SkyWest

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SkyWest Airlines

IATA OO	ICAO SKW	Callsign SKYWEST
Founded		1972
Hubs		O'Hare International Airport Los Angeles International Airport San Francisco International Airport Denver International Airport Salt Lake City International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Frequent flyer program		Midwest Miles (Midwest Airlines/Midwest Connect) (will start in 4/2007) Mileage Plus (United Airlines/United Express) SkyMiles (Delta Air Lines/Delta Connection)
Alliance		SkyTeam (Delta Air Lines/Delta Connection) Star Alliance (United Airlines/United Express)
Fleet size		244
Destinations		114
Parent company		SkyWest, Inc.
Headquarters		St. George, Utah
Key people		Jerry Atkin (CEO)
Website: http://www.skywest.com

This is an article about an airline in North America. For Skywest in Australia see Skywest (Australian airline).

SkyWest Airlines is one of two airlines owned by SkyWest, Inc. - the other being Atlantic Southeast Airlines. It is a North American regional airline headquartered in St. George, Utah. It primarily serves as a feeder airline to and from airports in small-, medium- and large-sized markets in the United States and Canada for three major carriers out of several major regional hubs:

United Airlines as United Express, out of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Denver International Airport (DEN), and Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD).
Delta Air Lines as Delta Connection, out of Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
Midwest Airlines as Midwest Connect, out of out of Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) and Kansas City International Airport (MCI)

1 History
2 Destinations
3 Fleet
4 External links
5 References

[edit] History

SkyWest-United Express Canadair CRJ-700ER

Frustrated by the limited extent of existing air service, Ralph Atkin, a St. George, Utah lawyer, purchased Dixie Airlines to shuttle businessmen to Salt Lake City in 1972. After early struggles, SkyWest began steady expansion across the Western US. It became the eleventh largest regional carrier in 1984 when it acquired Sun Aire of Palm Springs, California, and had its initial public offering in 1986.

In 1985 SkyWest began codesharing as Western Express, a feeder service for Western Airlines at their Salt Lake City hub, later acquired by Delta. In 1995 SkyWest began operating flights for Continental out of LAX, the relationship was discontinued two years later when SkyWest began flying for United Airlines. SkyWest's United Express flights out of LAX, SFO, and DEN became its largest operation by the late 1990s. A partnership with Continental Airlines was revived in 2003 out of IAH, and was discontinued June 2005. On Monday, August 15, 2005, Delta announced that it was selling Atlantic Southeast Airlines to the newly incorporated SkyWest, Inc. for $425 million in cash, and on Thursday, September 8, 2005, SkyWest, Inc. announced that the acquisition had been completed.

Through SkyWest Airlines and ASA, the company operates the largest regional airline in the United States.

[edit] Destinations

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[edit] Delta Connection

[edit] Midwest Connect

Baltimore, Maryland – Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Service begins June 1, 2007
Columbus, Ohio – Port Columbus International Airport
Kansas City, Missouri – Kansas City International Airport Service begins May 1, 2007
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – General Mitchell International Airport
Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota – Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Philadelphia International Airport
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh International Airport Service begins May 1, 2007
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina – Raleigh-Durham International Airport Service begins June 1,2007

[edit] United Express

[edit] Fleet

A United Express CRJ-700ER at SkyWest's Salt Lake City hangar facility.

As of August 2006 the SkyWest fleet includes ^[1] :

Type	Fleet	Seats	Aircraft Information
Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia	54	30	550nm range turboprop operating under United Express and Delta Connection.
Embraer EMB 120RT Brasilia	14
Bombardier CRJ-100ER	11	50	980nm range regional Jet operating under United Express and Delta Connection. (Most -100 have undergone engine modifications to -200 standard.)
Bombardier CRJ-200ER	7	50	2005nm range regional Jet operating under United Express and Delta Connection.
Bombardier CRJ-200LR	122
Bombardier CRJ-700ER	77	6F/60Y or 70Y	2032nm range regional Jet operating under United Express and Delta Connection
Bombardier CRJ-900	3 (plus 14 on order)	10F/60Y	2231nm range regional Jet operating under Delta Connection