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<br /> ~nir a ~x~~~»® <br /> FOR IMMED ATE RELEASE CONTACT: Shelly Swanke, Manager <br /> June 13, 1989 Corporate Communications <br /> (509) 545-6420 <br /> UNITED EXPRESS RECEIVES FIRST~AIRCRAFT` <br /> IN $200 MILLION ACQUISITION <br /> TRI- ITIES, Wash. United Express, operated by NPA, Inc., <br /> .has taken delivery of the first two aircraft as part of a $200 <br /> million a quisition by the airline's parent company, WestAir <br /> Holding, nc. <br /> Acco ding president Craig Belmondo, NPA, Inc./United Express <br /> will take delivery of 22 British Aerospace Jetstream Super 31s <br /> direct fr m the factory floor through 1992. Sixteen will replace <br /> existing quipment and six will be added to accommodate future <br /> growth, B lmondo said. <br /> "The e new aircraft will allow us to continue our aggressive <br /> expansion plans throughout the Pacific Northwest," Belmondo said. <br /> "New rout s are under study and will be announced as final <br /> selection are made. Equally important, these 22 planes will <br /> make our leet one of the newest fleets anywhere in the world." <br /> The emainder of WestAir Holding's 52-aircraft order will <br /> be delive ed to NPA's sister airline, WestAir, which operates <br /> in Califo nia, Arizona and Nevada. <br /> Simi ar to the 19-passenger Jetstreams now flown by United <br /> Express, he Super Jetstreams differ in that they are powered <br /> by the Ga ret AirResearch TPE331-12 engine. These 1,020 <br /> shaft-hor epower engines enable the aircraft to produce top <br /> performan a even at high altitudes and warmer air temperatures, <br /> condition which apply to many United Express cities during <br /> the summe months. The extra power also gives the aircraft <br /> ',ia cruisin speed of 300 miles per hour, a 30-miles-per-hour <br /> improveme t. <br /> ...MORE... 1,~~~~~~ <br /> JUN 15 1989 <br /> DEr~T. Gi ~i.!'~i'i..iG V+iiJFt?t'v <br /> CITY .'~F' ~LJ~EiV~ <br /> <br />