ABOUT

History of the Company

ExpressJet began in 1986 as Continental Airlines purchased a series of small regional airlines. Initially, those acquisitions included Houston’s Royale Airways, Denver’s Pioneer and Honolulu’s Mid Pacific Air.

The company began operations as Continental Express, soon flourishing under a series of codeshare agreements including:

  • Rocky Mountain
  • Texas Air
  • Southern Jersey
  • Britt Airways
  • Provincetown-Boston Airline

In 2002, the company spun off as ExpressJet Holdings, making its Initial Public Offering (IPO) at $16 per share and immediately raising almost $500 million.  By 2006, ExpressJet had become one of the world’s largest operators of regional aircraft.

Today ExpressJet Holdings is invested in a number of airline-related businesses, partnerships and investments.

About ExpressJet Holdings