HOUSTON, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ExpressJet Holdings today announced increased traffic and capacity in October 2006 for its Continental Express operating fleet.
During the month, ExpressJet revenue passenger miles (RPMs) totaled 851 million, up 9.1 percent over October 2005, and available seat miles (ASMs) increased by 8.0 percent compared with October 2005. ExpressJet's October load factor was 77.5 percent, a 0.8 point increase over October 2005. The company flew 78,036 block hours, compared with 69,667 block hours in October 2005, and operated 41,820 departures, versus 38,265 departures in October 2005.
Also in October 2006, ExpressJet operated at a 99.9 percent controllable completion factor, which excludes cancellations due to weather and air traffic control. ExpressJet had a total completion factor of 96.9 percent during the month. In September 2005, ExpressJet's controllable completion factor was 99.9 percent and its total completion factor was 97.7 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, provides third-party training through its Training Services division and offers charter services through its Corporate Aviation 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
October 2006 2005 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (000) 850,767 779,923 9.1 Percent
Available
Seat Miles (000) 1,098,445 1,017,333 8.0 Percent
Passenger Load Factor 77.5 Percent 76.7 Percent 0.8 Points
Block Hours 78,036 69,667 12.0 Percent
Departures 41,820 38,265 9.3 Percent
YEAR-TO-DATE 2006 2005 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (000) 8,616,328 7,361,791 17.0 Percent
Available Seat
Miles (000) 11,025,649 9,895,570 11.4 Percent
Passenger Load Factor 78.1 Percent 74.4 Percent 3.8 Points
Block Hours 764,446 683,351 11.9 Percent
Departures 410,440 372,717 10.1 Percent
