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58-757: In November 2011, ASA and ExpressJet received a single operating certificate from the FAA and in December 2011, all flights were then operated by ExpressJet on behalf of its major airline code sharing partners. On March 12, 1979, the company was incorporated as Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. with headquarters established in the Atlanta area. June 27 saw the start of operations with three 19-passenger de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprop aircraft on an intrastate route between Atlanta and Columbus . From 1979 to 1999

116-447: A Delta Connection partner, joined ASA in announcing industry's largest regional jet order. Also in 2000, ASA went international with flights to Toronto, Canada , from Atlanta. In 2001, President Skip Barnette was named Regional Airline Executive of the year by the 2000 Commuter/Regional Airline News. Near the end of 2001, ASA carried the 2002 Olympic Flame between Miami, Florida , and Mobile, Alabama , as part of Delta's sponsorship of

174-726: A building in the Atlanta City limits. Prior to the headquarters move to the hangar, the ASA headquarters were in 61,000 square feet (5,700 m) of space in the 100 Hartsfield Centre Parkway building, now named One Hartsfield Centre. That building is also in College Park, near Hartsfield Airport. ASA had occupied Suite 800. The airline announced it was moving to the A-Tech Center as its lease was expiring at 100 Hartsfield Centre Parkway. ExpressJet ExpressJet Airlines

232-557: A fee-for-departure contract carrier. One day later, the company also launched aha! , a leisure travel brand providing scheduled air service between Reno-Tahoe International Airport and cities along the West Coast of the United States . Scheduled flights began on October 24, 2021, with the first flight being to Pasco, Washington. The carrier focused on cities, markets, and customers which have seen diminished air service as

290-625: A formal reassignment of 36 ERJ-145 jets from another United Express carrier to ExpressJet. This made ExpressJet the largest operator of ERJ-145 aircraft in the world. United Airlines and ExpressJet had partnered to offer ExpressJet pilots a direct path to a First Officer position at United Airlines through the United Pilot Career Path Program called "AVIATE". The program guaranteed eligible ExpressJet pilots participation in United's hiring process and, once accepted into

348-794: A group of small commuter airlines acquired by Texas Air Corporation / Continental Airlines . These included Bar Harbor Airlines in Maine , Provincetown-Boston Airlines in New England , Rocky Mountain Airways 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

406-639: A price of $ 23.50/share. ExpressJet Holdings Inc. said its special committee unanimously rejected the proposal. SkyWest rescinded the offer in early June after ExpressJet Holdings and Continental signed a new 7-year Capacity Purchase Agreement. This proposal was ultimately not successful. In May 2010, ExpressJet began operating Branson Air Express , non-stop air service between Branson, Missouri and Houston, Texas ; Austin, Texas ; Nashville, Tennessee ; Des Moines, Iowa ; Shreveport, Louisiana and Terre Haute, Indiana ; Chicago Midway and Indianapolis . ExpressJet's last flight operating under Branson Air Express

464-566: A request for proposal put out by Delta Air Lines aiming to reduce costs of its Delta Connection service. On December 30, 2008, Delta announced that 10 CRJ900 aircraft would be allocated to Atlantic Southeast Airlines beginning in April 2009. Eight aircraft will be delivered from the factory and two already in service with Pinnacle Airlines will be transferred to ASA. As part of the fleet enhancement, 20 CRJ200 aircraft were removed from ASA's Delta Connection Agreement beginning in June 2010. ASA had

522-422: A result of airline industry consolidation and "up-gauging" of routes to larger but less-frequent flights. On June 14, 2022, United Airlines Holdings Inc. quietly divested its stake in the parent company of former regional carrier ExpressJet Airlines. ExpressJet Airlines LLC became 100% owned by KAir Enterprises and affiliates. ExpressJet filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 22, 2022. Although Chapter 11

