Atlantic Coast Airlines Introduces Revamped Internet Site.DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 1998--Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA ACA - Application Control Architecture ) (NASDAQ/NM: ACAI), which operates in the Eastern United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. as United Express, Wednesday debuted its newly designed website that brings valuable information about the company's products and services to users' fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. . "The ACA site (www.atlanticcoast.com) has been designed to meet the growing needs of our Internet-savvy customers and investors," said Patti Barth-Carlo, ACA's director of strategic planning. "Not only can they access flight information and make reservations online, they also can link to convention and visitors' bureaus, city information, stock quotes and SEC filings." The ACA site is divided into five sections: Reservations, Flights, Traveler, Company and Partners. The Reservations section allows users to review special promotions or make reservations. The Flights section guides users step by step through the process of planning a trip, including flight schedules, city information, weather and area maps for any United Express/ACA destination. The Traveler section offers helpful hints, United Express service features and the opportunity to join our Travel Club, where users can sign up for members-only promotions. The Company section provides the airline's most recent press releases, employment information and links to NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on and Edgar. The Partners section explains ACA's partnerships with United Airlines and Lufthansa German Airlines. Atlantic Coast Airlines Atlantic Coast Airlines (IATA: DH, ICAO: BLR, and Callsign: Blue Ridge) was an airline based in the United States owned by Atlantic Coast Holdings, Inc.. It operated as United Express for United Airlines and Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines. offers more than 210 departures from its hub at Washington Dulles International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport (IATA: IAD, ICAO: KIAD, FAA LID: IAD) is a public airport located 25 miles (40 km) west of the central business district of Washington, D.C., in Loudoun County and Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. every business day as United Express, more than all other carriers combined. The airline serves 43 destinations in 19 states with more than 480 nonstop flights. ACA's route system spans the East Coast from Maine to Florida. The airline operates a fleet of 67 jet and turboprop turboprop: see turbine. turboprop Hybrid engine that provides jet thrust and also drives a propeller. It is similar to the turbojet except that an added turbine, behind the combustion chamber, works through a shaft and speed-reducing gears to turn a aircraft, including six 50-passenger Canadair Regional Jets, 32 29-passenger Jetstream 41 and 29 19-passenger Jetstream 32 turboprop aircraft. The average age of ACA's fleet is approximately five years. The site was designed by Proxicom of Reston, Va. Proxicom (www.proxicom.com) is a leading provider of Internet consulting, development and integration services with unmatched experience in building mission-critical solutions. The unique combination of strategy, technology and design expertise provides clients with a complete approach to determine and achieve Internet-based business improvements. Proxicom employs a structured methodology, the Proxicom Process, to define business goals, ensure quality and deliver in a rapid, fixed-fee manner. Proxicom has distinguished itself in the Internet solutions marketplace, advancing the efforts of Fortune 1000 leaders such as GE, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. , Owens Corning Inc. and more. Proxicom was founded in 1991 and operates as a private company. CONTACT: Atlantic Coast Airlines Jennifer Heronema, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most manager 703/925-6019 |
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