ExpressJet Airlines
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| ExpressJet Airlines | ||
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| IATA XE |
ICAO BTA |
Callsign Jet Link |
| Founded | 1986 | |
| Hubs | LA/Ontario International Airport (XJet) San Diego International Airport (XJet) |
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| Secondary hubs | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CoEx) George Bush Intercontinental Airport (CoEx) Newark Liberty International Airport (CoEx) Los Angeles International Airport (Delta Conx) |
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| Focus cities | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (XJet) Sacramento International Airport (XJet) San Antonio International Airport (XJet) |
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| Frequent flyer program | JetSet | |
| Fleet size | 274 (59 operate as XJet) (205 operate as CoEx) (10 operate as Delta Conx) |
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| Destinations | 152 (24 are as XJet) (128 are as CoEx) |
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| Parent company | ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. | |
| Company slogan | Ready.Set.Jet. | |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas | |
| Key people | James Ream (President and CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.xjet.com | ||
ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: XJT) is a regional airline based in Houston, Texas, USA. It operates Continental Express services for Continental Airlines offering over 1400 daily departures to more than 152 cities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas from hubs at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, New Jersey and Hopkins International Airport, Cleveland, Ohio.
On April 2, 2007, the airline began point-to-point services under its own name from locations throughout the United States. According to ExpressJet CEO James Ream, LA/Ontario International Airport in Ontario, California (alternate airport to nearby LAX) will become the airline's "biggest center of operation".[1]
In June 2007, the airline will begin service at Los Angeles International Airport and western ski markets on behalf of Delta Air Lines under the Delta Connection banner.[2]
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[edit] History
The airline was established in 1986 and started operations in 1987. Its origins were in a group of small commuter airlines acquired by Continental Airlines. These included Bar Harbor Airlines in Maine, Provincetown-Boston Airlines in New England, Rocky Mountain Air in Denver, Colorado and Britt Airways in Terre Haute, Indiana.
ExpressJet operates under the original Federal Aviation Administration Part 121 certificate issued to Britt, which began operations as Continental Express in April 1987 and was later acquired by Continental Airlines. It became ExpressJet and subsequently the operating subsidiary of ExpressJet Holdings, Inc following an initial public offering in April 2002. ExpressJet has approximately 6,800 employees (at January 2007).
Following a December 2005 decision by Continental to reduce ExpressJet's Continental Express flying by 69 aircraft, the airline elected to operate the aircraft independently. On February 5, 2007, the airline announced service to 24 cities in the west coast, southwest, and midwest regions of the United States beginning in April 2007.[3]
On March 1, 2007, the airline announced that it had reached an agreement to begin service to western US ski markets and Los Angeles in June 2007 on behalf of Delta Air Lines under the Delta Connection banner.
JetBlue Airways announced on March 7, 2007 that ExpressJet will operate four of its Embraer 145 jets on JetBlue routes while JetBlue's Embraer 190 jets are being serviced.[4]
[edit] Destinations
![ExpressJet Airlines' Route Map[independent operations]](../../../upload/thumb/4/4a/XJet_Route_Map.JPG/275px-XJet_Route_Map.JPG)
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(ERJs) parked at Newark Airport's Terminal C.
ExpressJet Airlines, as an indepentent carrier, currently flies to 8 destinations throughout the United States. The airline added its first 8 destinations on April 2 when they began service to Austin, Boise, Kansas City, Omaha, Ontario, San Antonio, Spokane, and Tucson. On April 9, XJet added its 9th destination, Sacramento. The airline will add 3 more destinations (12 total) on April 16 when Albuquerque, Oklahoma City and Tulsa join the network. ExpressJet adds five more destinations (17 total) on April 30 when service to Colorado Springs, Corpus Christi, Fresno, Jacksonville, and New Orleans begins. On May 7, three more cities are added (20 total), Louisville, Raleigh/Durham, and San Diego. The last block of cities to be served by XJet are to be added on May 14, 2007; Bakersfield, Birmingham, El Paso, and Monterey, which will bring ExpressJet's operations to 24 cities.
[edit] Fleet
As of April 2007, ExpressJet Airlines has 274 aircraft in its fleet consisting of:[5]
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (Economy) |
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| Embraer ERJ 135ER | 12 | 37 | Regional/short haul domestic routes |
| Embraer ERJ 135LR | 18 | 37 | Regional/short haul domestic routes |
| Embraer ERJ 145EP | 23 | 50 | Regional/short haul domestic routes |
| Embraer ERJ 145LR | 117 | 50 | Regional/short haul domestic routes |
| Embraer ERJ 145XR | 104 | 50 | Regional/short haul domestic routes |
As of April 2007, the average fleet age of ExpressJet Airlines was 5.3 years old [6]
[edit] References
- ^ Newell, Jason. "ONT unveils expansion", Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, 2007-02-06. Retrieved on February 3, 2007.
- ^ ExpressJet Airlines (2007-03-01). ExpressJet Announces Capacity Purchase Agreement With Delta Air Lines. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
- ^ ExpressJet Airlines (2007-02-05). ExpressJet Airlines Begins Flying Under Its Own Banner (PDF). Press release. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
- ^ ExpressJet JetBlue to pull E-Jets to repair software glitch. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
- ^ Express Jet Airlines Fleet Detail
- ^ ExpreeJet Airlines Fleet Age
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