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{{Short description|Regional airline of the United States}}
{{redirect|SkyWest||Skywest (disambiguation){{!}}Skywest}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = SkyWest Airlines
| image = N466SW LAX (30314755488).jpg
| caption = [[Bombardier CRJ200]] painted in SkyWest livery
| logo = SkyWest Airlines (United States) logo.svg
| logo_size = 225
| image_size = 300px
| IATA = OO<ref name="iata">{{Cite web |title=IATA – Airline and Airport Code Search |url=http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx |website=iata.org |access-date=April 11, 2015}}</ref>
| ICAO = SKW
| callsign = SKYWEST
| founded = {{start date and age|1972|04|26}}
| aoc = SWIA011A<ref name="FAA">{{Cite web |title=Federal Aviation Administration – Airline Certificate Information – Detail View |url=https://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=SWIA&OPER_FAR=121&OPER_NAME=SKYWEST+AIRLINES+INC |website=av-info.faa.gov |access-date=June 27, 2019}}</ref>
| hubs = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]]
| [[Denver International Airport|Denver]]
| [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]]
| [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]]
| [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]]
| [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]]
| [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]]
| [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]]
| [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]]
| [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]]
| [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]]}}
| fleet_size = [[#Fleet|507]]
| destinations = 258<ref name="Fact Sheet">{{Cite press release |title=Fact Sheet |date=June 30, 2024 |url=https://www.skywest.com/about-skywest-airlines/facts |access-date=October 27, 2024 |website=SkyWest Airlines}}</ref>
| parent = [[SkyWest, Inc.]]
| headquarters = [[St. George, Utah]], U.S.
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|
| Chip Childs ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]] & [[President (corporate title)|President]])
| James Welch ([[Chairperson|Chair]])
}}
| num_employees = 14,610 (2024)
| website = {{URL|skywest.com}}
}}
'''SkyWest Airlines''' is an American [[regional airline]] headquartered in [[St. George, Utah]]. SkyWest operates and maintains aircraft used on flights that are scheduled, marketed, and sold by four partner [[Mainline (air travel)|mainline]] airlines. The company is contracted by [[Alaska Airlines]] (as Alaska SkyWest), [[American Airlines]] (as [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]]), [[Delta Air Lines]] (as [[Delta Connection]]), and [[United Airlines]] (as [[United Express]]). In all, it is the largest [[Regional airline#North America|regional airline in North America]] when measured by fleet size, number of passengers carried, and number of destinations served — and one of the largest airlines worldwide in terms of fleet size.
SkyWest operates from 258 cities in the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]] with an extensive network of routes largely set up to connect passengers between smaller airports and the large [[Airline hub|hubs]] of its partner airlines. In total, SkyWest carried 38.6 million passengers in 2023.
On an average day in 2024, the company operated 2,190 flights, of which 890 ({{Percentage|890|2190}}) were United Express flights, 700 ({{Percentage|700|2190}}) were Delta Connection flights, 380 ({{Percentage|380|2190}}) were American Eagle flights, and 220 ({{Percentage|220|2190}}) were Alaska Airlines flights.
== History ==
[[File:Embraer EMB 120 (Skywest) N217SW.jpg|thumb|Former [[Embraer EMB 120]] in SkyWest livery]]
Frustrated by the limited extent of existing air service, [[Ralph Atkin]], a [[St. George, Utah]], lawyer, purchased '''Dixie Airlines''' on April 26, 1972, to shuttle businessmen to [[Salt Lake City]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Arnoult |first=Sandra |date=April 2005 |title=SkyWest thrives on the Atkin diet |work=[[Air Transport World]] |url=http://atwonline.com/airline-financedata/article/skywest-thrives-atkin-diet-0309 |access-date=February 10, 2012}}</ref> After early struggles, SkyWest began a steady expansion across the [[U.S. West|western U.S.]] It became the eleventh largest regional carrier in 1984 when it acquired [[Sun Aire Lines]] of [[Palm Springs, California]], and had its [[initial public offering]] in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of NASDAQ IPO dates |url=http://www.nasdaq.com/screening/companies-by-name.aspx?letter=S&pagesize=200&page=2&industry=Transportation |publisher=NASDAQ |access-date=June 23, 2011}}</ref>
In early 1986, SkyWest began [[codesharing]] as Western Express, a feeder service for [[Western Airlines]] at its [[Salt Lake City]] hub and other mainline Western destinations utilizing [[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia|Embraer EMB 120]] and [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner|Fairchild Metroliner]] turboprop aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 1, 1987 |title=Western Airlines Route Map |url=http://www.departedflights.com/WA030187.html |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=departedflights.com}}</ref> Following the acquisition and merger of Western by [[Delta Air Lines]] in 1987, SkyWest then became a [[Delta Connection]] air carrier with codeshare service being flown on behalf of Delta to destinations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.<ref name="History">{{Cite press release |title=History |date=2017 |url=https://files-skywest-com.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/public/Uploads/Documents/History/2017-SkyWest-Airlines-History.pdf |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=SkyWest Airlines}}</ref><ref name="departedflights.com">{{Cite web |date=April 3, 1988 |title=SkyWest Airlines Route Map |url=http://www.departedflights.com/OO040388.html |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=departedflights.com}}</ref>
From 1995 through 1997, SkyWest operated codeshare service for [[Continental Airlines]] as [[Continental Connection]] on flights out of Los Angeles that were also operated as Delta Connection.