580-547: A single Boeing 777. The airline requested a 90 day extension to its Air Operator Certificate's revocation-for-dormancy date while it works to submit its formal intent to resume operations. The aircraft ExpressJet plans to use is a former Japan Airlines aircraft owned by Logistic Air. The airline estimates it will take nearly $ 2 million to finalize its relaunch. In November 2023, the company requested to have its operating certificate changed from Part 121 domestic to Part 121 supplemental authority. The new air operator's certificate

638-410: A special-edition CRJ700 was delivered to ASA to celebrate its 25th anniversary of passenger service. On August 15, 2005, Delta announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell ASA to SkyWest, Inc. for $ 425 million, and on September 8, 2005, SkyWest announced that the acquisition had been completed, and that the code shares and flying would commence that night. Shortly after the completion of

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696-483: A surprise water-cannon salute to honor the working crew, along with the several former/current ExpressJet employees on board as passengers and in the terminal looking outwards prior to its takeoff 11 minutes later. Jetlink 4001 then touched down at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston at 1:24 PM, parking 8 minutes later after a low altitude fly-over and additional water-cannon salute at Gate B87. The final flight

754-662: Is expected to be approved by mid 2024. As of June 2022 , prior to the closure of all operations, the ExpressJet fleet consisted of the following aircraft: ExpressJet previously operated Bombardier CRJ200 , CRJ700 , CRJ900 , Embraer ERJ 145, and Embraer 175 aircraft for American Eagle , United Express and Delta Connection . ExpressJet has its headquarters in College Park, Georgia , in Greater Atlanta . ExpressJet previously had its headquarters in

812-558: Is handled by Delta Air Lines. Under former CEO Brad Holt's new leadership, on-time performance steadily improved, with full recoveries in markets such as Montgomery, Alabama , where ASA was honored for exceeding the city's expectation in improving performance. After over five years of contentious negotiations with the Air Line Pilots Association, a new three-year agreement was reached in late September 2007 with ASA's 1800 pilots. ASA's Flight Attendants represented by

870-539: Is the holding company for SkyWest Airlines , a North American regional airline , and an aircraft leasing company and is headquartered in St. George, Utah , United States. SkyWest, Inc. was established on September 8, 2005, as the holding company of SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA). The leadership of SkyWest Airlines had agreed to purchase ASA from Delta Air Lines amidst Delta's bankruptcy proceedings for US$ 425 million . The bankruptcy judge approved

928-406: Is typically used as protection while a debtor restructures, ExpressJet ceased all flight operations with plans to liquidate its assets. In early 2023, ExpressJet's assets were purchased by the company that owns Logistic Air , a Nevada-based lessor and aviation solutions provider, and Global Supertanker Aviation, LLC . In July 2023, the carrier announced its intentions to restart operations with

986-559: The 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City , Utah . In 2002, ASA received and began using its first Delta Connection 70-seat Canadair (now Bombardier ) CRJ700 aircraft. All previous CRJs were CRJ200 models, which only offered 50 seats. Also in 2002, ASA began service to its 100th airport: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Cincinnati, Ohio . By June 2003, ASA had received its 100th CRJ. In 2004,

1044-959: The American Eagle brand. In October 2013, ExpressJet opened a new crew domicile in Kansas City, Missouri , at Kansas City International Airport . ExpressJet also opened a crew domicile in Denver, at Denver International Airport. As talks with United Airlines of a potential purchase gained momentum in August 2017, Delta Air Lines terminated its contract with ExpressJet. The fleet of CRJ900 aircraft it operated (but were owned by Delta) were transferred to Endeavor Air . American Airlines terminated their contract with ExpressJet in May 2018, marking ExpressJet's permanent exit from American Eagle -branded flights as of January 5, 2019. In late 2018, it

1102-607: The Delta Connection brand from 2007 through 2008 and again from 2012 through 2018. Service as American Eagle was flown between 2012 and 2019 and service under the United Express brand began in 2009. ExpressJet also flew an independent operation under their own brand in 2007 through 2008. When Continental Airlines merged into United Airlines in 2012, the Continental Express operations were added to

