AW | 2017 08 10 16:03 | AIRLINES MARKET
La aerolínea Expressjet cancelará su alianza como feeder con Delta Air Lines
Bajo el ala de Delta Connection con base en Atlanta, Expressjet dejará de volar para Delta Air Lines. ExpressJet es una línea aérea con sede en Atlanta, antes conocida como Atlantic Southeast Airlines o ASA.
Delta Air Lines y Expressjet terminarán su contrato con anticipación hacia finales de 2018. ExpressJet dijo que está trabajando para minimizar las reducciones de empleados y 
el impacto laboral.
ExpressJet opera para también para United Airlines como United Express y para American Airlines como American Eagle.
ExpressJet ha sido durante mucho tiempo el mayor alimentador para Delta Connection que despega desde Atlanta, y opera alrededor del 4.8 por ciento de los vuelos desde el Aeropuerto Internacional Hartsfield-Jackson. Posee una flota de Bombardier’s de 28 CRJ-900 y 33 CRJ-700 que sirven para los vuelos de Delta Connection.
Pero ExpressJet ha luchado con retrasos y cancelaciones durante años, mientras que Delta ha hecho esfuerzos para impulsar a sus socios regionales de la compañía para mejorar su rendimiento operativo y mantener los costos bajos.
ExpressJet ocupó el puesto 9 en 12 de las aerolíneas para las llegadas a tiempo en los primeros seis meses de 2017, por ejemplo, justo delante de Spirit. Delta ocupó el 2º lugar.
El contrato entre ExpressJet y Delta debía expirar en 2019, pero ExpressJet en octubre comenzará a devolver el avión que Delta posee, incluyendo todos los CRJ-900. Delta planea mantener la mayor parte de los CRJ-900 de 76 asientos con sede en Atlanta y transferirlos a Endeavour Air, una compañía de Delta Connection con sede en Minneapolis que también es una subsidiaria de Delta, dijo el portavoz de Delta, Michael Thomas. Endeavor se expandirá a rutas previamente operadas por ExpressJet.
A través de 2018, ExpressJet planea transferir el resto de sus aviones a otros grandes operadores. Anunció el miércoles un acuerdo con American Airlines para agregar ocho CRJ-700 a su American Eagle volando en el segundo trimestre de 2018.
SkyWest seguirá volando como un feeder de Delta Connection, junto con Endeavor; Compass Airlines basado en Minneapolis-St. Paul; GoJet con sede en Missouri y Republic Airways basado en Indianápolis. 
ExpressJet ends as Delta feeder
Expressjet will cancel its alliance as feeder with Delta Air Lines
Under the wing of Delta Connection based in Atlanta, Expressjet will stop flying for Delta Air Lines. ExpressJet is an Atlanta-based airline, formerly known as Atlantic Southeast Airlines or ASA.
Delta Air Lines and Expressjet will terminate their contract in advance by the end of 2018. ExpressJet said it is working to minimize employee reductions and work impact.
ExpressJet also operates for United Airlines as United Express and for American Airlines as American Eagle.
ExpressJet has long been the largest feeder for Delta Connection taking off from Atlanta, and operates about 4.8 percent of flights from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. It has a fleet of Bombardier’s of 28 CRJ-900 and 33 CRJ-700 that serve for flights of Delta Connection.
But ExpressJet has struggled with delays and cancellations for years, while Delta has made efforts to push its regional partners to improve operating performance and keep costs down.
ExpressJet ranked 9 out of 12 airlines for timely arrivals in the first six months of 2017, for example, just ahead of Spirit. Delta ranked 2nd.
The contract between ExpressJet and Delta was due to expire in 2019, but ExpressJet in October will begin to return the aircraft that Delta owns, including all CRJ-900s. Delta plans to maintain most of Atlanta’s 76-seat CRJ-900 and transfer them to Endeavor Air, a Minneapolis-based Delta Connection company that is also a subsidiary of Delta, Delta spokesman Michael Thomas said. Endeavor will expand to routes previously operated by ExpressJet.
Through 2018, ExpressJet plans to transfer the rest of its aircraft to other major carriers. Announced Wednesday an agreement with American Airlines to add eight CRJ-700s to its American Eagle flying in the second quarter of 2018.
SkyWest will continue to fly as a Delta Connection feeder, along with Endeavor; Compass Airlines based in Minneapolis-St. Paul; GoJet based in Missouri and Republic Airways based in Indianapolis. A \ W
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