In 1997, SkyWest began operating as [[United Express]] in addition to Delta Connection on flights out of United Airlines hubs at [[SFO]], [[LAX]] and [[Denver International Airport|DEN]]. SkyWest became United's largest United Express operation by the late 1990s. Flights were initially operated with [[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia|Embraer EMB 120s]] and [[Bombardier CRJ100/200#CRJ-200|Bombardier CRJ200]] regional jets. [[Bombardier CRJ700 series|CRJ700s]] were added in the early 2000s and the [[Embraer E-Jet family#E175|Embraer 175]] were added in 2014.
A partnership with Continental was revived in 2003 as [[Continental Connection]] out of [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport]] in Houston but was discontinued in June 2005. This operation used Embraer EMB 120s.
On August 15, 2005, Delta sold [[Atlantic Southeast Airlines]] to the newly incorporated SkyWest, Inc., for $425 million in cash.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nii |first=Jenifer K. |date=August 16, 2005 |title=SkyWest deal: St. George-based firm buys Delta's ASA |work=Deseret Morning News |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/600156127/SkyWest-deal-St-George-based-firm-buys-Deltas-ASA.html?pg=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307154930/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/600156127/SkyWest-deal-St-George-based-firm-buys-Deltas-ASA.html?pg=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 7, 2014 |access-date=August 23, 2013}}</ref> The acquisition was completed on September 8, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SKYWEST COMPLETES PURCHASE OF ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES |url=http://inc.skywest.com/invest/investor_releases/2005/Sept/ASAClosingRelease.pdf |publisher=SkyWest, Inc. |access-date=August 23, 2013}}</ref>
In 2007, SkyWest began code sharing with [[Midwest Airlines]] at its hubs in Milwaukee and Kansas City using [[Bombardier CRJ100/200#CRJ-200|Bombardier CRJ200]] aircraft. In 2010 the codeshare with Midwest had ended, and a new codeshare agreement began with [[AirTran Airways]] at Milwaukee. On September 6, 2011, [[AirTran Airways]] ended its codesharing and partnership with SkyWest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Southwest to end AirTran's codesharing with SkyWest on Sept. 6 | Dallas News |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2011/06/13/southwest-to-end-airtrans-code |date=June 13, 2011 |publisher=The Dallas Morning News Inc. |access-date=June 5, 2018}}</ref> Shortly after, SkyWest began a codesharing agreement with [[US Airways]] to operate [[Bombardier CRJ100/200#CRJ-200|CRJ200]] aircraft from US Airways' hub in [[Phoenix, Arizona]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Media Room |url=http://www.skywest.com/media/Press%20Releases/08_04_11_SkyWest_and_US_Airways_LOI_ReleaseFINAL.pdf |publisher=SkyWest.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927004412/http://www.skywest.com/media/Press%20Releases/08_04_11_SkyWest_and_US_Airways_LOI_ReleaseFINAL.pdf |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |access-date=April 3, 2012}}</ref>
On August 4, 2010, SkyWest, Inc., announced that it planned to acquire [[ExpressJet]] and merge it with SkyWest subsidiary [[Atlantic Southeast Airlines]] in a deal reported to have a value of $133 million. The purchase aligned the largest commuter operations of [[United Airlines]] and [[Continental Airlines]], who were in a merger process, and was approved on September 13, 2010, by the Federal Trade Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FTC transaction granted (Early termination) |url=http://www.ftc.gov/bc/earlyterm/2010/09/et100913.pdf |publisher=FTC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018181520/http://ftc.gov/bc/earlyterm/2010/09/et100913.pdf |archive-date=October 18, 2011 |access-date=June 24, 2011}}</ref>
In May 2011, SkyWest replaced [[Horizon Air]] on six routes on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] being operated for [[Alaska Airlines]]. The flights were based out of Seattle and Portland and flew to several California cities, including [[Fresno]], [[Burbank, California|Burbank]], Santa Barbara and [[Ontario, California|Ontario]]. Horizon Air had been operating these routes with [[Bombardier CRJ700 series#CRJ700|Bombardier CRJ700]] aircraft; however Horizon retired this aircraft from its fleet. Alaska Airlines had a similar agreement with [[PenAir]] for Alaskan flights and Horizon Air for flights in the [[lower 48]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alaska Airlines Announces Routes, Schedule for New Partner |url=http://splash.alaskasworld.com/Newsroom/ASNews/ASstories/AS_20110225_045502.asp |date=February 25, 2011 |publisher=Alaska Airlines |access-date=March 24, 2011}}</ref>
On November 15, 2012, SkyWest began a capacity purchase agreement with [[American Airlines]] for 12 [[Bombardier CRJ100/200#CRJ-200|Bombardier CRJ200]] aircraft operating as [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] from American's hub in [[Los Angeles, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=SkyWest, Inc. Announces Agreement With American Airlines; Adds Major Code Share Partner | PR Newswire |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/skywest-inc-announces-agreement-with-american-airlines-adds-major-code-share-partner-169435116.html/ |date=September 12, 2012 |publisher=PR Newswire Association LLC |access-date=June 5, 2018}}</ref> This codeshare agreement with American was greatly expanded over the next several years to include destinations from American's hubs at Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Phoenix. Larger [[Bombardier CRJ700 series|CRJ700/900]] aircraft were introduced to the American Eagle system in 2016, and the smaller CRJ200s were discontinued in 2020. [[Embraer E-Jet family#E175|Embraer 175]] aircraft joined the American Eagle system in late 2021.
