Aha! (airline brand)

Aha! (officially Aha! Travel Management Company LLC, stylized aha!) is the brand used by regional airline ExpressJet for flights between Reno-Tahoe International Airport and cities along the West Coast of the United States. The airline's first revenue flight was a sports charter operated on September 30, 2021 between Tallahassee, FL and Anderson, SC—exactly one year after the airline's final flight as a fee-for-departure regional operator.[2] Scheduled service began on October 24, 2021 with a flight from Reno to Pasco/Tri-Cities. The brand name stands for "air-hotel-adventure" as the company plans to partner with resorts, casinos and attractions in Reno and Tahoe to “bundle” value-priced vacation packages.

aha!
IATA ICAO Callsign
EV ASQ ACEY
Commenced operationsOctober 24, 2021 (2021-10-24)
AOC #ASOA029B[1]
Focus citiesReno/Tahoe
Fleet size4[1]
Destinations10 (1 planned)
Parent companyExpressJet
Key peopleSubodh Karnik (CEO & Chairman)
Websiteflyaha.com

Destinations
ExpressJet Airlines Embraer ERJ-145

Aha! plans to operate from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to ten of the following smaller cities along the West Coast of the United States:[3][4]

State City Airport Start date Notes
California Bakersfield Meadows Field Airport
Eureka/Arcata Arcata-Eureka Airport
Fresno Fresno Yosemite International Airport
Ontario Ontario International Airport
Palm Springs Palm Springs International Airport (January 3, 2022) Future
Nevada Reno Reno-Tahoe International Airport Hub
Oregon Eugene Eugene Airport
Medford Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport
Redmond Redmond Municipal Airport
Washington Pasco Tri-Cities Airport
Spokane Spokane International Airport

At the start of service, the company plans to serve each community three times a week with 50-seat Embraer ERJ 145 regional jets. In the coming months, Aha! plans to reach more than 20 destinations, from Reno-Tahoe, in the western United States.[3]

Fleet

As of October 2021, the aha! fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[1]

Aircraft In
service		 Passengers Operated by
Embraer ERJ145 4 50 ExpressJet
Total 4

References
  1. "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  2. "Pilot Group News". Air Line Pilot Magazine (October-November 2021 ed.). Air Line Pilots Association: 9.
  3. "aha! launches eight nonstop flights from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to cities across the western United States" (PDF) (Press release). September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  4. "New airline - aha! to add nonstop flight to Spokane, Washington from Reno-Tahoe hub" (Press release). October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
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