LOL! Well, truth be told, since I'm primarily in the Baltimore area, I wasn't too familiar with Independence Air either. They used to be a United Express partner till late 2003/early 2004, when they ended their contract and became their own entity (that's it in a nutshell). It's an ambitious airline with a lot of great ideas, and hopefully they'll do very well in the future (I swear I'm not spewing some corporate bs; I deduced all that from the five weeks of training and the attitudes I encountered therein).
Thanks! That clears it up! :-) Have a wonderful career!