[[File:N199SY SkyWest Embraer 175 for Alaska Airlines.jpg|thumb|right|[[Embraer E-Jet family#E175|Embraer 175]], owned and operated by SkyWest for [[Alaska Airlines]]]]
On September 6, 2017, SkyWest Airlines reported that it has entered into aircraft purchase agreements and capacity purchase agreements to acquire and fly 15 new aircraft with [[Delta Air Lines]] and 10 new aircraft with [[Alaska Airlines]]. Of the 25 aircraft, 15 Embraer 175SC aircraft will fly under an agreement with Delta in a 70-seat configuration. The Embraer 175SC is built on the same airframe as other Embraer 175 aircraft and can be retrofitted to 76 seats in the future. The agreement with Alaska includes 10 Embraer 175 aircraft which will be configured with 76 seats, similar to aircraft SkyWest has previously placed into service with Alaska. Expected delivery dates of the 25 aircraft run from March 2018 through the end of 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=SkyWest, Inc. |date=September 6, 2017 |title=SkyWest, Inc. Announces Order of 25 New Aircraft, New Flying Agreements |work=[[PRNewswire]] |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/skywest-inc-announces-order-of-25-new-aircraft-new-flying-agreements-300514190.html |access-date=September 7, 2017}}</ref>
On December 18, 2018, SkyWest, Inc. announced that it would sell ExpressJet Airlines to another airline holding company with ties to United Airlines, ExpressJet's sole client.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2018 |title=SkyWest, Inc. Enters into Agreement to Sell ExpressJet Airlines |url=http://www.skywest.com/assets/Uploads/PressReleases/SKYW-ExpressJet-transaction-13.18.18-FINAL.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415194954/http://www.skywest.com/assets/Uploads/PressReleases/SKYW-ExpressJet-transaction-13.18.18-FINAL.pdf |archive-date=April 15, 2019 |website=SkyWest Airlines}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=There is a Reason United's Purchase of ExpressJet is So Complicated |url=https://crankyflier.com/2018/12/20/there-is-a-reason-uniteds-purchase-of-expressjet-is-so-complicated/ |last=Snyder |first=Brett |date=December 20, 2018 |website=Cranky Flier |access-date=January 25, 2019}}</ref> The $70 million sale closed on January 23, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ManaAir Announces Completion of ExpressJet Airlines Acquisition |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/manaair-announces-completion-of-expressjet-airlines-acquisition-300782757.html |last=ExpressJet Airlines |author-link=Expressjet Airlines |date=January 23, 2019 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en |access-date=January 25, 2019}}</ref>
In early 2024, regional carrier SkyWest Airlines purchased a 25% ownership stake of [[Contour Airlines]] to gain access to its infrastructure, personnel, and operational expertise as it launches its own Part 135 operation. SkyWest also plans to supply Contour with [[Bombardier CRJ100/200#CRJ-200|CRJ200]] aircraft and partner with the airline to both recruit young pilots and provide opportunities to pilots who would otherwise need to retire due to age.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hardee |first=Howard |title=SkyWest acquires partial ownership of US charter operator Contour Airlines |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/skywest-acquires-partial-ownership-of-us-charter-operator-contour-airlines/156760.article |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=Flight Global |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ewing |first=Ryan |date=February 2, 2024 |title=SkyWest Acquires Stake in Contour Airlines, Bolsters Charter Presence |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2024/02/02/skywest-acquires-stake-in-contour-airlines-bolsters-charter-presence/ |access-date=February 2, 2024 |work=AirlineGeeks.com |publisher=Firecrown}}</ref>
In March 2024, SkyWest Airlines signed a deal with United Airlines to operate an additional 20 Embraer 175 aircraft for United Express. Unlike other aircraft, these are financed by United Airlines, not SkyWest.<ref name="Wolfsteller 2024">{{Cite web |last=Wolfsteller |first=Pilar |date=March 4, 2024 |title=SkyWest adds another 20 Embraer E175s to United fleet |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/skywest-adds-another-20-embraer-e175s-to-united-fleet/157227.article |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=Flight Global |language=en}}</ref>
== Corporate affairs ==
=== Business model ===
The vast majority of SkyWest's contracts are fixed-fee, with partner airlines paying a set amount for each flight operated, regardless of the number of passengers carried. The remaining 7% of flights are operated under a pro-rate contract, with SkyWest assuming all costs, setting fares, retaining all revenue from non-connecting passengers, and splitting the fares of connecting passengers on a pro-rated basis with the partner airline. SkyWest currently operates on a pro-rate basis on 68 routes across 10 hubs through agreements with American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SkyWest, Inc. Investor Update |url=http://inc.skywest.com/assets/Uploads/Presentations/09-01-17-INVESTOR-Update-SEPTEMBER-FINAL.pdf |publisher=inc.skywest.com |access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref>
As of early 2021, SkyWest operates in 50 smaller cities that are subsidized under the federal government's [[Essential Air Service]] program. 36 are served under the [[United Express]] brand and 14 under the [[Delta Connection]] brand. The state of Wyoming subsidizes service to four other airports in Wyoming and operates under the United Express brand. All subsidized routes are flown with [[Bombardier CRJ100/200#CRJ-200|Bombardier CRJ200]] regional jets.
