Document:

ExpressJet Holdings

	
Exhibit 10.15(a)

EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC.

1600 SMITH

HOUSTON, TX   77002

April 24, 2002

Dear Mr. Nides:

            You currently have Flight Privileges pursuant to your
employment agreement with ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. (the “Company”), to which Continental Airlines, Inc.
(“Continental”) is a party for certain purposes. Capitalized terms used in this letter agreement are used with the same
meanings ascribed to them in your employment agreement.

            The last paragraph contained in Section 4.4 of your
employment agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

            “Flight Privileges are intended to be used solely for
personal reasons and may not be used for business purposes (other than, with respect to Flight Privileges on the CO system,
business purposes on behalf of the Company (during the term of the Capacity Purchase Agreement between the Company and Continental)
or Continental, and with respect to Flight Privileges on the System (excluding the CO system), business purposes on behalf of
Continental (during the term of such Capacity Purchase Agreement) or the Company). Accordingly, notwithstanding any provision
herein to the contrary, credit availability on Employee’s UATP card (or any Similar Card) may be suspended, and
Employee’sUATP card (or any Similar Card) may be revoked or cancelled, if Employee’s UATP card (or any Similar Card) is
used for business purposes (other than as described above) and, after receiving written notice from the Company (or Continental if
such non-allowable usage is on Continental or any of its affiliates or any successor or successors thereto) to cease such usage,
Employeeagain uses his UATP card (or any Similar Card) for any business purpose (other than as described above). The parties hereto
agree that Continental’s obligations regarding Flight Privileges are limited to each airline operated by Continental or any
of its affiliates or any successor or successors thereto (the “CO system”), and that the Company’s obligations
regarding Flight Privileges extend to the System other than the CO system.”

            If you agree with the foregoing, please sign the enclosed
copy of this letter agreement, whereby this letter agreement shall be a binding agreement among you, the Company and 
Continental and shall amend your employment agreement accordingly.

Sincerely,

	
  EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC.

	
         

	
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

	
  By:______________________

	
         

	
  By:______________________

	
James B. Ream

 President and Chief Executive Officer

	
       

	
Michael H. Campbell 

 Senior Vice President

 Human Resources and Labor Relations

Agreednec ExpressJet Nides amendment

	
Exhibit 10.15(b)

AMENDment to

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

            This Amendment to Employment Agreement (this
“Amendment”) is made by and between ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”),
andJames E. Nides (“Employee”). 

W I T N E S S E T H:

            WHEREAS, Company and Employee and Continental
Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Continental”) previously entered into that certain Employment Agreement, dated
as of April 17, 2002 and amended as of April 24, 2002 (the “Agreement”), setting forth the terms of Employee's
employment with Company;

            WHEREAS, the parties now desire to modify the
Agreement with this Amendment as of the date hereof (the “Effective Date”), provided that the amendment to Section 3.1
shall be effective as of April 1, 2005; and

            WHEREAS, this Amendment does not affect the rights or
duties of Continental, and the approval of Continental is not required with respect to this Amendment;

            NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual
promises, covenants and obligations contained herein, Company and Employee hereby agree as follows:

            1.         Defined
Terms.  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Agreement.

            2.         The
following new Sections 2.3 and 2.4 are hereby added to the Agreement:

                       
“2.3      Company’s Right to Terminate.  Company, acting pursuant to an
express resolution of the Board of Directors of Company (the “Board of Directors”), shall have the right to terminate
Employee’s employment under this Agreement at any time for any of the following reasons:

                       
(i)         upon Employee’s death;

                       
(ii)        upon Employee’s becoming incapacitated for a period of at least 180 days by
accident, sickness or other circumstance which renders him mentally or physically incapable of performing the material duties and
services required of him hereunder on a full-time basis during such period;

                       
(iii)       for cause, which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean Employee’s gross
negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of, or Employee’s abuse of alcohol or drugs rendering him unable to
perform, the material duties and services required of him pursuant to this Agreement;

                       
(iv)       for Employee’s material breach of any provision of this Agreement which, if
correctable, remains uncorrected for 30 days following receipt by Employee of written notice by Company of such breach; or

                       
(v)        for any other reason whatsoever, in the sole discretion of the Board of
Directors.”