1160-574: The Delta Connection brand. This service is contingent on US as well as Mexican government approvals. ASA also announced the opening of a Los Angeles crew base on December 1, 2006, to support the expanded west coast operations. ASA began operations at its new Los Angeles focus city on December 15, 2006. On December 20, 2006, Skywest Inc. announced that 8 Comair CRJ700 aircraft would be transferred to Atlantic Southeast Airlines and operated out of Delta's Cincinnati hub beginning in January 2007. This followed

1218-474: The West Coast of the United States with a hub at Reno-Tahoe International Airport , and scheduled flights began on October 24, 2021. The airline, including its brand aha!, filed for bankruptcy on August 23, 2022, having ceased all operations the previous day. In July 2023, the airline announced plans to relaunch as an air charter service using a single leased Boeing 777 . The airline was established in 1986 and started operations in 1987. Its origins were in

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1276-411: The "North Hangar." The 203,000-square-foot (18,900 m) hangar includes 100,000 square feet (9,300 m) of hangar bays for aircraft maintenance. It has 17 acres (6.9 ha) of adjacent land and 1,400 parking spaces for employees. The airline planned to relocate 100 employees from Macon, Georgia , to the new headquarters. The Atlanta City Council and Mayor of Atlanta Shirley Franklin approved of

1334-512: The Association of Flight Attendants reached a contract agreement as of August 2008. On May 21, 2010, Atlantic Southeast unveiled a new brand (top of page on right), moving away from "ASA," and a new vision. In August 2010, SkyWest announced that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement with ExpressJet Holdings , whereby Atlantic Southeast, as SkyWest's wholly owned subsidiary, will purchase ExpressJet for $ 6.75 per share. Day one of

1392-776: The East Coast, the South and Midwest, compared to SkyWest Airlines, which would continue to operate primarily on the West Coast. The deal closed on November 12, 2010, and ASA and ExpressJet integrated their operations, and was granted a single operating certificate on December 31, 2011. The combined airline took the ExpressJet name. On December 18, 2018, SkyWest, Inc. announced that it would sell ExpressJet to ManaAir, LLC, another airline holding company with ties to United Airlines, ExpressJet's sole client. The US$ 70 million deal closed on January 23, 2019. The deal made SkyWest Airlines

1450-706: The FAA for a single operating certificate that would allow them to operate as a single carrier under the ExpressJet name making ExpressJet the largest regional airline in the world with more than 400 aircraft. As of January 2011, the Atlantic Southeast Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft with an average age of 8.4 years: Most CRJ aircraft were operated for Delta Connection , though 14 CRJ-200 aircraft were operated for United Express . Embraer Brasilia aircraft were retired from service in 2003, and aircraft that have not been sold are in storage at Hot Springs, Arkansas . The airline operated

1508-636: The North Belt Office Center IV, a building in the Greens Crossing office park, a 484-acre (1.96 km ) mixed-use office park; the office park is in the Greenspoint area of Houston . ExpressJet was one of three tenants that leased space in the two-building, 107,200-square-foot (9,960 m ) North Belt Office Center complex, which includes buildings III and IV. FORT Properties manages both buildings. ExpressJet uses

1566-550: The U.S. The airline had a total of 42 aircraft in their branded operation. According to ExpressJet CEO James Ream, LA/Ontario International Airport in Ontario, California (alternate airport to nearby LAX ) would become the airline's "biggest center of operation". In addition to Ontario in the west, New Orleans operated as a hub with additional focus cities and 24 destinations. During this period oil prices escalated from $ 50 per barrel to $ 140 which made conditions unsustainable for

1624-700: The U.S. they make up ExpressJet Services which provides third-party maintenance, repair and overhaul services for a variety of aircraft types. ExpressJet Holdings also has non-controlling interests in Wings Holdings LLC 49% and Flight Services and Systems Inc 44%. Before ExpressJet became independent, it was headquartered in Continental Center I in Downtown Houston. Following a December 2005 decision by Continental to reduce ExpressJet's Continental Express flying by 69 aircraft,