=== Financials ===
SkyWest is a subsidiary of [[SkyWest, Inc.]], an airline holding company that also provides contract ground handling services. SkyWest Airlines’ performance figures are fully incorporated into the accounts of its parent company, SkyWest, Inc. SkyWest Airlines stand alone figures ('SkyWest Airlines segment' data in the Group accounts) are shown below:
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;"
|-
! style="background: #00529b;" |
! style="background: #00529b;" | <span style="color:white;">2012</span>
! style="background: #00529b;" | <span style="color:white;">2013</span>
! style="background: #00529b;" | <span style="color:white;">2014</span>
! style="background: #00529b;" | <span style="color:white;">2015</span>
! style="background: #00529b;" | <span style="color:white;">2016</span>
! style="background: #00529b;" | <span style="color:white;">2017</span>
! style="background: #00529b;" | <span style="color:white;">2018</span>
! style="background: #00529b;" | <span style="color:white;">2019</span>
! style="background: #00529b;" | <span style="color:white;">2020</span>
! style="background: #00529b;" | <span style="color:white;">2021</span>
! style="background: #00529b;" | <span style="color:white;">2022</span>
! style="background: #00529b;" | <span style="color:white;">2023</span>
! style="background: #00529b;" | <span style="color:white;">2024</span>
|-
| align="left" |Revenue (in millions of US$)
| 1,930
| 1,828
| 1,874
| 1,848
| 1,935
| 2,173
| 2,346
| 2,479
| 1,637
| 2,615
| 2,900
| 2,835
! 2,905
|-
| align="left" |Profit before tax (in millions of US$)
| 106
| 140
| 76
| 182
| 23
| 263
| 307
| 250
| {{color|red|(92)}}
| 151
| 93
| 40
! 139
|-
| align="left" |Number of passengers (in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 40.3
| 43.7
| 21.3
| 36.6
| 40.1
| 38.6
! 42.3
|-
| align="left" |Number of aircraft {{efn|Number of aircraft in service at year end}}
|
| 334
| 362
| 348
| 368
| 422
| 470
| 483
| 452
| 509
| 517
| 485
! 492
|-
| align="left" |<small>''Notes/sources''</small>
| <ref name="2013 Report" />
| <ref name="2014 Report" /><ref name="2013 Report">{{Cite web |title=SkyWest, Inc. Annual Report year ended December 31, 2013 on Form 10-K |url=http://inc.skywest.com/assets/Uploads/FilingReports/SKYW-10-K-12-31-2013.pdf |date=February 14, 2014 |access-date=March 29, 2020}}</ref>
| <ref name="2015 Report" /><ref name="2014 Report">{{Cite web |title=SkyWest, Inc. Annual Report year ended December 31, 2014 on Form 10-K |url=http://inc.skywest.com/assets/Uploads/FilingReports/SKYW-10-K-12-31-2014.pdf |date=February 18, 2015 |access-date=March 29, 2020}}</ref>
| <ref name="2016 Report" /><ref name="2015 Report">{{Cite web |title=SkyWest, Inc. Annual Report year ended December 31, 2015 on Form 10-K |url=http://inc.skywest.com/assets/Uploads/FilingReports/SKYW-10-K-12-31-2015.pdf |date=February 26, 2016 |access-date=March 29, 2020}}</ref>
| <ref name="2017 Report" /><ref name="2016 Report">{{Cite web |title=SkyWest, Inc. Annual Report year ended December 31, 2016 on Form 10-K |url=http://inc.skywest.com/assets/Uploads/FilingReports/SKYW-10-K-12-31-2016.PDF |date=February 27, 2017 |access-date=March 29, 2020}}</ref>
| <ref name="2018 Report" /><ref name="2017 Report">{{Cite web |title=SkyWest, Inc. Annual Report year ended December 31, 2017 on Form 10-K |url=http://inc.skywest.com/assets/Uploads/FilingReports/SKYW-10-K-12-31-2017.pdf |date=February 26, 2018 |access-date=March 28, 2020}}</ref>
| <ref name="2019 Report" /><ref name="2018 Report">{{Cite web |title=SkyWest, Inc. Annual Report year ended December 31, 2018 on Form 10-K |url=http://inc.skywest.com/assets/Uploads/AnnualReports/SkyWestInc2018AnnualReport.pdf |date=February 21, 2019 |access-date=March 28, 2020}}</ref>
| <ref name="2019 Report">{{Cite web |title=SkyWest, Inc. Annual Report year ended December 31, 2019 on Form 10-K |url=http://inc.skywest.com/assets/Uploads/FilingReports/SKYW-10-K-12-31-2019-2.pdf |date=February 18, 2020 |access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref>
