ExpressJet Airlines has announced it has begun assigning pilots to its Chicago Embraer E175 aircraft base of operations prior to opening on January 1, 2020, the company said.
The E175 base, located at Chicago O´Hare International Airport, will be in addition to ExpressJet´s existing ERJ145 pilot, flight attendant, and maintenance bases in Chicago. This is ExpressJet´s second E175 base, after the first base opened at Houston´s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
ExpressJet Airlines operates as United Express, on behalf of United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL), to serve more than 100 airports across the United States, Canada and Mexico, with over 3,300 weekly flights from bases in Chicago, Cleveland, Houston and Newark. ExpressJet´s fleet includes more than 100 aircraft, including the Embraer ERJ145 and 25 new Embraer E175 aircraft.
