United Express

United Express is a brand name under which nine regional airlines operate feeder flights for United Airlines from small markets to United's domestic hub airports. As of April 2006, these carriers are the following:

United flight number range
Chautauqua Airlines	UA7775-7874
Colgan Air	UA5200-5279
GoJet Airlines	UA7875-7924
Mesa Airlines	UA7000-7399
Shuttle America	UA7500-7774
SkyWest Airlines	UA5800-6999
Trans States Airlines	UA7950-8099

History

Major airlines in the United States had long maintained relationships with regional carriers which fed passengers from small markets to larger towns. The Airline Deregulation Act spurred industry consolidation both vertically and horizontally, and as the hub system became more pronounced, airlines formalized these relationships through code sharing, shared branding, and listing regional partners in computer reservations systems. By the mid-1980s, United was partners with Air Wisconsin, Aspen Airways, and WestAir, feeding its hubs at Chicago O'Hare, Denver Stapleton, and San Francisco International Airports. Air Wisconsin and Aspen would merge in 1991.

In 1988, Presidential Airways became a United Express carrier for United's new hub at Washington Dulles International Airport, but soon floundered. In response, WestAir formed an eastern division to serve Dulles. WestAir itself experienced turmoil; in 1991 it spun off the new division into an independent company, Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA), and the following year was acquired by Mesa Airlines. In 1992 Great Lakes Airlines became a United Express partner, followed by Trans States Airlines the following year. In 1997, as United officially designated Los Angeles International Airport one of its hubs, SkyWest Airlines left Continental Airlines to become a United Express partner as well.

When United declared bankruptcy in 2002, it pressured its regional partners for reduced fees. In 2004, ACA canceled its contract and reinvented itself as low-cost carrier Independence Air. The next year, Air Wisconsin canceled its flying contract but still ground-handling all United Express operations. To compensate, United has initiated new service agreements with Colgan Air, Trans States subsidiary GoJet Airlines, and Republic Airways Holdings subsidiaries Chautauqua Airlines and Shuttle America.

In 2005, United announced that service levels on major United Express routes would be upgraded to a new product called explus. Routes with explus service offer first class seats and meal service on larger, 70-seat Embraer 170 and 66-seat Bombardier CRJ-700 aircraft.

New Routes

* It will inaugurate new routes on September 2006 as follows :Denver-Grand Rapids /Los Angeles-Oklahoma City = 1x a day CRJ-700.Los Angeles-Vancouver = 2x a day CRJ-700.Washington Dulles-Birmingham = 1x a day CRJ-200.

Destinations

Operated by Chautauqua Airlines

Service to/from Chicago, Illinois – Chicago O'Hare International Airport:
* Buffalo, New York – Buffalo Niagara International Airport
* Greensboro, North Carolina – Piedmont Triad International Airport
* Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Harrisburg International Airport
* Indianapolis, Indiana – Indianapolis International Airport
* Louisville, Kentucky – Louisville International Airport
* Rochester, New York – Greater Rochester International Airport
* South Bend, Indiana – South Bend Regional Airport

Service to/from Washington, DC – Washington Dulles International Airport:
* Boston, Massachusetts – Logan International Airport
* Buffalo, New York – Buffalo Niagara International Airport
* Columbus, Ohio – Port Columbus International Airport
* Greensboro, North Carolina – Piedmont Triad International Airport
* Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Harrisburg International Airport
* Indianapolis, Indiana – Indianapolis International Airport
* Manchester, New Hampshire – Manchester Airport
* Rochester, New York – Greater Rochester International Airport

Operated by Colgan Air

* Allentown, Pennsylvania – Lehigh Valley International Airport
* Binghamton, New York – Greater Binghamton Airport
* Charleston, West Virginia – Yeager Airport
* Charlottesville, Virginia – Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport
* State College, Pennsylvania – University Park Airport
* Washington, DC – Washington Dulles
* White Plains, New York – Westchester County Airport