            “2.4     
Employee’s Right to Terminate.  Employee shall have the right to terminate his employment under this
Agreement at any time for any of the following reasons:

                       
(i)         the assignment to Employee of duties materially inconsistent with the duties
associated with the position described in paragraph 1.2 as such duties are constituted as of the Effective Date;

                       
(ii)        a material diminution in nature or scope of Employee’s authority,
responsibilities, or title from those applicable to him as of the Effective Date;

                       
(iii)       the occurrence of material acts or conduct on the part of Company or Holdings or their
respective officers or representatives which prevent Employee from performing his duties and responsibilities pursuant to this
Agreement;

                       
(iv)       Company or Holdings requiring Employee to be permanently based anywhere outside a major
urban center in Texas; 

                       
(v)        the taking of any action by Company or Holdings that would materially adversely
affect the corporate amenities enjoyed by Employee on the Effective Date;

                       
(vi)       a material breach by Company of any provision of this Agreement which, if correctable,
remains uncorrected for 30 days following receipt by Company of written notice of such breach by Employee; or

                       
(vii)      for any other reason whatsoever, in the sole discretion of Employee.”

            3.         The first
sentence of Section 3.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“During the period of this Agreement, Employee shall receive a minimum annual base salary equal to the greater of (i)
$193,200.00 or (ii) such amount as Company and Employee mutually may agree upon from time to time.”

            4.         Section
4.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

                       
i.          The phrase “prior to a
Change in Control or after the date that is eighteen months after a Change in Control” is hereby inserted after the phrase
“Involuntary Termination” in Clause (A) of Section 4.1.

                       
ii.          Sub-clauses (iv) and (v) are hereby added to Clause (A) of Section 4.1
immediately after Sub-clause (iii) of Clause (A) of Section 4.1 as follows:

                       
“(iv) Company may, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors or the Human Resources Committee of the Board of
Directors pay Employee a pro rata target bonus at the same time bonuses are paid to active employees of Company, and (v) Company
shall provide Employee with Outplacement Services (as such term is defined in paragraph 4.4)”

                       
iii          Clause (C) is hereby added to Section 4.1 immediately after Clause (B) of
Section 4.1 as follows:

                       
“, or (C) if such termination shall constitute an Involuntary Termination or a termination by Employee of Employee’s
employment with Company for any reason encompassed by paragraph 2.4 and such termination occurs within eighteen months after a
Change in Control, then, subject to the provisions of paragraphs 4.2 and 4.3, (1) Continental and Company shall provide Employee
with Flight Privileges for the remainder of Employee’s lifetime; provided, however, that a termination by Employee of
Employee’s employment with Company for any reason encompassed by paragraph 2.4 shall not create a duty on the part of
Continental to provide Employee with Flight Privileges, (2) Company shall provide Employee and his eligible dependents with
Continuation Coverage (as such term is defined in paragraph 4.4) for the Severance Period (as such term is defined in paragraph
4.4), (3) Company shall pay Employee on or before the effective date of such termination a lump-sum cash payment in an amount equal
to the sum of (A) a pro rata bonus payment (notwithstanding any contrary provision in Company’s cash bonus program) equal to
the amount of Employee’s annual base salary pursuant to paragraph 3.1 at the rate in effect immediately prior to
Employee’s termination of employment, multiplied by the target rate under Company’s cash bonus program at the rate in
effect for the year of termination, and further multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days which have
elapsed in the calendar year during which the date of termination falls, and the denominator of which is three hundred sixty-five
(365), plus (B) two times the Employee’s base salary pursuant to paragraph 3.1 at the rate in effect immediately prior to
Employee’s termination of employment, plus (C) two times the amount of Employee’s annual base salary pursuant to
paragraph 3.1 at the rate in effect immediately prior to Employee’s termination of employment, multiplied by the target rate
under Company’s cash bonus program in effect for the year of termination, and (4) Company shall provide Employee with
Outplacement Services (as such term is defined in paragraph 4.4).  Notwithstanding anything contained herein, if a Change in
Control occurs and Employee’s employment with Company is terminated by reason of an Involuntary Termination prior to the date
of the Change in Control, and if such termination of employment was at the request of a third party who has taken steps reasonably
calculated to effect the Change in Control, then Employee shall, in lieu of the payments and benefits described in paragraph 4.1(A)
above, be entitled to the payments and additional benefits described in this paragraph 4.1(C) as if such Involuntary Termination
had occurred within eighteen months following the Change in Control.”

