Originally Posted by
OKLATEX
We/They already had Johnny O, he was there in the Mid 1990s when it was Continental Express, I believe he was the one that placed the order for the 1900s.
I never knew what to think of Ream. I had to agree that he was an ops guy which was nice and I think he did a good job in that respect. But when they first started the IPO and turned us into ExpressJet, I never could buy what he was selling regarding the future plans. I think his biggest mistake was trying the branded flying deal, I think the best thing he did for ExpressJet though the contract flying.
What do I know, to me it will always be COEX.
One thing a lot of people don't realize with Branded is there is not a lot they could have done. CAL came to XJT and exercised their right to remove the first 69 aircraft. If XJT would not have kept them, CAL planned to give them all to CHQ and other providers and to continue to remove 69 aircraft until ExpressJet was no more. Ream HAD to keep the aircraft and do something, anything, with them to keep this from happening. Yes, they lost a ton of money with branded but it was either that or go TU a few years later.