| {{efn|2020: Activities and income in fiscal 2020 were severely reduced by the impact of the [[coronavirus pandemic]]}}<ref name="2020 Report">{{Cite web |date=February 16, 2021 |title=SkyWest, Inc. Annual Report year ended December 31, 2020 on Form 10-K |url=https://inc.skywest.com/assets/Uploads/FilingReports/skyw-Current-folio-10K2.pdf |access-date=December 28, 2021}}</ref>
| <ref name="2021 Report">{{Cite web |title=SkyWest, Inc. Annual Report year ended December 31, 2021 on Form 10-K |url=https://inc.skywest.com/assets/Uploads/FilingReports/skyw-Current-folio-10K-2021.pdf|date=February 17, 2022 |access-date=April 6, 2022}}</ref>
| <ref name="2022 Report">{{Cite web |title=SkyWest, Inc. Annual Report year ended December 31, 2022 on Form 10-K |url=https://inc.skywest.com/assets/Uploads/AnnualReports/Annual-Report-and-Proxy-Statement.pdf|date=February 16, 2023 |access-date=May 13, 2022}}</ref>
|<ref name="2023 Report">{{Cite web |date=February 15, 2024 |title=SkyWest, Inc. Annual Report year ended December 31, 2023 on Form 10-K |url=https://inc.skywest.com/assets/Uploads/FilingReports/SKYW-2023-10-K.pdf |access-date=May 13, 2024}}</ref>
|<ref name="2024 Report">{{Cite web |date=February 13, 2025 |title=SkyWest, Inc. Annual Report year ended December 31, 2024 on Form 10-K |url=https://inc.skywest.com/assets/Uploads/FilingReports/SKYW-2024-10-K.pdf |access-date=February 19, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="14" style="text-align:left;" |{{notelist}}
|}
== Network ==
{{as of|2024|06}}, SkyWest flies to 258 destinations throughout North America across 45 states and Washington D.C., five Canadian provinces and 13 Mexican cities.<ref name="Fact Sheet" />
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'''Crew bases'''<ref name="Fact Sheet" />
*[[Austin-Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]]
*[[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]]
*[[Boise Airport|Boise]]
*[[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]]
*[[Colorado Springs Airport|Colorado Springs]]
*[[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]]
*[[Denver International Airport|Denver]]
*[[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]]
*[[Fresno Yosemite International Airport|Fresno]]
*[[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]]
*[[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]]
*[[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]]
*[[Palm Springs International Airport|Palm Springs]]
*[[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]]
*[[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]]
*[[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]]
*[[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]]
*[[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]]
*[[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]]
*[[Tucson International Airport|Tucson]]
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'''Maintenance bases'''<ref name="Fact Sheet" />
*[[Boise Airport|Boise]]
*[[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]]
*[[Colorado Springs Airport|Colorado Springs]]
*[[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]]
*[[Fresno Yosemite International Airport|Fresno]]
*[[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport|Milwaukee]]
*[[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]]
*[[Will Rogers World Airport|Oklahoma City]]
*[[Palm Springs International Airport|Palm Springs]]
*[[Shreveport Regional Airport|Shreveport]]
*[[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]]
*[[South Bend International Airport|South Bend]]
*[[Tucson International Airport|Tucson]]
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== Fleet ==
[[File:SkyWest for United Express - N745SK (8216103318).jpg|thumb|A [[Bombardier CRJ700 series|Bombardier CRJ700]], owned and operated by SkyWest for [[United Express]]]]
[[File:SkyWest (Delta Connection) Embraer ERJ-175LR N297SY approaching LaGuardia Airport.jpg|thumb|Embraer 175, owned and operated by SkyWest for [[Delta Connection]]]]
=== Current fleet ===
SkyWest has the largest fleet of any regional airline in the United States. Since 2015, the airline has exclusively operated jet aircraft. Most SkyWest aircraft are painted in the livery of partner carriers, but SkyWest does have a small number of aircraft in its own livery that can be operated for any partner airline as needed.