Operated by GoJet Airlines

* Chicago, Illinois – O'Hare International Airport
* Cincinnati, Ohio – Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
* Colorado Springs, Colorado – Colorado Springs Airport
* Denver, Colorado – Denver International Airport
* Jacksonville, Florida – Jacksonville International Airport
* Kansas City, Missouri – Kansas City International Airport
* Manchester, New Hampshire – Manchester Airport
* Omaha, Nebraska – Eppley Airfield
* Portland, Maine – Portland International Jetport
* St. Louis, Missouri – Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport
* San Antonio, Texas – San Antonio International Airport
* Syracuse, New York – Syracuse Hancock International Airport
* Tulsa, Oklahoma – Tulsa International Airport
* Washington, DC – Washington Dulles

Operated by Mesa Airlines

* Akron, Ohio – Akron-Canton Regional Airport
* Allentown, Pennsylvania – Lehigh Valley International Airport
* Appleton, Wisconsin – Outagamie County Regional Airport
* Aspen, Colorado – Aspen-Pitkin County Airport
* Atlanta, Georgia – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
* Austin, Texas – Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
* Binghamton, New York – Greater Binghamton Airport
* Bloomington, Illinois – Central Illinois Regional Airport
* Boston, Massachusetts – Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport
* Buffalo, New York – Buffalo Niagara International Airport
* Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Eastern Iowa Airport
* Charlotte, North Carolina – Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
* Chicago, Illinois – O'Hare International Airport
* Cleveland, Ohio – Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
* Cody, Wyoming – Yellowstone Regional Airport
* Colorado Springs, Colorado – Colorado Springs Airport
* Columbia, South Carolina – Columbia Metropolitan Airport
* Columbus, Ohio – Port Columbus International Airport
* Daytona Beach, Florida – Daytona Beach International Airport
* Denver, Colorado – Denver International Airport
* Des Moines, Iowa – Des Moines International Airport
* Detroit, Michigan – Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
* Durango, Colorado – Durango-La Plata County Airport
* Fort Wayne, Indiana – Fort Wayne International Airport
* Grand Junction – Walker Field Airport
* Grand Rapids, Michigan – Gerald R. Ford International Airport
* Greensboro, North Carolina – Piedmont Triad International Airport
* Gunnison, Colorado – Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport
* Hartford, Connecticut – Bradley International Airport
* Hayden, Colorado – Yampa Valley Airport
* Jackson, Wyoming – Jackson Hole Airport
* Jacksonville, Florida – Jacksonville International Airport
* Kansas City, Missouri – Kansas City International Airport
* Lansing, Michigan – Capital City Airport
* Manchester, New Hampshire – Manchester Airport
* Memphis, Tennessee – Memphis International Airport
* Milwaukee, Wisconsin – General Mitchell International Airport
* Minneapolis, Minnesota – Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
* Moline, Illinois – Quad City International Airport
* Myrtle Beach, South Carolina – Myrtle Beach International Airport
* Nashville, Tennessee – Nashville International Airport
* New York City, New York – LaGuardia Airport
* Norfolk, Virginia – Norfolk International Airport
* Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Will Rogers World Airport
* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Philadelphia International Airport
* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh International Airport
* Portland, Maine – Portland International Jetport
* Raleigh, North Carolina – Raleigh-Durham International Airport
* Rapid City, South Dakota – Rapid City Regional Airport
* Roanoke, Virginia – Roanoke Regional Airport
* Rochester, New York – Greater Rochester International Airport
* Saginaw, Michigan – MBS International Airport
* Savannah, Georgia – Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
* Scranton, Pennsylvania – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
* Sioux Falls, South Dakota – Joe Foss Field
* Spartanburg, South Carolina – Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
* South Bend, Indiana – South Bend Regional Airport
* Traverse City, Michigan – Cherry Capital Airport
* Vail, Colorado – Eagle County Airport
* Washington, DC – Washington Dulles International Airport

