GoJet Airlines
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GoJet Airlines LLC is a company headquartered in Bridgeton
Bridgeton, Missouri
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, Missouri
Missouri
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, United States
United States
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 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
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, Denver International Airport
Denver International Airport
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 and Washington Dulles International Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport
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.

History

The airline was established in late 2004 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...

. 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

The GoJet Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of January 2010) :

GoJet Airlines 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.

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