SkyWest is a major operator of the [[Bombardier CRJ]] family of regional jets, was the launch customer for CRJ200, is largest operator of the CRJ200 and took delivery of the last CRJ ever built, a CRJ900.<ref name="Swartz 2021">{{cite news |last1=Swartz |first1=Kenneth I. |date=11 May 2021 |title=30 years marked since maiden flight of Canadair Regional Jet |url=https://skiesmag.com/news/30-years-marked-since-maiden-flight-canadair-regional-jet/ |access-date=22 February 2024 |work=Skies Mag}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kleps |first1=Kochan |date=1 March 2021 |title=Final Bombardier CRJ Comes off Production Line |url=https://airwaysmag.com/industry/final-crj-delivered/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812034149/https://airwaysmag.com/industry/final-crj-delivered/ |archive-date=12 August 2021 |access-date=6 March 2021 |work=Airways Magazine}}</ref><ref name="SkyWest History">{{cite web |date=2023 |title=SkyWest History |url=https://files-skywest-com.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/public/Uploads/Documents/History/2023-SkyWest-History.pdf |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=[[SkyWest Airlines]] |publisher=}}</ref> The airline is also the largest operator of the [[Embraer 175]].<ref name="Embraer order 2025-06">{{Cite web |date=2025-06-18 |title=SkyWest Places Firm Order For 60 Embraer Aircraft |url=https://embraer.com/global/en/news?slug=1207589-skywest-places-firm-order-for-60-embraer-aircraft |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Embraer |language=en}}</ref>
Like most regional airlines in the United States, SkyWest is subject to [[scope clause]] requirements of its mainline carrier partners and their pilot unions; those requirements limit the size of the aircraft flown by a regional airline, measured in seat capacity.
{{As of|2025|8}}, SkyWest Airlines operates the following aircraft:<ref name="SEC Report">{{Cite web |date=February 13, 2025 |title=SkyWest, Inc. Quarterly Report, period ended March 31, 2025 on Form 10-Q |url=https://inc.skywest.com/assets/Uploads/FilingReports/SKYW-Q1-2025-10-Q-FINAL.pdf |access-date=May 22, 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 11, 2025 |title=Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2024 Form 10-K |url=https://s2.q4cdn.com/181345880/files/doc_financials/2024/q4/DAL-12-31-2024-10K-2-11-25-Filed.pdf |page=29 |access-date=February 17, 2025}}</ref><ref name="Embraer order 2025-06" />
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" style="text-align:center;margin:auto;"
|+ SkyWest Airlines fleet
|-
! rowspan="2"| Aircraft
! rowspan="2"| In service
! rowspan="2"| Orders
! colspan="4"| Passengers
! rowspan="2"| Operated for
! rowspan="2"| Notes
|-
! <abbr title="First">F</abbr>
! <abbr title="Economy Plus">Y+</abbr>
! <abbr title="Economy">Y</abbr>
! Total
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Bombardier CRJ200]]
|77
|—
|—
|4
|46
|50
|[[United Express]]
|
|-
|18
|—
|—
|30
|—
|30
|SkyWest Charter
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Bombardier CRJ550]]
|14
|
|10
|
|20
|50
|
|All are transfers of CRJ700 aircraft previously flying for American Eagle.
|-
|12
|
|10
|20
|20
|50
|[[United Express]]
|
|-
|
|
| rowspan="4" |—
|9
|16
|40
|65
|[[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |5
|
|12
|44
|65
| rowspan="2" |[[Delta Connection]]
|
|-
|9
|16
|44
|69
|All CRJ700 to be replaced by Embraer E175 in 2027. <ref name="Embraer order 2025-06" />
|-
|15
|6
|16
|48
|70
|[[United Express]]
|To be replaced by Embraer 175 by 2026 and converted into CRJ550.<ref name="Hardee 2023">{{Cite web |last=Hardee |first=Howard |date=October 26, 2023 |title=SkyWest orders 19 new E175s to fly on behalf of United |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/skywest-orders-19-new-e175s-to-fly-on-behalf-of-united/155566.article |access-date=November 1, 2023 |website=Flight Global |language=en}}</ref><ref name="SEC Report" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Bombardier CRJ900]]
| rowspan="2" |35
| rowspan="2" |—
| rowspan="2" |12
| rowspan="2" |20
|38
|70
| rowspan="2" |[[Delta Connection]]
| rowspan="2" | 11 aircraft to be replaced by Embraer 175 in 2027. <ref name="Embraer order 2025-06" />
|-
|44
|76
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[Embraer 175]]
|42
|1
|12
|16
|48
|76
|[[Alaska Airlines]]
|Delivery scheduled for 2025.
