UncGSO From United States, joined Aug 2005, 246 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (2 years 9 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 655 times:
The GSO hub was operating in 1996 as well. I know there were some Express ATR and E120 flights, but I think the majority of the "feeder" routes were operated by GP-Express on B1900's.
FlyHoss From United States, joined Feb 2005, 598 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (2 years 9 months 4 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 515 times:
Quoting Mats (Thread starter): I'm wondering if that flight was operated by "Continental Express" as a separate airline, Britt Airways, or another airline entirely.
IIRC, at that time, all Continental Express flying was performed by Britt Airways. Britt was the surviving certificate in the merger of commuter/regional carriers owned by CO; those carriers were Britt, Bar Harbor and Rocky Mountain.
That company later changed names to become ExpressJet.
To answer your question, Britt was (d.b.a.) Continental Express, Continental Express was Britt and 100% owned by CO at that time.
Antoniemey From United States, joined Dec 2005, 700 posts, RR: 15 Reply 5, posted (2 years 9 months 4 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 459 times:
Quoting Cba (Reply 4): So now, all of CO Ex's operations are served by ExpressJet, a fully owned subsidary of CO? Although now they are using Chataqua instead of ExpressJet?
ExpressJet is no longer a wholly owned subsidiary... I believe they're not a publicly traded company (or a holding company that owns them is). Continental is replacing roughly 1/4 of the flying that ExpressJet has been doing with a combination of Chautauqua and more Continental Connection (Prop) flights.
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KAUSpilot From United States, joined Jan 2002, 1858 posts, RR: 51 Reply 6, posted (2 years 9 months 4 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 452 times:
The flight in question would've been operated by a company called "Continental Express". Continental Express was formed in 1993 by combining several regional carriers, including rocky mountain, bar harbor, and britt. Continental Express retained the Britt Airways operating certificate.
Continental Express changed its name to Expressjet around 2002. Expressjet continues to use the Britt Airways operating certificate, ATC code BTA, and is transitioning to the IATA code XE (formerly RU). Expressjet retains the brand name "Continental Express" on most of its flights, but there is currently no company called "Continental Express".
Starting this year, republic airlines' chautauqua division also uses the brand name "Continental Express" for some of its flights.
Today, think of Continetal Express as a franchise.....various companies can do business under that name, but they are managed and staffed seperately and the product isn't exactly the same.
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