HOUSTON, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ExpressJet Holdings today announced increased traffic and capacity in July 2006 for its Continental Express operating fleet.
During the month, ExpressJet revenue passenger miles (RPMs) totaled 976 million, up 13.3 percent over July 2005, and available seat miles (ASMs) increased by 10.6 percent compared with July 2005. ExpressJet's July load factor was 80.6 percent, a 1.9 point increase over July 2005. The company flew 83,602 block hours, compared with 75,905 block hours in July 2005, and operated 44,223 departures, versus 40,434 departures in July 2005.
Also in July 2006, ExpressJet operated at a 99.8 percent controllable completion factor, which excludes cancellations due to weather and air traffic control. ExpressJet had a total completion factor of 97.2 percent during the month. In July 2005, ExpressJet's controllable completion factor was 99.9 percent and its total completion factor was 96.5 percent.
ExpressJet Holdings has strategic investments in the air transportation sector, including ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. and ExpressJet Services, LLC. ExpressJet Airlines operates a fleet of Embraer regional jets as Continental Express to 152 destinations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and provides third-party training through its Training Services division. ExpressJet Services, LLC provides third-party repair services. The company is the sole stockholder of these subsidiaries and also invests in other entities that permit it to leverage the management experience, efficiencies and economies of scale present in its subsidiaries. For more information, visit http://www.expressjet.com/ .
PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC RESULTS
July 2006 2005 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (000) 976,474 861,801 13.3 Percent
Available Seat
Miles (000) 1,210,983 1,094,546 10.6 Percent
Passenger Load Factor 80.6 Percent 78.7 Percent 1.9 Points
Block Hours 83,602 75,905 10.1 Percent
Departures 44,223 40,434 9.4 Percent
YEAR-TO-DATE 2006 2005 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (000) 6,021,905 5,060,113 19.0 Percent
Available Seat
Miles (000) 7,654,502 6,860,724 11.6 Percent
Passenger Load Factor 78.7 Percent 73.8 Percent 4.9 Points
Block Hours 530,028 474,606 11.7 Percent
Departures 283,848 258,557 9.8 Percent
