# GoJet Airlines

GoJet Airlines LLC is a regional airline headquartered in Bridgeton, Missouri, United States. Wholly owned by Trans States Holdings, it has 1,670 employees. It operates commuter feeder services under the United Express brand of United Airlines. United Express flights are currently operated out of United's hubs at Chicago–O'Hare, Newark and Washington-Dulles. GoJet's Delta Connection branded flights came to an end on March 31, 2020. Most of the flying at the end of the agreement was out of Detroit and Minneapolis–St. Paul as well as Raleigh–Durham International Airport. GoJet Airlines' system operations center (SOC), training center and corporate offices are co-located in the former Trans World Airlines and Ozark Airlines training center in Bridgeton, Missouri. The airline uses the former McDonnell Douglas factory hangar at Saint Louis Lambert International Airport as its primary maintenance facility, with maintenance staff available at all of the airline's destinations. Its call sign, "Lindbergh", is named for aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh, who flew the Spirit of St. Louis solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927; the first person to do so.

## History

The airline was established in late 2004 by Trans States Holdings. The airline would fly United Express-branded flights out of United Airlines' Chicago O’Hare hub to replace departing United Express carrier Atlantic Coast Airlines. GoJet took delivery of its first Bombardier CRJ700 in June, 2005.
The airline received its initial Air Carrier Operating Certificate in September 2005 and began scheduled passenger services on October 4, 2005, with a United Express flight from Cincinnati, Ohio to Chicago, Illinois. By the end of 2009, GoJet took delivery of its 25th CRJ700 aircraft.
In October, 2011, Delta Air Lines announced that it was planning a January, 2012 launch of new GoJet CRJ700 service as a Delta Connection regional carrier. Delta would initially transfer 15 of the CRJ700 aircraft previously assigned to its Comair division to GoJet, as well as 12 owned or leased CRJ700s contracted to SkyWest Airlines, to begin the service. On January 22, 2012, GoJet began service as a Delta Connection carrier with its inaugural flight from St. Louis, Missouri to Detroit, Michigan. In late 2013, GoJet agreed to increase its flying agreement for Delta by leasing several CRJ900 aircraft for its Delta Connection service through 2023. GoJet began this CRJ900 service in late 2014.
In August, 2019, Delta announced that it would be terminating operating agreements with two of its Delta Connection-branded carriers: GoJet Airlines and Compass Airlines. The CRJ700 aircraft operated by GoJet for Delta Air Lines will be transferred to Endeavor Air or sold to other operators. The CRJ900 aircraft that were leased by GoJet for the Delta Connection brand were also eventually re-leased by other Delta Connection carriers. As part of the announcement, all GoJet operated flights on behalf of Delta Air Lines were phased out by mid-2020. After the COVID-19 pandemic nearly reduced travel demand to zero bookings Delta Air Lines and GoJet Airlines agreed to terminate service early and park all remaining Delta Connection aircraft on March 31, 2020.
In April, 2020 Trans States Holdings closed GoJet's two sister airlines, Trans States Airlines and Compass Airlines, due to challenging economic issues and an unsustainable business environment related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Crew bases

Pilots and flight attendants as well as maintenance personnel are based at the following locations:
* Chicago, Illinois (O'Hare International Airport)
* St. Louis, Missouri (St. Louis Lambert International Airport)
* Newark, New Jersey (Newark Liberty International Airport)
* Dulles, Virginia (Dulles International Airport)