|-
|20
|—
|12
|20
|44
|76
|[[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]]
|
|-
|37
|—
| rowspan="2" |12
| rowspan="2" |20
|38
|70
| rowspan="2" |[[Delta Connection]]
|
|-
|49
|16
|44
|76
|Deliveries scheduled to begin in 2027.
|-
|56
|14
| rowspan="2" |12
|32
|26
|70
| rowspan="2" |[[United Express]]
|Deliveries scheduled until 2026.<ref name="Hardee 2023" /><ref name="Wolfsteller 2024" />
|-
|59
|—
|16
|48
|76
|
|-
|—
|44
| colspan="4" |{{Abbr|TBA|To be announced}}
|{{Abbr|TBA|To be announced}}
|Deliveries scheduled to begin in 2027. Options for additional 50. <ref name="Embraer order 2025-06" />
|-
!Fleet total
!507
!118
! colspan="6" |
|}
Note: the above chart only shows aircraft in scheduled service. It does not include aircraft owned by SkyWest but that are: leased to other operators, removed from service, transitioning between agreements with partners, used as spares, parked, or in the process of being parted out.<ref name="SEC Report" />
=== Historical fleet ===
SkyWest previously operated [[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia|Embraer EMB 120]] turboprop aircraft until 2015. The airline also operated [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner|Fairchild Metroliner]] turboprops.<ref name="History" /> In 1984, SkyWest was operating the largest Metro propjet fleet in the world with 26 aircraft, and by 1991 the Metro fleet had grown to 35 aircraft with 15 Brasilia propjets also being operated.<ref name="History" /> By 1994, the first jet, a [[Bombardier CRJ100/200#CRJ-100|Bombardier CRJ100]], was added to the fleet and by 1996 all of the Metro propjets had been retired as they were progressively replaced with Brasilia aircraft.<ref name="History" /> SkyWest was also the launch customer for the CRJ200 regional jet.
According to the airline's website, at its inception SkyWest was operating all flights in the early 1970s with small propeller-driven, piston-engine aircraft, including:<ref name="History" />
* [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee 140]] – two passenger seats
* [[Piper Cherokee Arrow]] – four passenger seats
* [[Piper Cherokee Six]] – six passenger seats
* [[Piper Navajo]] – eight passenger seats
* [[Piper Navajo Chieftain]] – nine passenger seats
== Lawsuits ==
In October 2023, SkyWest was sued by the [[Association of Flight Attendants]] (AFA-CWA), who alleged that the company illegally fired two flight attendants as retaliation for engaging in protected [[Union organizer|union organizing]] activities and that the company illegally stood up a [[company union]] in violation of the [[Railway Labor Act]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Sainato |first=Michael |date=2024-08-14 |title=SkyWest Airlines facing federal lawsuit over alleged 'fake company union' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/14/skywest-airlines-fake-union-lawsuit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822143136/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/14/skywest-airlines-fake-union-lawsuit |archive-date=2024-08-22 |access-date=2024-09-05 |work=[[The Guardian]] |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |last2= |date=2023-10-11 |title=Flight Attendant Union Sues SkyWest for Illegal Termination and Fake Company Union |url=https://www.afacwa.org/afa_sues_skywest_illegal_termination_fake_company_union |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814102542/https://www.afacwa.org/afa_sues_skywest_illegal_termination_fake_company_union |archive-date=2024-08-14 |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=[[Association of Flight Attendants|Association of Flight Attendants-CWA]] |language=en}}</ref>
In July 2024, the [[United States Department of Labor|US Department of Labor]] also sued SkyWest, alleging that company financially supported and controlled the SkyWest Inflight Association (SIA) as a company union, and that the SIA under SkyWest's control failed to perform its duties as a representative agency and illegally barred two employees from running for leadership positions due to their support for an independent labor union.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sollitt |first=Shannon |date=2024-07-17 |title=Utah in-house union, already under member scrutiny, faces new turbulence: a federal lawsuit |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/business/2024/07/17/utah-in-house-union-already-under/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802133738/https://www.sltrib.com/news/business/2024/07/17/utah-in-house-union-already-under/ |archive-date=2024-08-02 |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Accidents and incidents ==
* January 15, 1987: [[SkyWest Airlines Flight 1834]], a [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner|Fairchild Metroliner]], collided with a [[Mooney M20]] transporting an instructor and a student, while on a flight between [[Pocatello, Idaho]], and [[Salt Lake City]], in the vicinity of [[Kearns, Utah]].<ref name=macolrde>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SRcpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4YMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6044%2C4952439 |work=Deseret News |___location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |last=Finch |first=Mary |title=Mid-air collision rains debris over Kearns |date=January 15, 1987 |page=A1}}</ref><ref name=tdicrsh>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lo9fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yDAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4941%2C3836 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |___location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |last=Sullivan |first=Laurie |title=10 die in mid-air crash near Salt Lake airport |date=January 16, 1987 |page=1A}}</ref> All ten aboard both planes, eight on Flight 1834 and two in the Mooney, were killed. The accident was found to be a navigation error of the student pilot aboard the Mooney.<ref name=spldrft>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I05TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=64MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5707%2C6367 |work=Deseret News |___location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |title=Smaller plane drifted into the flight path of Sky West commuter, flight officials say |date=January 16, 1987 |page=A1}}</ref><ref name=pmafl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l49fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yDAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3822%2C283656 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |___location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Plane may have flown into the restricted space, officials say |date=January 17, 1987 |page=1A}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II N163SW Kearns, UT |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19870115-0 |date=January 15, 1987 |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |access-date=October 3, 2012}}</ref>