            5.         The first
sentence and clause (ii) of Section 4.3 of the Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

            “As part of the consideration for the compensation to
be paid under this Agreement, to protect the trade secrets and confidential information of Company and its affiliates that have
been and will in the future be disclosed or entrusted to Employee, the business opportunities of Company and its affiliates that
have been and will in the future be disclosed or entrusted to Employee, the relationships with customers of Company and its
affiliates that have been and will in the future be developed in Employee, the special training and knowledge relevant to
Employee’s employment responsibilities and duties, or the business goodwill of Company and its affiliates that has been and
will in the future be developed in Employee, and as an additional incentive for Company to enter into this Agreement, Company and
Employee agree to the post-termination obligations set forth in this Agreement.  All payments and benefits to Employee
hereunder shall be subject to Employee’s compliance with the following provisions for two full years after the termination of
Employee’s employment hereunder:”

                       
“(ii)       Employee will not, directly or indirectly for Employee or for others, in any
geographic area or market where Company or any of its affiliates are conducting any business or have during the previous 12 months
conducted such business:

                       
(a)        engage in any Competitive Business (as defined below);

                       
(b)        render advice or services to, or otherwise assist, any other person, association, or
entity who is engaged, directly or indirectly, in any Competitive Business with respect to such Competitive Business; or

                       
(c)        induce any employee of Company or any affiliate of Company to terminate his or her
employment with Company or such affiliate, or hire or assist in the hiring of any such employee by any person, association, or
entity not affiliated with Company;”

            6.         The
following new paragraphs are hereby added to Section 4.3 of the Agreement immediately following clause (iv) and immediately
following the end of Section 4.3, respectively:

            “For purposes of this paragraph 4.3, the term
“Competitive Business” shall mean the business of owning, acquiring, establishing, operating, and maintaining a
regional airline in the United States.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the noncompetition obligations set forth in this
paragraph shall not be considered violated if Employee becomes an employee, officer, consultant, advisor, or member of the board of
directors of a major, mainline airline; provided however, that, if such airline also engages in a Competitive Business, then this
exception shall apply only if Employee’s primary duties, and the principal portion of Employee’s working time, are
related to the business of such airline other than the Competitive Business.”

            “Company and Employee agree that the foregoing
restrictions are reasonable under the circumstances and that any breach of the covenants contained in this paragraph 4.3 would
cause irreparable injury to Company.  Employee understands that the foregoing restrictions may limit Employee’s ability
to engage in certain businesses anywhere in the United States during the period provided for above, but acknowledges that Employee
will receive sufficiently high remuneration and other benefits under this Agreement to justify such restriction.  Further,
Employee acknowledges that his skills are such that he can be gainfully employed in non-competitive employment, and that the
agreement not to compete will in no way prevent him from earning a living.  Nevertheless, if any of the aforesaid restrictions
are found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unreasonable, or overly broad as to geographic area or time, or otherwise
unenforceable, the parties intend for the restrictions therein set forth to be modified by the court making such determination so
as to be reasonable and enforceable and, as so modified, to be fully enforced.  By agreeing to this contractual modification
prospectively at this time, Company and Employee intend to make this provision enforceable under the law or laws of all applicable
states so that the entire agreement not to compete and this Agreement as prospectively modified shall remain in full force and
effect and shall not be rendered void or illegal.  Such modification shall not affect the payments made to Employee under this
Agreement.”

            7.         The
following new Clause (i) of Section 4.4 is hereby added to the Agreement, and former Clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of Section
4.4 are hereby renumbered as Clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), respectively:

                       
“Change in Control” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Holdings’ 2002 Stock Incentive Plan as in
effect on the Effective Date;”

            8.         Sub-clause
(2) in Clause (ii) of Section 4.4 is hereby amended to delete the phrase “his Involuntary Termination” appearing
therein and to substitute the phrase “the termination of his employment” therefor.

            9.         Clause
(iv) of Section 4.4 is hereby amended as follows:

                       
i.          The phrase “For the purposes of determining Continental’s
rights or duties hereunder,” is hereby inserted before the phrase “‘Involuntary Termination’” in
Clause (iv) of Section 4.4.

                       
ii.          The following sentence is hereby added immediately after the first
sentence of Clause (iv) of Section 4.4:

                       
“For all other purposes, ‘Involuntary Termination’ shall mean any termination by Company of Employee’s
employment with Company for any reason other than those reasons encompassed by paragraphs 2.3(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv).”

            10.       Clause (v) of Section
4.4 is hereby amended to delete the phrase “Employee’s Involuntary Termination” appearing therein and to
substitute the phrase “the termination of Employee’s employment” therefor.

            11.       The following new
Clause (vi) of Section 4.4 is hereby added to the Agreement, and former Clause (v) of Section 4.4 is hereby renumbered as Clause
(vii):

                       
“Outplacement Services” shall mean outplacement services, at Company’s cost and for a period of twelve months
beginning on the date of Employee’s termination of employment, to be rendered by an agency selected by Employee and approved
by the Board of Directors or the Human Resources Committee of the Board (with such approval not to be unreasonably withheld);
and”

            12.       Clause (vii) of
Section 4.4 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

                       
“Severance Period” shall mean the period commencing on the date of Employee’s termination of employment and
continuing for twenty-four months.”

