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Contract also includes additional 60 reconfirmable aircraft and 100 options SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Embraer (EMBRAER S.A. NYSE: ERJ; BM&FBOVESPA: EMBR3) and SkyWest Inc. (SkyWest) announced a firm order, today, for 40 EMBRAER 175 aircraft. SkyWest will operate the aircraft under a Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) with United Airlines. Another 60 firm orders are reconfirmable aircraft, which are subject to SkyWest being awarded CPA agreement...

ST. GEORGE, Utah, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc. ("SkyWest") (NASD:SKYW) announced today that it has entered into a Capacity Purchase Agreement ("CPA") with United Airlines, Inc. ("United") to operate 40 new Embraer E175 dual-class regional jet aircraft. SkyWest also announced today, in a separate release, an agreement with Embraer regarding the acquisition of these aircraft. The CPA with United has a term of 12 years and SkyWest will operate under terms and...

ST. GEORGE, Utah, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc. ("SkyWest") (NASD:SKYW) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Embraer for the purchase of 100 new E175 dual-class regional jet aircraft. Of the 100 aircraft, 40 are considered firm deliveries and the remaining 60 aircraft are considered conditional until SkyWest enters into capacity purchase agreements with other major airlines to operate the aircraft. Deliveries for the 40 firm aircraft are...

SkyWest Airlines to Operate 40 Aircraft Under United Express Brand Through Capacity Purchase Agreement CHICAGO, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today announced a capacity purchase agreement for SkyWest Airlines, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc., to operate 40 Embraer 175 aircraft under the United Express brand. SkyWest, Inc. will purchase the 40 76-seat aircraft with deliveries in 2014 and 2015. These aircraft are in addition to 30 Embraer 175 aircraft...

ST. GEORGE, Utah, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SKYW) ("SkyWest") today reported that passenger boardings for April increased 5.8 percent to 5,034,736 compared to 4,757,224 for the same period last year. SkyWest also reported a 7.5 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for April, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 8.0 percent compared to April 2012. The combined airlines generated 2.6 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs...

ST. GEORGE, Utah, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc. ("SkyWest") (NASDAQ: SKYW) today reported net income of $3.2 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, compared to a net loss of $(0.7) million, or $(0.01) per diluted share, for the same period last year. Quarter Highlights SkyWest's financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 were slightly improved compared to the financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012....

ST. GEORGE, Utah, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) will host a conference call on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, to discuss the first quarter 2013 earnings results. The format will be to provide an overview of the results followed by a Q & A session. Wednesday, May 8, 2013 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time 10:00 a.m. Central Time 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time The call-in number for domestic callers is 1-877-317-6789...

ST. GEORGE, Utah, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SKYW) ("SkyWest") today reported that passenger boardings for March increased 5.7 percent to 5,267,103 compared to 4,981,514 for the same period last year. SkyWest also reported a 6.3 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for March, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 5.2 percent compared to March 2012. The combined airlines generated 2.7 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to...

ST. GEORGE, Utah, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SKYW) ("SkyWest") today reported that passenger boardings for February increased 2.4 percent to 4,269,786 compared to 4,170,431 for the same period last year. SkyWest also reported a 1.8 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for February, while available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 1.3 percent compared to February 2012. The combined airlines generated 2.2 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs...

ST. GEORGE, Utah, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) declared a quarterly dividend of $.04 per share to Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 29, 2013 on all shares then issued and outstanding. The 71st consecutive dividend will be paid on April 5, 2013. SkyWest is the holding company for two scheduled passenger airline operations and an aircraft leasing company and is headquartered in St. George, Utah. SkyWest's...