1682-496: The United Express service. In September 2020, it exited the fee-for-departure airline market and temporarily ceased flights after the conclusion of its contract with its sole remaining mainline partner, United Airlines . In September 2021, ExpressJet resumed operations as both an air charter provider and a regional airline under its own brand aha! —short for "Air-Hotel-Adventure." The brand's route structure focused on

1740-447: The agreement was increased to 18 aircraft. In July 2008, the agreement was terminated and ExpressJet ended all Delta Connection flying by September 1. Shortly after announcing the end of its agreement with Delta, ExpressJet announced on July 8, 2008, that it would also end its independent ExpressJet-branded flying on September 2 due to the oil price increases since 2003 . This resulted in the furlough of 347 pilots. In September 2007,

1798-536: The airline agreed to provide feeder service for Frontier Airlines from Denver International Airport while federal certification for Frontier's Lynx Aviation turboprop subsidiary was underway. ExpressJet flew to 5 cities from Frontier's Denver hub using 50-seat ERJ 145 regional jets until Frontier's subsidiary, Lynx Aviation, received DOT approval in December 2007. As of December 7, ExpressJet discontinued providing feeder service for Frontier Airlines. In April 2008, SkyWest, Inc. proposed an acquisition of ExpressJet at

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1856-562: The airline elected to operate the aircraft independently. On December 31, 2006, the airline began its charter operation. It operated 6 aircraft for charter services under the Corporate Aviation Division. 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. On April 2, 2007, the airline began point-to-point services under its own name to locations throughout

1914-457: The airline returned the lease to the City of Atlanta in 2005 as part of its bankruptcy settlement. The city collected an insurance settlement of almost $ 900,000 as a result of the cancellation. The airline had its headquarters in Greater Atlanta for a 26-year span until December 2007. In 1985 Atlantic Southeast Airlines was headquartered in what is now College Park. In 1995 ASA was headquartered in

1972-448: The all-cash transaction, which helped Delta improve its liquidity; the deal closed on September 8, 2005, the day the holding company was established. SkyWest Airlines and ASA never merged and both airlines maintained separate operations at their respective hubs. On August 4, 2010, SkyWest, Inc., announced that it would acquire ExpressJet Airlines for US$ 133 million and merge it into ASA. The combined airline would operate primarily on

2030-402: The branded operation. The service ended on September 2, 2008. In March 2007, ExpressJet operated four of its Embraer ERJ 145 jets on JetBlue routes while JetBlue's Embraer 190 jets were being serviced. In June 2007, the airline began service at LAX to western ski markets and Mexico on behalf of Delta Air Lines under the Delta Connection banner using 10 ERJ 145 aircraft. In July 2007,

2088-537: The call sign for ASA was "ACEY". In 1999 there was confusion between the ACEY call sign and that of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) New Mexico -based fighter unit's call sign "ACER". The FAA insisted that one of the entities change its call sign; ASA was the one to change since it had used ACEY for the least amount of time. June 27, 1999, ASA changed to call sign CAA "Candler" after

2146-465: The combined airlines was Friday, November 12, 2010. The combined airline will be based in Atlanta . At the time ExpressJet operated as Continental Express and United Express . The airline expected to be operating under one certificate 4th quarter of 2011. On July 13, 2011, Atlantic Southeast announced that it would change its name to "SureJet" after completion of its merger with ExpressJet . However,

2204-583: The company began using Canadair CRJ200 regional jets for service from its Atlanta hub. CRJ service from the Dallas/Fort Worth hub began in 2000. On September 8, 1998, the company was honored as one of the global aviation and aerospace industry's best managed companies by Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine. Delta Air Lines acquired the company on March 22, 1999, increasing its stake in Atlantic Southeast Airlines from 28% to 100%, and operations began on May 11 of that year. In 2000, Comair ,

2262-415: The first time, in full United Express colors. Additionally, 10 more ERJ 145s; in ExpressJet colors, operated for United during the peak Summer travel season in 2010. The first flights under this new contract started December 1, 2009, and all 22 aircraft were in United Express service by Spring 2010. On November 12, 2010, the airline was purchased by SkyWest, Inc. (the parent company of SkyWest Airlines ,

