Private company

Eastern Air Express

American charter airline

Eastern Air Express (formerly Hillwood Airways and ATX Air Services) is an American charter airline headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. It was formerly a subsidiary of The Perot Group, which is controlled by Ross Perot, Jr.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2013Founded1
  • HeadquartersKansas City1
N804TJ at Tallahassee International Airport
Photo: The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Eastern Air Express (formerly Hillwood Airways and ATX Air Services) is an American charter airline headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. It was formerly a subsidiary of The Perot Group, which is controlled by Ross Perot, Jr.2

Timeline

  1. 2013Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$269.1M 2022–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2022–2026: $269.1M in all. Federal contracts $269.1M.$0$100M$200M$300M2022 · Federal contracts: $850.6K20222023 · Federal contracts: $3.5M20232024 · Federal contracts: $1.5M20242025 · Federal contracts: $5.4M20252026 · Federal contracts: $257.8M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal contractsTotal
2026$257.8M$257.8M
2025$5.4M$5.4M
2024$1.5M$1.5M
2023$3.5M$3.5M
2022$850.6K$850.6K

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2022–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest contracts

  1. Aug 12, 2026$249.4M from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Government furnished aircraft (gfa) operational support for aircraft and maintenance services (osams)5 To EASTERN AIR EXPRESS LLC Award 70CDCR26C00000021
  2. Jul 7, 2026$3.0M from Departmental Offices: Eo 14398 uswfs commercial aviation services6 To EASTERN AIR EXPRESS LLC Award 140D0426P0197
  3. Oct 28, 2023$349.0K from USTRANSCOM: Igf:ot:igf domestic charter - air transportation services7 To EASTERN AIR EXPRESS LLC Award HTC71124F1220
  4. Apr 22, 2023$321.6K from USTRANSCOM: Igf:ot:igf domestic charter - air transportation services8 To EASTERN AIR EXPRESS LLC Award HTC71123F2274
  5. Apr 29, 2023$297.9K from USTRANSCOM: Igf:ot:igf domestic charter - air transportation services9 To EASTERN AIR EXPRESS LLC Award HTC71123F2327