We've been down this road before. The date doesn't matter. They will throw a date out there and it will come and go with nothing being said. Every company does it. Regardless of when they announce anything, look for branded ExpressJet flying on the west coast starting around April. They haven't told us anything official except to say "most of the rumors you have been hearing are true". However, there have been little things that I have been hearing and seeing that when taken as a whole are pretty conclusive.