HOUSTON, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- ExpressJet Holdings today announced traffic and capacity results for July 2008 for its ExpressJet Airlines subsidiary. The results include statistics for both contract and branded operations. The contract operation consists of flying for Continental Airlines and Delta Air Lines under capacity purchase agreements and ExpressJet's charter (corporate aviation) service. The branded operation includes flying under the ExpressJet name and pro-rate flying for Delta Air Lines.
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During the month, ExpressJet revenue passenger miles (RPM) under contract flying totaled 775 million, and available seat miles (ASM) flown were 991 million. ExpressJet's July load factor was 78.2%. The company flew 65,732 block hours and operated 34,545 departures during the month.
Branded Flying
During the month, ExpressJet branded RPMs totaled 196 million on 241 million ASMs, resulting in a July load factor of 81.3%. The company flew 13,848 block hours and operated 7,323 departures during the month. The average stage length in the branded operation was 660 miles.
About ExpressJet
ExpressJet Holdings operates several divisions designed to leverage the management experience, efficiencies and economies of scale present in its subsidiaries, including ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. and ExpressJet Services, LLC. ExpressJet Airlines serves 162 destinations in North America and the Caribbean with approximately 1,400 departures per day. Operations include capacity purchase and pro-rate agreements for mainline carriers; providing clients customized 50-seat charter options; training services through its world-class facility in Houston, Texas; and ExpressJet branded flying, providing non-stop service to markets concentrated in the West, Midwest and Southeast regions of the United States. ExpressJet Services is the North American partner to three major European original equipment manufacturers and provides composite, sheet metal, interior and thrust reverser repairs throughout five facilities in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.expressjet.com/.
EXPRESSJET HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES PRELIMINARY STATISTICS Month Ending July 31, 2008 Contract(1) Branded System Revenue Passenger Miles (millions) 775 196 975 Available Seat Miles (ASM) (millions) 991 241 1,240 Passenger Load Factor 78.2% 81.3% 78.6% Block Hours 65,732 13,848 80,110 Departures 34,545 7,323 42,263 Stage Length 592 660 602 Year to Date Contract(1) Branded System Revenue Passenger Miles (millions) 5,041 1,197 6,278 Available Seat Miles (ASM) (millions) 6,422 1,765 8,270 Passenger Load Factor 78.5% 67.8% 75.9% Block Hours 437,255 102,465 545,222 Departures 227,674 53,115 284,428 Stage Length 582 666 596 (1) Excludes charter since statistics on charter aircraft do not provide meaningful data for forecasting and are not reviewed by management.
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