## Destinations

GoJet flies to over 80 destinations within the United States and Canada, operating for United Express. Below are destinations per a 2024 route map.
List of destinations (As of 1 September 2017) :
| City | Country (Subdivision) | IATA | Airport | Notes |
| Jacksonville | United States (Florida) | JAX | Jacksonville International Airport | |
| Pensacola | United States (Florida) | PNS | Pensacola International Airport | |
| Sarasota/Bradenton | United States (Florida) | SRQ | Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport | |
| Atlanta | United States (Georgia) | ATL | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | |
| Chicago | United States (Illinois) | ORD | O'Hare International Airport | Hub |
| Moline | United States (Illinois) | MLI | Quad City International Airport | |
| Indianapolis | United States (Indiana) | IND | Indianapolis International Airport | |
| Cedar Rapids | United States (Iowa) | CID | The Eastern Iowa Airport | |
| Des Moines | United States (Iowa) | DSM | Des Moines International Airport | |
| Wichita | United States (Kansas) | ICT | Wichita Eisenhower National Airport | |
| Louisville | United States (Kentucky) | SDF | Louisville International Airport | |
| New Orleans | United States (Louisiana) | MSY | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport | |
| Portland | United States (Maine) | PWM | Portland International Jetport | |
| Nantucket | United States (Massachusetts) | ACK | Nantucket Memorial Airport | |
| Detroit | United States (Michigan) | DTW | Detroit Metropolitan Airport | |
| Grand Rapids | United States (Michigan) | GRR | Gerald R. Ford International Airport | |
| Kalamazoo | United States (Michigan) | AZO | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport | |
| Saginaw | United States (Michigan) | MBS | MBS International Airport | |
| Traverse City | United States (Michigan) | TVC | Cherry Capital Airport | |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul | United States (Minnesota) | MSP | Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport | |
| Kansas City | United States (Missouri) | MCI | Kansas City International Airport | |
| Springfield/Branson | United States (Missouri) | SGF | Springfield–Branson National Airport | |
| St. Louis | United States (Missouri) | STL | Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport | HQ |
| Omaha | United States (Nebraska) | OMA | Eppley Airfield | |
| Manchester | United States (New Hampshire) | MHT | Manchester-Boston Regional Airport | |
| Newark | United States (New Jersey) | EWR | Newark Liberty International Airport | Hub |
| Albuquerque | United States (New Mexico) | ABQ | Albuquerque International Sunport | |
| Albany | United States (New York) | ALB | Albany International Airport | |
| Buffalo | United States (New York) | BUF | Buffalo Niagara International Airport | |
| Elmira | United States (New York) | ELM | Elmira/Corning Regional Airport | |
| Rochester | United States (New York) | ROC | Greater Rochester International Airport | |
| Greensboro | United States (North Carolina) | GSO | Piedmont Triad International Airport | |
| Cincinnati, Ohio area | United States (Kentucky) | CVG | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport | Airport is in Kentucky |
| Cleveland | United States (Ohio) | CLE | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport | |
| Dayton | United States (Ohio) | DAY | Dayton International Airport | |
| Oklahoma City | United States (Oklahoma) | OKC | Will Rogers World Airport | |
| Tulsa | United States (Oklahoma) | TUL | Tulsa International Airport | |
| Bozeman | United States (Montana) | BZN | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport | |
| Missoula | United States (Montana) | MSO | Missoula International Airport | |
| Harrisburg | United States (Pennsylvania) | MDT | Harrisburg International Airport | |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | United States (Pennsylvania) | AVP | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport | |
| State College | United States (Pennsylvania) | SCE | State College Regional Airport | |
| Pittsburgh | United States (Pennsylvania) | PIT | Pittsburgh International Airport | |
| Rapid City | United States (South Dakota) | RAP | Rapid City Regional Airport | |
| Knoxville | United States (Tennessee) | TYS | McGhee Tyson Airport | |
| Nashville | United States (Tennessee) | BNA | Nashville International Airport | |
| Austin | United States (Texas) | AUS | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | United States (Texas) | DFW | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | |
| El Paso | United States (Texas) | ELP | El Paso International Airport | |
| San Antonio | United States (Texas) | SAT | San Antonio International Airport | |
| Burlington | United States (Vermont) | BTV | Burlington International Airport | |
| Richmond | United States (Virginia) | RIC | Richmond International Airport | |
| Washington, D.C. area | United States (Virginia) | IAD | Washington Dulles International Airport | Hub |
| Madison | United States (Wisconsin) | MSN | Dane County Regional Airport | |
| Casper | United States (Wyoming) | CPR | Casper-Natrona County International Airport | |
| Jackson Hole | United States (Wyoming) | JAC | Jackson Hole Airport | |
| Montréal | Canada (Quebec) | YUL | Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport | |
| Toronto | Canada (Ontario) | YYZ | Toronto Pearson International Airport | |