Operated by Shuttle America

* Albany, New York – Albany International Airport
* Albuquerque, New Mexico – Albuquerque International Sunport
* Buffalo, New York – Buffalo Niagara International Airport
* Charlotte, North Carolina – Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
* Chicago, Illinois – O'Hare International Airport
* Columbus, Ohio – Port Columbus International Airport
* Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas – Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
* Denver, Colorado – Denver International Airport
* Des Moines, Iowa – Des Moines International Airport
* Fort Myers, Florida – Southwest Florida International Airport
* Hartford, Connecticut/Springfield, Massachusetts – Bradley International Airport
* Houston, Texas – George Bush Intercontinental Airport
* Indianapolis, Indiana – Indianapolis International Airport
* Kansas City, Missouri – Kansas City International Airport
* Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota – Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
* Montréal, Quebec – Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
* Myrtle Beach, South Carolina – Myrtle Beach International Airport
* New Orleans, Louisiana – Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
* Norfolk, Virginia – Norfolk International Airport
* Ottawa, Canada – Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
* Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina – Raleigh-Durham International Airport
* Rochester, New York – Greater Rochester International Airport
* Washington, D.C. – Washington Dulles International Airport
* White Plains, New York – Westchester County Airport

Operated by SkyWest Airlines

* Akron, Ohio – Akron-Canton Regional Airport
* Albany, New York – Albany International Airport
* Albuquerque, New Mexico – Albuquerque International Sunport
* Appleton, Wisconsin – Outagamie County Regional Airport
* Austin, Texas – Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
* Bakersfield, California – Meadows Field Airport
* Billings, Montana – Billings Logan International Airport
* Birmingham, Alabama – Birmingham International Airport
* Bismarck, North Dakota – Bismarck Municipal Airport
* Boise, Idaho – Boise Airport
* Bozeman, Montana – Gallatin Field Airport
* Burbank, California – Bob Hope Airport
* Burlington, New York – Burlington International Airport
* Carlsbad, California – McClellan-Palomar Airport
* Casper, Wyoming – Natrona County International Airport
* Cedar Rapids, Iowa – The Eastern Iowa Airport
* Charleston, South Carolina – Charleston International Airport
* Charleston, West Virginia – Yeager Airport
* Chicago, Illinois – Chicago O'Hare International Airport
* Chico, California – Chico Municipal Airport
* Cincinnati, Ohio – Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
* Cleveland, Ohio – Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
* Cody, Wyoming – Yellowstone Regional Airport
* Colorado Springs, Colorado – Colorado Springs Airport
* Crescent City, California – Jack McNamara Field Airport
* Dallas, Texas – Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
* Dayton, Ohio – Dayton International Airport
* Denver, Colorado – Denver International Airport
* Des Moines, Iowa – Des Moines International Airport
* Detroit, Michigan – Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
* Durango, Colorado – Durango-La Plata County Airport
* El Paso, Texas – El Paso International Airport
* Eugene, Oregon – Mahlon Sweet Field
* Eureka, California – Arcata/Eureka Airport
* Fargo, North Dakota – Hector International Airport
* Fresno, California – Fresno Yosemite International Airport
* Ft. Wayne – Fort Wayne International Airport
* Grand Rapids, Michigan –Gerald R. Ford International Airport
* Great Falls, Montana – Great Falls International Airport
* Green Bay, Wisconsin – Austin Straubel International Airport
* Grand Junction, Colorado – Walker Field Airport
* Highfill, Arkansas – Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
* Houston, Texas – George Bush Intercontinental Airport
* Idaho Falls, Idaho – Idaho Falls Regional Airport (starts June 8, 2006)
* Imperial, California – Imperial County Airport
* Indianapolis, Indiana – Indianapolis International Airport
* Inyokern, California – Inyokern Airport
* Jacksonville, Florida – Jacksonville International Airport
* Kalamazoo, Michigan – Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport
* Kansas City, Missouri – Kansas City International Airport
* Knoxville, Tennessee – McGhee Tyson Airport
* Las Vegas, Nevada – McCarran International Airport
* Lexington, Kentucky – Blue Grass Airport
* Lincoln, Nebraska – Lincoln Municipal Airport
* Los Angeles, California – Los Angeles International Airport
* Louisville, Kentucky – Louisville International Airport
* Madison, Wisconsin – Dane County Regional Airport
* Medford, Oregon – Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport
* Memphis, Tennessee – Memphis International Airport
* Milwaukee, Wisconsin – General Mitchell International Airport
* Missoula, Montana – Missoula International Airport
* Modesto, California – Modesto City-County Airport
* Monterey, California – Monterey Peninsula Airport
* Montrose, Colorado – Montrose Regional Airport
* Nashville, Tennessee – Nashville International Airport
* Norfolk, Virginia – Norfolk International Airport
* Oakland, California – Oakland International Airport
* Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Will Rogers World Airport
* Omaha, Nebraska – Eppley Airfield
* Ontario, California – Ontario International Airport
* Orange County, California – John Wayne Airport
* Oxnard, California – Oxnard Airport
* Palm Springs, California – Palm Springs International Airport
* Pasco/Richland/Kennewick, Washington
* Peoria, Illinois – Greater Peoria Regional Airport
* Phoenix, Arizona – Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh International Airport
* Portland, Oregon – Portland International Airport
* Providence, Rhode Island – T.F. Green Airport
* Raleigh, North Carolina – Raleigh-Durham International Airport
* Rapid City, South Dakota – Rapid City Regional Airport
* Redding, California – Redding Municipal Airport
* Redmond, Oregon – Roberts Field Airport
* Reno, Nevada – Reno/Tahoe International Airport
* Rockford, Illinois – Northwest Chicagoland International Airport at Rockford
* Sacramento, California – Sacramento International Airport
* Saginaw, Michigan – MBS International Airport
* Salt Lake City, Utah – Salt Lake City International Airport
* San Antonio, Texas – San Antonio International Airport
* San Diego, California – San Diego International Airport
* San Francisco, California – San Francisco International Airport Hub)
* San Jose, California – Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
* San Luis Obispo, California – San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
* Santa Ana, California – John Wayne Airport
* Santa Barbara, California – Santa Barbara Airport
* Santa Maria, California – Santa Maria Public Airport
* Savannah, Georgia – Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
* Seattle, Washington – Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
* Sioux Falls, South Dakota – Sioux Falls Regional Airport
* Springfield, Missouri – Springfield-Branson Regional Airport
* St. George, Utah – St. George Municipal Airport
* St. Louis, Missouri – Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport
* Spokane, Washington – Spokane International Airport
* Syracuse, New York – Syracuse Hancock International Airport
* Traverse City, Michigan – Cherry Capital Airport
* Tucson, Arizona – Tucson International Airport
* Tulsa, Oklahoma – Tulsa International Airport
* Vancouver, British Columbia – Vancouver International Airport
* Wausau, Wisconsin – Central Wisconsin Airport
* Wichita, Kansas – Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
* Yuma, Arizona – Yuma International Airport

