SureJet to Emerge from ASA and ExpressJet Merger

Posted 19/07/2011

US regional carrier SkyWest has revealed that its Atlantic Southeast Airlines subsidiary will be rebranded as SureJet when it completes the integration of former Continental Airlines division ExpressJet Airlines later this year.  SkyWest acquired the airline in November 2010 and is in the process of bringing them together under a single Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC).

Although SkyWest will continue to operate in its own right, the new SureJet venture will become one of the largest regional entities in the US with a combined fleet of 412 aircraft flying for among others Delta Air Lines and United Continental Holdings.  In the last year the two carriers together carried around 27 million passengers and generated revenues of over $13 billion.  Atlantic Southeast Airlines currently serves over 120 airports across the US and Canada with hubs at Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis and Washington.  Meanwhile, ExpressJet serves 148 airports across the US, Canada and Mexico from hubs at Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Houston, Newark and Washington.

“A key part of our merger is developing a truly unified company for the long-term benefit of our business and our people,” said Bradford Holt, President and Chief Operating Officer, Atlantic Southeast Airlines.  “One way to foster unity is by establishing an altogether new company name that is representative of all our employees, instead of asking half of our people to adopt an existing name and history as their own.”

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