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ExpressJet Airlines

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, ExpressJet Airlines is one of the world’s largest operators of regional aircraft, offering both commercial and corporate service through ExpressJet Airlines.

The business:

  • Flies commercially under its own name, ExpressJet Airlines
  • Flies charter as ExpressJet Corporate Aviation
  • Flies commercially as both Continental Express and Delta Connection

ExpressJet Airlines has 274 planes in service to over 150 destinations in North America and the Caribbean. The division has 18 maintenance bases across the United States and approximately 60 airport locations.

Focus and Metrics

ExpressJet Airlines seeks to provide the most efficient and reliable regional jet service in all of its markets. In 2006, the business flew 8.9 billion revenue passenger miles, had a passenger load factor of 78 percent and a controllable completion factor of 99.84 percent.

Organizational Scope

With an employee base of over 7,000, the business has made extensive investments in human resources over the past decade. In addition to its corporate leaders, ExpressJet Airlines has dedicated, full-time specialists that include:

  • pilots and instructors
  • mechanics
  • flight attendants
  • airport service agents
  • dispatchers

These employees are represented, respectively, by the: Air Line Pilots Association, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and Transport Workers Union of America. The agents are not covered by a union group.

For booking or flight information visit XJet.com now, or check out our Corporate Aviation site for charter flight information.

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About ExpressJet Holdings