Originally Posted by
tinman1
Pardon my ignorance, but what is the significance of the "L" preceding each labor group name? Why not just refer to them as XJT and ASA?
Expressjet is the company that currently exists. If you fly on a Delta CRJ, it's operated by Expressjet under the Acey call sign. The L means legacy when referring to each former carrier's aircraft or pilot group or contract. So, that same CRJ is an L-ASA CRJ operating as XJT under the L-ASA contract. A United 145 is XJT operated as XJT under a L-XJT contract.