2320-573: The flight crew base in Chicago remained open until shutdown as the final revenue flight to O'Hare (Flight 3915 from Fargo) by ExpressJet was completed on September 2. On September 30, 2020, at 11:44 AM, ExpressJet Airlines flight 4001 departed out of gate former Continental Express Gate C14A at Memphis International Airport, 6 minutes ahead of schedule utilizing the former "Jetlink" call-sign. A local grass-roots effort led by United CSA David Knowles and Lead Ramp Serviceman Johnny Dortch at MEM arranged for

2378-589: The following aircraft types at various times during its existence: Before the merger, it headquartered in the A-Tech Center in College Park, Georgia , The City of Atlanta owns the facility, which now houses the Atlanta Police Department Helicopter Unit. In December 2007 the airline announced it was moving its headquarters into the A-Tech facility, a hangar at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport previously named

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2436-534: The founder of Coca-Cola , Asa Candler (whose first name also forms the company's acronym). On March 15, 2006, ASA was allowed to change its call sign back to ACEY, after the New Mexico fighter unit was disestablished. Over the years, ASA's ICAO identifier changed from ASE to CAA to ACY to ASQ.. The company went public when the initial stock offering was completed in 1982. The first of a fleet of Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante twin engine turboprop commuter airliners

2494-477: The largest regional airline in the United States) and merged with Atlantic Southeast Airlines . As a legal entity, the original (legacy) ExpressJet airlines effectively ceased to exist. Atlantic Southeast Airlines continued to operate ExpressJet during that time under the terms of their then current operating certificate with the FAA as "ExpressJet Airlines" while a new name for the recently merged companies

2552-570: The location due to the proximity to George Bush Intercontinental Airport and to Continental Center I , the Continental Airlines headquarters in Downtown Houston . ExpressJet had relocated its headquarters to its final Houston location by 2006. FORT had acquired the buildings in 2007, which were built in 2003. [REDACTED] Media related to ExpressJet at Wikimedia Commons SkyWest, Inc. SkyWest, Inc.

2610-484: The lowest rate of on-time performance, and the worst rate of mishandled baggage among all 19 US air carriers reporting to the US Department of Transportation for the full-year 2006. ASA's baggage handling performance improved slightly in 2007, but they once again ranked last out of all 20 reporting carriers for on-time performance. ASA is not directly responsible for the mishandled baggage problems since ASA baggage

2668-423: The new 25-year ASA lease, which also gave the airline new hangar space to work on 15 to 25 aircraft in overnight maintenance; previously its aircraft were serviced at Concourse C. The airport property division stated that the hangar was built in the 1960s and renovated in the 1970s. Eastern Airlines and Delta Air Lines had previously occupied the hangar. Delta's lease originally was scheduled to expire in 2010, but

2726-526: The program, the expectation that they would become a mainline United Airlines pilot. Through the program, United had committed to hiring a sizable portion of its new-hire pilots directly from ExpressJet. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation , on July 30, 2020, it was announced that United Airlines decided to end its contract with ExpressJet and transfer these operations to fellow United Express affiliate CommutAir . CommutAir would become

2784-534: The purchase by SkyWest, Inc. the decision was made to close ASA's Salt Lake City hub and transfer 12 of ASA's CRJ700s to SkyWest Airlines . Eventually only 4 of the 12 airplanes were transferred between the certificates. SkyWest Airlines also took delivery of the remainder of ASA's regional jet orders, as 5 additional CRJ700s and 17 CRJ900s. On June 1, 2006, ASA filed with the US Department of Transportation for an exemption to begin service from Los Angeles International Airport to nine Mexican destinations under

2842-555: The reaction of employee groups at both airlines was so negative that the new name was put on hold less than 24 hours after being announced. Brand information and press releases pertaining to "SureJet" were removed from Atlantic Southeast's public and employee websites and the company's combined identity was reconsidered. On October 14, 2011, the company announced that Atlantic Southeast's official company name would change to ExpressJet Airlines on December 31, 2011. On November 22, 2011, both Atlantic Southeast and ExpressJet gained approval from

