HOUSTON, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ExpressJet Holdings today announced traffic and capacity results for August 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 753 million, and available seat miles (ASM) flown were 961 million. ExpressJet's August load factor was 78.4%. The company flew 63,831 block hours and operated 33,393 departures during the month.
Branded Flying
During the month, ExpressJet branded RPMs totaled 168 million on 211 million ASMs, resulting in an August load factor of 79.6%. The company flew 12,328 block hours and operated 6,669 departures during the month. The average stage length in the branded operation was 636 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 operations include capacity purchase for mainline carriers and providing clients customized 50-seat charter options. 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 August 31, 2008 Contract(1) Branded System Revenue Passenger Miles (millions) 753 168 938 Available Seat Miles (ASM) (millions) 961 211 1,180 Passenger Load Factor 78.4% 79.6% 79.5% Block Hours 63,831 12,328 76,622 Departures 33,393 6,669 40,336 Stage Length 594 636 601 Year to Date Contract(1) Branded System Revenue Passenger Miles (millions) 5,794 1,365 7,216 Available Seat Miles (ASM) (millions) 7,383 1,975 9,450 Passenger Load Factor 78.5% 69.1% 76.4% Block Hours 501,087 114,793 621,845 Departures 261,067 59,784 324,764 Stage Length 584 663 597 (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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