HOUSTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ExpressJet Holdings today announced increased traffic and capacity in November 2006 for its Continental Express operating fleet.
During the month, ExpressJet revenue passenger miles (RPMs) totaled 819 million, up 7.9 percent over November 2005, and available seat miles (ASMs) increased by 6.5 percent compared with November 2005. ExpressJet's November load factor was 77.4 percent, a 1.0 point increase over November 2005. The company flew 74,103 block hours, compared with 68,705 block hours in November 2005, and operated 40,025 departures, versus 37,262 departures in November 2005.
Also in November 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 97.9 percent during the month. In November 2005, ExpressJet's controllable completion factor was 99.9 percent and its total completion factor was 98.7 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
November 2006 2005 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (000) 819,249 758,954 7.9 Percent
Available Seat
Miles (000) 1,058,435 993,965 6.5 Percent
Passenger Load
Factor 77.4 Percent 76.4 Percent 1.0 Points
Block Hours 74,103 68,705 7.9 Percent
Departures 40,025 37,262 7.4 Percent
YEAR-TO-DATE 2006 2005 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (000) 9,435,577 8,120,744 16.2 Percent
Available Seat
Miles (000) 12,084,075 10,889,535 11.0 Percent
Passenger Load
Factor 78.1 Percent 74.6 Percent 3.5 Points
Block Hours 838,548 752,057 11.5 Percent
Departures 450,465 409,979 9.9 Percent