2900-579: The sole operator of the United Express ERJ 145 fleet. On August 24, 2020, it was announced ExpressJet would end United Express operations on September 30, 2020. As part of the operational wind down ExpressJet had closed maintenance bases at Chicago O'Hare and Cleveland Hopkins International airports. Despite the lack of flying since the end of March 2020, the crew base in Newark never officially closed before systemwide operations ended. Likewise,

2958-570: Was a regional airline in the United States that operated from 1987 until 2022. It was headquartered in College Park , Georgia . The company began as Britt Airways and flew exclusively as Continental Express , the contracted codeshare partner for Continental Airlines . The name was changed to ExpressJet at the beginning of 1995 as the company began acquiring regional jets , replacing its fleet of turboprop aircraft. Along with flying as Continental Express, ExpressJet expanded flying under

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3016-543: Was announced that the company would be spun-off by SkyWest and purchased by a joint venture called ManaAir, with KAir Enterprises as the majority (50.1%) owner and United Airlines as the minority (49.9%) owner. January 2019 ExpressJet Airlines announced finalization of its acquisition by Mana Air, LLC along with United Airlines as a minority investor. In addition, United committed delivery of 25 new Embraer 175 aircraft to ExpressJet for United Express operations beginning in April 2019. February 2020 United Airlines announced

3074-557: Was being considered. In October 2011, the employees of ExpressJet and Atlantic Southeast Airlines voted to keep the name ExpressJet as the combined airlines new name, while Atlantic Southeast's "Acey" callsign would remain. (Prior to the merger, the original ExpressJet had used its own IATA code “ XE ”, ICAO code “ BTA ”, and callsign “ JET LINK ”.) ASA had been a Delta Connection feeder carrier prior which reinstated ExpressJet as Delta Connection in 2012. On November 15, 2012, ExpressJet added feeder operations for American Airlines under

3132-516: Was delivered to ASA in December 1980. On April 1, 1983, the company acquired Southeastern Airlines . On May 1, 1984, ASA joined the Delta Connection program as one of the first regional partners. After only a few years as a true regional airline, the company was named 'Regional Airline of the Year' by Air Transport World in January 1987. ASA initiated jet service with introduction of British Aerospace BAe 146-200 aircraft in 1995. Two years later,

3190-571: Was in place for US airline industry workers, however, due to the circumstances of shutting down ExpressJet, some 3000 employees lost their jobs at the airline with no federal assistance. In July 2021, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) granted final approval for ExpressJet to restart commercial operations. The airline's first relaunched revenue flight was a sports charter operated on September 30, 2021, between Tallahassee, FL and Anderson, SC —exactly one year after its final flight as

3248-410: Was later acquired by Continental Airlines. ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. incorporated in 1995. ExpressJet was spun off from Continental in 2002. Afterwards the company began plans to move into a corporate headquarters location, boasting over 8,000 employees. ExpressJet Holdings also owns American Composites LLC, Saltillo Jet Center, and InTech Aerospace Services. Together with other facilities throughout

3306-482: Was on October 30, 2010. ExpressJet began a temporary contract with United Airlines to fly as a United Express carrier beginning in June 2009. The contract was for approximately 10 aircraft that operated out of United's O'Hare and Washington (Dulles) hub. The aircraft were flown in ExpressJet livery. The contract ended on September 2, 2009. In late 2010 ExpressJet signed a multiple year contract with United Airlines for 22 ERJ 145 aircraft. The aircraft were flown, for

3364-466: Was piloted by former Houston Chief Pilot James Campbell and former Houston Assistant Chief Pilot, Sean George with Teresa Baltazar-Arambula serving as the Flight Attendant. This flight was not only the last revenue ExpressJet departure, but also the last ExpressJet revenue arrival subsequently concluding all ExpressJet Airlines operations for United, sans any media attention. Federal assistance

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