UAL and Delta make clean break from ACA
United Airlines earlier this month formally rejected its code-share contract with Atlantic Coast Airlines, freeing the Sterling, Va.-based regional to spee

United Airlines earlier this month formally rejected its code-share contract with Atlantic Coast Airlines, freeing the Sterling, Va.-based regional to speed preparations for its launch of Independence Air–the planned new discount carrier slated to fly from Washington Dulles Airport. The long-time partners have agreed to begin the separation process on June 4 and complete the divorce by August 5.

ACA expects to pull 30 Bombardier CRJs and 17 Jetstream 41s from the United Express network upon completion of their June 3 schedules, then remove 30 more CRJs on June 6. Under the transition schedule, the last 26 CRJs and five J41s would end their service for United on August 4. ACA plans to retire all the J41s and transfer the CRJs to Independence Air.