Operated by Trans States Airlines

* Albany, New York – Albany International Airport
* Albuquerque, New Mexico – Albuquerque International Sunport
* Buffalo, New York – Buffalo Niagara International Airport
* Burlington, Vermont – Burlington International Airport
* Chicago, Illinois – Chicago O'Hare International Airport (hub)
* Colorado Springs, Colorado – Colorado Springs Airport
* Dayton, Ohio – James M. Cox International Airport
* Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Harrisburg International Airport
* Hartford, Connecticut – Bradley International Airport
* Knoxville, Tennessee – McGhee Tyson Airport
* Manchester, New Hampshire – Manchester Airport
* Moline, Illinois – Quad City International Airport
* New Orleans, Louisiana – Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
* Newark, New Jersey – Newark Liberty International Airport
* Norfolk, Virginia – Norfolk International Airport
* Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Will Rogers World Airport
* Omaha, Nebraska – Eppley Airfield
* Portland, Maine – Portland International Jetport
* Providence, Rhode Island – T. F. Green Airport
* Raleigh, North Carolina – Raleigh-Durham International Airport
* Richmond, Virginia – Richmond International Airport
* Roanoke, Virginia – Roanoke Regional Airport
* Rochester, New York – Greater Rochester International Airport
* St. Louis, Missouri – Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport
* San Antonio, Texas – San Antonio International Airport
* South Bend, Indiana – South Bend Regional Airport
* Syracuse, New York – Syracuse Hancock International Airport
* Washington, DC – Washington Dulles International Airport (hub)

External links

* United's official United Express page
* United's official explus site