

Ted A320's are configured in 1 class that is split into 2 sub-classes. Economy Plus is the first sub-class which includes rows 1-11. Economy Plus provides an extra 4 inches to the existing 31 inches of legroom for economy. Ted planes are equipped with 20 overhead retractable LCD screens known as "Tedevision" which are used to play videos throughout the flight. First class seating is not available on Ted flights. On every Ted seat there is TedTunes which has 12 music stations including a station that plays live feed from ATC, at the pilot's discretion.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ted Fleet
  2. ^ Ted Fleet Age
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