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it <br /> ~nir a ~x~~~»® <br /> SEATTLE - SPOKANE Page 2 of 2 <br /> contine tal United State, Hawaii, Pacific and to the Orient. <br /> Both ai lines share terminal and gate facilities at Seattle. <br /> Passeng rs receive advance seat assignments and boarding passes <br /> for bot United and United Express, as well as automatic baggage <br /> transfe s. <br /> In addition, passengers who are members of United's popular <br /> Mileage Plus frequent flier program earn a minimum of 500 miles <br /> credit or each United Express flight. Mileage Plus miles earned <br /> on Unit d Express flights accrue towards Premier status. <br /> Se for citizens are also eligible to participate in United's <br /> Silver ings Plus program which offers numerous travel-related <br /> discoun s. <br /> To best serve the needs of Pacific Northwest travelers, <br /> United xpress has chosen an aircraft designed for speed and <br /> <br /> +rrr comfort, Belmondo said. The British Aerospace Jetstream 31 is <br /> a press rized jetprop featuring more than six feet of stand- <br /> up head oom, triple-paned windows for exceptional soundproofing, <br /> a wide- ody interior and compartments for carry-on luggage. <br /> The 19- eat aircraft cruises in excess of 270 miles per hour, <br /> and ope ates at an altitude of 25,000 feet. Each aircraft is <br /> flown b a crew of two pilots. <br /> The United Erpre~s fleet comprises 16 Jetstreams and three <br /> 30-passe ger Embraer Brasilias. Each of the aircraft was received <br /> directly from the factory floor making the average age of <br /> the flee less than one year old. <br /> A w olly owned subsidiary of WestAir Holding, Inc. <br /> [AMEX:WA NPA employs more than 400 people. The airline was <br /> recently named Regional Airline of the Year by the editors of <br /> r <br /> Air Tra s ort World magazine, who cited the carrier's <br /> "consist nt outstanding and innovative performance" as reasons <br /> for its election. <br /> 30 <br /> <br />