| Trans States Holdings | |
| Type: | Private company |
| Foundation: | 1982 as Resort Air |
| Location City: | Bridgeton, Missouri |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Key People: | Hulas Kanodia (Chairman & CEO)[1] Richard A. Leach (President)[2] |
| Industry: | Aviation |
| Subsid: | GoJet Airlines |
| Homepage: | TransStates.net |
Trans States Holdings, Inc. is a privately owned airline holding company in the United States, which owns and operates GoJet Airlines. The holding company is headquartered in Bridgeton, Missouri near St. Louis Lambert International Airport. The holding company formerly owned and operated Trans States Airlines and Compass Airlines until their cessation of operations on April 1, 2020, and April 5, 2020, respectively.
Trans States Airlines was originally formed in 1982 as Resort Air, entering into an agreement with Trans World Airlines to operate feeder services in the states of Missouri and Illinois under the Trans World Express brand name. In 1989 the company changed its name to Trans States Airlines. GoJet Airlines was formed in 2005 by Trans States Holdings to operate feeder service for United Airlines under the United Express brand name using a fleet of Bombardier CRJ700 70–seat regional jets.[3] In July 2010, Delta Air Lines sold Compass Airlines to Trans States Holdings as part of a cost reduction scheme, which included the sale of Mesaba Airlines to the Pinnacle Airlines Corp. at the same time.[4]
Due to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Trans States Holdings announced in March 2020 that Trans States Airlines would cease operations and close down on April 1, 2020, and Compass Airlines would also cease operations and close down on April 5, 2020, leaving GoJet Airlines as their only operating airline.[5] Their maintenance hangar at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport also closed in April 2020.
Trans States Holdings operated an all-narrow-body regional jet fleet, totaling 29 aircraft.
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Operated by | Operated for | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | J | Y | Total | ||||||
| Bombardier CRJ700ER | 14 | 40 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 50 | GoJet Airlines | United Express | |
| 15 | (15)* | 6 | 16 | 48 | 70 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 46 | |||||||