HOUSTON, Aug 12, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: XJT), parent company of regional and charter airline operator, ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., today reported traffic and capacity results for July 2010.

Partner Flying

During the month, ExpressJet revenue passenger miles (RPM) totaled 935 million, and available seat miles (ASM) flown were 1,116 million. ExpressJet's July load factor for Partner Flying was 83.8%. The company flew 71,630 block hours and operated 40,437 departures during the month as Continental Express and United Express. During July 2010, ExpressJet operated 206 aircraft as Continental Express and 32 aircraft as United Express.

Corporate Aviation

ExpressJet flew 822 block hours during the month in its Corporate Aviation (charter) division. During the month, ExpressJet's fleet within the Corporate Aviation (charter) division consisted of 6 aircraft.

Total Fleet

ExpressJet ended July 2010 with a fleet of 244 aircraft consisting of 206 operating as Continental Express, 32 flying as United Express and 6 flying within the Corporate Aviation (charter) division.

About ExpressJet

ExpressJet Holdings operates several divisions designed to leverage the management experience, efficiencies and economies of scale present in its subsidiaries, including ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. and ExpressJet Services, LLC. ExpressJet Airlines serves 135 scheduled destinations in North America and the Caribbean with approximately 1,400 departures per day. Operations include capacity purchase agreements for United and Continental as well as providing clients customized 50-seat charter options; and supplying third-party aviation and ground handling services. For more information, visit www.expressjet.com.

                      EXPRESSJET HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                PRELIMINARY STATISTICS

                    Month Ending         Month Ending         Year Over Year
                    July 31, 2010        July 31, 2009            Change
                Partner  Corporate Partner  Corporate  Partner  Corporate
                 Flying   Aviation  Flying   Aviation   Flying   Aviation
                 ------   --------  ------   --------   ------   --------

    Revenue
     Passenger
     Miles
     (millions)     935                775                  21%
    Available
     Seat
     Miles
     (ASM)
     (millions)   1,116        923     21%
    Passenger
     Load                                                  pts
     Factor        83.8%              84.0%               (0.2)
    Block
     Hours       71,630        822  59,202      3,943       21%      (79%)
    Departures   40,437             31,951                  27%
    Stage
     Length         553                579                 (5%)
    Fleet           238          6     214         30       11%      (80%)

    Year to
     date       Partner  Corporate Partner  Corporate  Partner  Corporate
                 Flying   Aviation  Flying   Aviation   Flying   Aviation
                 ------   --------  ------   --------   ------   --------

    Revenue
     Passenger
     Miles
     (millions)   5,526              4,498                  23%
    Available
     Seat
     Miles
     (ASM)
     (millions)   6,956      5,857     19%
    Passenger
     Load
     Factor        79.4%              76.8%            2.6 pts
    Block
     Hours      445,404      5,916 380,795     12,019       17%      (51%)
    Departures  247,197            200,684                  23%
    Stage
     Length         564                585                 (4%)
    Fleet           231         13     214         30        8%      (56%)

SOURCE ExpressJet Holdings, Inc.