Airline Reporter, Chicago Tribune
Airline and aerospace reporter for the Chicago Tribune
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Julie Johnsson
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FROM Julie Johnsson
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United's 'Friendly Skies' Aren't Looking So Friendly United Airlines, the world's second largest carrier, today announced cost-cutting measures due to rising oil prices. United said it will shut " Ted ," it's low-fare airline, ground seventy planes and cut as many as eleven hundred jobs. Julie Johnsson reports on the airline and aerospace industry for the Chicago Tribune.
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