            13.       The following new
Sections 4.5 and 4.6 are hereby added to the Agreement:

            “4.5      Payment Obligations
Absolute.    Company’s obligation to pay Employee the amounts and to make the arrangements provided in this
Article IV shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstances, including, without limitation, any
set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which Company (including its subsidiaries and affiliates) may have
against him or anyone else.  All amounts payable by Company shall be paid without notice or demand.  Employee shall not
be obligated to seek other employment in mitigation of the amounts payable or arrangements made under any provision of this Article
IV, and, except as provided in paragraph 4.4 with respect to Continuation Coverage, the obtaining of any such other employment (or
the engagement in any endeavor as an independent contractor, sole proprietor, partner, joint venturer, or otherwise) shall in no
event effect any reduction of Company’s obligations to make (or cause to be made) the payments and arrangements required to
be made under this Article IV.”

            “4.6      Code Section 280G
Provisions.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if by reason of Section 280G of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) any payment or benefit received or to be received by Employee in
connection with a Change in Control or the termination of Employee’s employment (whether payable pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement (“Contract Payments”) or any other plan, arrangements or agreement with Company or an Affiliate (as
defined below) (collectively with the Contract Payments, “Total Payments”)) would not be deductible (in whole or part)
by Company, an Affiliate or other person making such payment or providing such benefit, then the Contract Payments shall be reduced
(to zero if necessary) until no portion of the Total Payments is not deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code; provided,
however, that no such reduction shall be made unless the net after-tax benefit received by Employee shall after such reduction
would exceed the net after-tax benefit received by Employee if no such reduction was made and provided that if any reduction is
required, Employee shall have the right to determine which of the Contract Payments shall be reduced.  The foregoing
determination and all determinations under this Section 4.6 shall be made by the Accountants (as defined below).  For purposes
of this section, "net after-tax benefit" shall mean (i) the Total Payments that would constitute "parachute payments" within the
meaning of Section 280G of the Code, less (ii) the amount of all federal, state and local income taxes payable with respect to such
payments calculated at the maximum marginal income tax rate for each year in which the foregoing shall be paid to Employee (based
on the rate in effect for such year as set forth in the Code as in effect at the time of the first payment of the foregoing), less
(iii) the amount of excise taxes imposed with respect to the payments and benefits described in (i) above by Section 4999 of the
Code.  For

purposes of the foregoing determinations, (a) no portion of the Total Payments the receipt or enjoyment of which Employee shall
have effectively waived in writing prior to the date of payment of the Severance Payment shall be taken into account; (b) no
portion of the Total Payments shall be taken into account which in the opinion of the Accountants does not constitute a
“parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code (without regard to subsection (A)(ii)
thereof); (c) the Contract Payments shall be reduced only to the extent necessary so that the Total Payments in their entirety
constitute reasonable compensation for services actually rendered within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(4) of the Code, in the
opinion of the Accountants;  and (d) the value of any non-cash benefit or any deferred payment or benefit included in the
Total Payments shall be determined by the Accountants in accordance with the principles of Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the
Code.  For purposes of this Section 4.6, the term “Affiliate” means Company’s successors, any person whose
actions result in a Change in Control or any corporation affiliated (or which, as a result of the completion of the transactions
causing a Change in Control shall become affiliated) with Company within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code and
“Accountants” shall mean Company’s independent certified public accountants serving immediately prior to the
Change in Control, unless the Accountants are also serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity or group effecting
the Change in Control, in which case Company shall appoint another nationally recognized public accounting firm to make the
determinations required hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred to as the Accountants hereunder).  For
purposes of making the determinations and calculations required herein, the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and
approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of
Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code, provided that the Accountant's determinations must be made on the basis of  "substantial
authority" (within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code).  All fees and expenses of the Accountants shall be borne solely
by Company.”

            14.       Continuing
Effectiveness of Agreement.  Except as expressly provided herein to the contrary, the Agreement shall remain unaffected
and shall continue in full force and effect after the date hereof.  No provision of this Amendment is intended to or shall be
interpreted to affect the rights or duties of Continental.

            15.      
Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment on any number of separate
counterparts (including counterparts delivered by telecopy), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to
constitute one and the same instrument.  Any such counterpart delivered by telecopy shall be effective as an original for all
purposes. 

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Amendment as of the 14th day of March, 2005, to be effective as of the Effective Date, provided that the amendment to Section 3.1
shall be effective as of April 1, 2005.

ExpressJet Airlines, Inc.

By:                                                                  

James B. Ream

President and

Chief Executive Officer

 

“Employee”

___________________________________

James E. Nides

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