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<br /> ~nir a ~x~~~»® <br /> BOISE-L WISTON 2-2-2-2 <br /> Jetstre m Super 31. A higher powered version of the Jetstream <br /> 31 used by United Express on other routes, the Jetstream Super <br /> 31 is a 19-seat aircraft which cruises in excess of 300 miles <br /> per hou , and operates at an altitude of 25,000 feet. Flown <br /> by a cr w of two pilots, the pressurized jetprop features more <br /> than si feet of standup headroom, triple-pane windows for <br /> excepti nal soundproofing, a wide-body interior and compartments <br /> for car y-on luggage. <br /> Th United Express fleet includes 19 Jetstreams, each of <br /> which w s received new from the factory floor. The average age <br /> of the leet is just over one year, making it one of the newest <br /> fleets nywhere in the world. <br /> A arketing partner with United Airlines, United Express <br /> j has sch duled its flights to and from Boise to provide convenient <br /> connect'ons with United flights to San Francisco, Denver and <br /> j Chicago Both airlines share terminal and gate facilities at <br /> Boise. assengers who are taking connecting flights on United <br /> may rec ive advance seat assignments and boarding passes, as <br /> well as automatic baggage transfers. <br /> Ba ed in the Tri-Cities, United Express began operations <br /> in 1987 with flights to two cities. The airline now serves 15 <br /> cities hroughout the Pacific Northwest with more than 200 daily <br /> flights <br /> A holly owned subsidiary of WestAir Holding, Inc. <br /> (AMEX:W H), NPA currently employs nearly 500 people. The airline <br /> was rec ntly named Regional Airline of the Year by the editors <br /> of Air ransport World magazine, who cited the carrier's <br /> "consis ent outstanding and innovative performance" as reasons <br /> for its selection. <br /> 30 <br /> <br />