GoJet Airlines
Encyclopedia
GoJet Airlines LLC is a company headquartered in Bridgeton
, Missouri
, United States
and is wholly owned by Trans States Holdings
with 570 employees. It operates commuter feeder services under the United Express
name. Its main base is Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport with hubs at O'Hare International Airport
, Denver International Airport
and Washington Dulles International Airport
.
. GoJet began scheduled passenger services on October 4, 2005. The airline received its initial Air Carrier Operating Certificate in September 2005.It is planned that GoJet will fly as a Delta Connection
carrier in 2012. It would add twelve more CRJ-700 aircraft to its fleet. No major details have been announced.
The GoJet Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of January 2010) :
" * " indicates estimated value(s)
The GoJet fleet of CRJ-700s is equipped with engines like those on the -900 series, the General Electric C34-8C5B1. The airline has taken options on 35 more CRJ-700s.
Bridgeton, Missouri
Bridgeton is a city in northwestern St. Louis County, Missouri, serving as a suburb and transport hub within Greater St. Louis. The population at the 2010 census was 11,550. Portions of Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport are within Bridgeton.-Location:...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and is wholly owned by Trans States Holdings
Trans States Holdings
Trans States Holdings is a privately owned holding company of three certified regional airlines: Compass Airlines, GoJet Airlines and Trans States Airlines. The holding company is headquartered in Brigeton, Missouri near the Lambert-St...
with 570 employees. It operates commuter feeder services under the United Express
United Express
United Express is a brand name under which eight regional airlines operate feeder flights for United Airlines. They primarily connect smaller cities with United's domestic hub airports and “focus cities,” although they offer some point-to-point service such as Sacramento to Eureka.As of Sept...
name. Its main base is Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport with hubs at O'Hare International Airport
O'Hare International Airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport , also known as O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Field, Chicago Airport, Chicago International Airport, or simply O'Hare, is a major airport located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, northwest of the Chicago Loop...
, Denver International Airport
Denver International Airport
Denver International Airport , often referred to as DIA, is an airport in Denver, Colorado. By land size, at , it is the largest international airport in the United States, and the third largest international airport in the world after King Fahd International Airport and Montréal-Mirabel...
and Washington Dulles International Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport is a public airport in Dulles, Virginia, 26 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. The airport serves the Baltimore-Washington-Northern Virginia metropolitan area centered on the District of Columbia. It is named after John Foster Dulles, Secretary of...
.
History
The airline was established in late 2004 by Trans States HoldingsTrans States Holdings
Trans States Holdings is a privately owned holding company of three certified regional airlines: Compass Airlines, GoJet Airlines and Trans States Airlines. The holding company is headquartered in Brigeton, Missouri near the Lambert-St...
. GoJet began scheduled passenger services on October 4, 2005. The airline received its initial Air Carrier Operating Certificate in September 2005.It is planned that GoJet will fly as a Delta Connection
Delta Connection
Delta Connection is the name under which a number of individually owned regional airlines and one wholly owned regional carrier operate short and medium haul routes in association with Delta Air Lines Inc...
carrier in 2012. It would add twelve more CRJ-700 aircraft to its fleet. No major details have been announced.
Fleet
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class | Economy Plus | Economy | Total | |||
| Bombardier CRJ-700ER | 25 | 6 | 28 | 32 | 66 | Operated as United Express United Express United Express is a brand name under which eight regional airlines operate feeder flights for United Airlines. They primarily connect smaller cities with United's domestic hub airports and “focus cities,” although they offer some point-to-point service such as Sacramento to Eureka.As of Sept... |
| Bombardier CRJ-700ER* | 12* | 9* | — | 56* | 65* | To be operated as Delta Connection Delta Connection Delta Connection is the name under which a number of individually owned regional airlines and one wholly owned regional carrier operate short and medium haul routes in association with Delta Air Lines Inc... (first quarter of 2012) |
" * " indicates estimated value(s)
The GoJet fleet of CRJ-700s is equipped with engines like those on the -900 series, the General Electric C34-8C5B1. The airline has taken options on 35 more CRJ-700s.