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Old 03-01-2007, 10:26 AM
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Delta announces new LAX partner 03/01/2007
Delta today announced that Houston-based Express-Jet will be the new Delta Connection carrier in the Salt Lake City market and will take over flying for ASA our of LAX. The deal covers 10 50-seat ERJ-145XR aircraft that will start service as ASA transitions out of LAX from May to June 2007.

According to Delta, "The restructured Delta Connection program ensures that we have the cost-competitive regional flying required as we restructure our network, while providing excellent service for our customers."
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Delta announces new LAX partner 03/01/2007
Delta today announced that Houston-based Express-Jet will be the new Delta Connection carrier in the Salt Lake City market and will take over flying for ASA our of LAX. The deal covers 10 50-seat ERJ-145XR aircraft that will start service as ASA transitions out of LAX from May to June 2007.

According to Delta, "The restructured Delta Connection program ensures that we have the cost-competitive regional flying required as we restructure our network, while providing excellent service for our customers."
no sure where you got the slc market from.. kinda looks like you put it in yourself. here is the official press release, which someone has already posted.


ExpressJet Announces Capacity Purchase Agreement With Delta Air Lines
Thursday March 1, 9:00 am ET
HOUSTON, March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: XJT - News) today announced that its subsidiary, ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., signed a two-year capacity purchase agreement with Delta Air Lines, Inc. The deal will cover 10 ERJ-145XR aircraft that will be placed into service during June 2007. Delta will be responsible for scheduling, marketing, pricing and revenue management on the aircraft and will collect all passenger revenues. ExpressJet will operate, maintain and finance the aircraft.

ExpressJet will receive a base rate for each completed block hour and departure and be reimbursed for certain pass-through costs. ExpressJet will have the ability to earn incentives for exceeding completion benchmarks and maintaining high Department of Transportation rankings for arrivals within 14 minutes and customer satisfaction. "We are pleased to have ExpressJet join the Delta Connection Program," said Shawn Anderson, Delta's vice president in charge of the Delta Connection program. "We decided to partner with them because of their strong operating performance and the capabilities of their ERJ-145XR fleet that will enable Delta to offer customers more choices to and from the Western ski markets and into Delta's hub in Los Angeles."
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no sure where you got the slc market from.. kinda looks like you put it in yourself. here is the official press release, which someone has already posted.


ExpressJet Announces Capacity Purchase Agreement With Delta Air Lines
Thursday March 1, 9:00 am ET
HOUSTON, March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: XJT - News) today announced that its subsidiary, ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., signed a two-year capacity purchase agreement with Delta Air Lines, Inc. The deal will cover 10 ERJ-145XR aircraft that will be placed into service during June 2007. Delta will be responsible for scheduling, marketing, pricing and revenue management on the aircraft and will collect all passenger revenues. ExpressJet will operate, maintain and finance the aircraft.

ExpressJet will receive a base rate for each completed block hour and departure and be reimbursed for certain pass-through costs. ExpressJet will have the ability to earn incentives for exceeding completion benchmarks and maintaining high Department of Transportation rankings for arrivals within 14 minutes and customer satisfaction. "We are pleased to have ExpressJet join the Delta Connection Program," said Shawn Anderson, Delta's vice president in charge of the Delta Connection program. "We decided to partner with them because of their strong operating performance and the capabilities of their ERJ-145XR fleet that will enable Delta to offer customers more choices to and from the Western ski markets and into Delta's hub in Los Angeles."
I got the above from a cut and paste. Sorry if it was "bad" information.
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Delta announces new LAX partner 03/01/2007
Delta today announced that Houston-based Express-Jet will be the new Delta Connection carrier in the Salt Lake City market and will take over flying for ASA our of LAX. The deal covers 10 50-seat ERJ-145XR aircraft that will start service as ASA transitions out of LAX from May to June 2007.

According to Delta, "The restructured Delta Connection program ensures that we have the cost-competitive regional flying required as we restructure our network, while providing excellent service for our customers."
wherever you cut and pasted this from needs to fire their editors. bad sentences and misspellings cant be good for a professional publication.
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