New Ultra-Low-Cost Airline Led By Former United Executive Aims To Take Off This Year
XTRA Airways, as it's called today, aims to distinguish itself from competitors like Spirit and Frontier by providing better service and reliability, according to an investor document seen by Here & Now.
A second startup airline business with a prominent founder could soon launch in the U.S., after a decade and a half of airline industry consolidation that left consumers with healthier airlines but fewer choices.
XTRA Airways, as it’s known today — although the name will probably change — could carry passengers as America’s newest “ultra-low-cost carrier,” or ULCC, by late this year, according to a document for potential investors seen by and confirmed by Andrew Levy, the airline’s CEO. He was most recently the chief