## Fleet
### Current fleet

As of February 2025, the GoJet Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Operated For | Notes |
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | F | Y+ | Y | Total | Operated For | Notes |
| Bombardier CRJ550 | 59 | (2) | 10 | 20 | 20 | 50 | United Express | 15 Parked. 2 To Be Transferred to SkyWest Airlines |
| Total | 59 | (2) | | | | | | |
The GoJet fleet of CRJ550's that are flown for United Express are equipped with engines like those on the rest of the Bombardier CRJ700 series: General Electric CF34. All of these aircraft are being converted to CRJ550s (see below). GoJet operated CRJ900 aircraft from 2014 to 2020 that it leased as a former Delta Air Lines commuter partner. At the beginning of April 2020, GoJet stopped flying the CRJ900 when the company completed its service contract with Delta Air Lines.

### Fleet development

On February 6, 2019, United Airlines and Bombardier Aviation announced that GoJet would be the first regional carrier to operate the CRJ550: a 50-seat conversion of the CRJ700. In February 2020 United Airlines ordered 20 more CRJ550 aircraft for the GoJet Fleet, to be delivered through 2021. These aircraft will be transferred from other United Express carriers to GoJet. Once these CRJ700 aircraft are replaced by the 50-seat, converted aircraft (see below), the CRJ550 fleet at GoJet will total 74 aircraft.

### CRJ550 Information

The United Express CRJ550 is a modified Bombardier CRJ700 aircraft. Bombardier Aviation did not produce the CRJ550 new from the factory. Many CRJ550 aircraft in the GoJet fleet are several years old, the oldest (N503GJ) being close to 20 years old. CRJ550 conversions are done on both the original CRJ700 and the NextGen CRJ700 models. The process of converting the aircraft cabin is a relatively quick process whereby several economy seats of the 700 series are removed and replaced with large storage cabinets, a larger more modern service galley and updated First Class and Economy Plus seating. The four new cabinets installed at floor level allow passengers to stow larger carry-on luggage in the cabin with them that would normally have needed to be checked planeside when on the CRJ700. The new, larger service galley allows passengers with first class seats the option to self-serve snacks and non-alcoholic beverages during the flight, particularly when the aircraft’s single flight attendant is serving the main cabin. The galley features a lighted glass cabinet with several snack options, a refrigerator with chilled non-alcoholic beverages, ice and bottled water drawers as well as a waste receptacle. For the cabin crew, the new galley features a storage area for crew luggage. In the cabin, the aircraft features 10 full-size First Class seats, 20 Economy Plus seats and 20 Economy seats. The whole aircraft receives new wall panels, carpeting, curtains and signage. United is having all the CRJ550 aircraft painted in its new blue and white livery. For pilots, the aircraft is essentially a CRJ700 with limited takeoff and landing weights, in order to meet the United Airlines "scope clause" agreement with its pilots who are represented by the Airline Pilots Association. This agreement limits the CRJ550 to a maximum takeoff weight of 65,000 pounds: 10,000 pounds less than the CRJ700. Because of this restriction, the CRJ550 is sometimes unable to take full passenger loads when flying into areas where precautionary fuel is needed, such as areas with poor weather.

### Fleet Exits

In September 2024, aircraft N558GJ, was the first frame removed from United Airlines registration and operated by GoJet. The frame has been transferred to SkyWest who will begin CRJ-550 operations for United in December 2024, with at least eleven frames.