* January 15, 1990: SkyWest Airlines Flight 5855, a Fairchild Metroliner, collided with terrain during an instrument approach to [[Elko, Nevada]]. There were four serious and nine minor injuries, but no fatalities.<ref name=csrvcblsg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4R4PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xoQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2909%2C18309 |work=Deseret News |___location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |last=West |first=Brian T. |title=Crash survivors count blessings |date=January 16, 1990 |page=A1}}</ref><ref name=fewinj>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2VhYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9fkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6906%2C2000840 |work=Spokane Chronicle |___location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Few injured in three airliner accidents |date=January 16, 1990 |page=A13}}</ref> The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and was written off.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III N2721M Elko Airport, NV (EKO) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19900115-1 |access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* February 1, 1991: [[SkyWest Airlines Flight 5569]], a Fairchild Metroliner, was awaiting departure clearance on an active runway at [[Los Angeles International Airport]] for a scheduled flight to [[Palmdale]] when [[USAir]] Flight 1493, a [[Boeing 737 Classic#737-300|Boeing 737-300]] arriving from [[Columbus, Ohio]], collided with it while it was landing. SkyWest 5569 was directed hold on runway 24L, one minute later, US1493 was cleared to land on 24L by the same controller. The 737 landed on the SkyWest aircraft. The two planes slid down the runway, then off to the side, coming to rest against an unoccupied firehouse, and burst into flames. All twelve on the SkyWest aircraft were killed (ten passengers and two pilots), and 22 of the 89 aboard the 737 died (20 passengers, one pilot, and one flight attendant). The cause was found to be air traffic controller error.<ref name=coldnon>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mg0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l_ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2697%2C705105 |work=Spokesman-Review |___location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |last=Antczak |first=John |title=At least 15 killed and 25 hurt as jet, commuter plane collide |date=February 2, 1991 |page=A1}}</ref><ref name=cnalld>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mw0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l_ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5899%2C1231367 |work=Spokesman-Review |___location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Controller allowed airplane on runway, then let jet land |date=February 3, 1991 |page=A11}}</ref><ref name=tplsmrun>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ElNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2916%2C634137 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |___location=(Oregon) |agency=(Los Angeles Times)|last1=Malnic |first1=Eric |last2=Wilkinson |first2=Tracy |title=Controller directed 2 planes to same runway |date=February 3, 1991 |page=1A}}</ref>
* May 26, 2007: [[2007 San Francisco International Airport runway incursion|SkyWest Airlines Flight 5741]], an [[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia|Embraer EMB 120]], was involved in a serious [[runway incursion]] when the plane nearly collided with [[Republic Airways]] Flight 4912, an [[Embraer E-Jet family#E170|Embraer 170]], on intersecting runways at [[San Francisco International Airport]]. There were no reported injuries to passengers and no reported damage to either aircraft. The cause was found to be air traffic controller error.<ref name="NTSB final">{{Cite web |date=November 30, 2007 |title=National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Incident Final Report: incident number OPS07IA004A |url=https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20070610X00701&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=IA |access-date=August 7, 2018 |publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]] |page=}}</ref>
*July 17, 2012: suspended SkyWest Airlines pilot and fugitive murder suspect Brian Hedglin, whose ex-girlfriend had been found stabbed to death at his [[Colorado Springs]] residence, stole a parked SkyWest CRJ200ER, ''N865AS'', at [[St. George Regional Airport]] in Utah. He clipped a [[jet bridge]] and the terminal building, then taxied it through a fence and into a parking lot, crashing into several parked cars, and shot himself dead in the aircraft aisle. ''N865AS'' was damaged beyond repair and written off; there was no one else aboard and no reported injuries to anyone but Hedglin.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sperry |first1=Todd |last2=Ahlers |first2=Mike M. |date=18 July 2012 |title=Police: Suspect in Colorado slaying tried to steal plane in Utah |url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/07/17/justice/utah-plane-incident |publisher=CNN |access-date=12 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20120717-0|title=Unlawful Interference Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200ER N865AS, Tuesday 17 July 2012 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=26 March 2025}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Air transportation in the United States]]
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== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
== External links ==
{{Commons category|SkyWest}}
*[http://www.skywest.com/ SkyWest Airlines]
*[http://inc.skywest.com/ SkyWest Inc.]
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