ST. GEORGE, UT, September 10, 2019 - SkyWest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SKYW) ("SkyWest") today reported SkyWest Airlines operating statistics for the month of August 2019.
SkyWest Airlines reported 130,381 block hours in August 2019, an increase of 5.3% from August 2018. SkyWest Airlines' higher production was primarily due to the incremental E175 aircraft, CRJ900 aircraft and CRJ700 aircraft added to SkyWest Airlines' fleet since August 2018.
Additional flight statistics for August are included in the accompanying table.
SKYWEST AIRLINES AUGUST FLIGHT STATISTICS
Month
Month
Month
YTD
YTD
YTD
Block Hour Summary
August 2019
August 2018
% Change
August 2019
August 2018
% Change
By aircraft type:
E175s
46,912
42,058
11.5
353,311
291,613
21.2
CRJ900s
10,943
10,154
7.8
83,885
76,201
10.1
CRJ700s
26,187
23,428
11.8
201,392
180,026
11.9
Dual-class fleet
84,042
75,640
11.1
638,588
547,840
16.6
CRJ200s
46,339
48,155
(3.8)
340,917
371,010
(8.1)
SkyWest Airlines total
130,381
123,795
5.3
979,505
918,850
6.6
Other Flight Statistics
Month
Month
Month
YTD
YTD
YTD
SkyWest Airlines:
August 2019
August 2018
% Change
August 2019
August 2018
% Change
Departures
76,147
71,773
6.1
559,332
527,729
6.0
Passengers
4,011,968
3,745,370
7.1
29,052,656
26,825,215
8.3
Load Factor
84.0
83.2
0.8 pts
82.4
81.7
0.7 pts
On January 22, 2019, SkyWest completed the sale of ExpressJet Airlines to a third party. Flight statistics are SkyWest Airlines only and exclude ExpressJet in both periods presented because of lack of comparability.
About SkyWest
SkyWest, Inc. is the holding company for SkyWest Airlines and SkyWest Leasing, an aircraft leasing company. SkyWest Airlines has a fleet of nearly 500 aircraft connecting millions of passengers each month to over 250 destinations and provides commercial air service in cities throughout North America with nearly 2,500 daily flights. SkyWest Airlines operates through partnerships with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines to carry more than 38 million passengers annually. Based in St. George, Utah, SkyWest continues to set the standard for excellence across the regional industry with exceptional value for customers, shareholders and its more than 14,000 employees.
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SkyWest, Inc. is the holding company for SkyWest Airlines, Inc. (SkyWest Airlines) and SkyWest Leasing, Inc. (SkyWest Leasing), an aircraft leasing company. The Company operates through two segments: SkyWest Airlines and SWC, and SkyWest Leasing. SkyWest Airlines offers scheduled passenger service to destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Company's flights are operated as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle or Alaska Airlines flights under code-share agreements with United Airlines, Inc., Delta Air Lines, Inc., American Airlines, Inc. or Alaska Airlines, Inc., respectively. SkyWest Airlines has a fleet of approximately 500 aircraft. SkyWest Charter, LLC (SWC) offers on-demand charter service using CRJ200 aircraft in a 30-seat configuration. SkyWest Leasing finances new aircraft with debt under its capacity purchase agreements, consisting of its E175 aircraft. SkyWest Leasing is also engaged in leasing aircraft and engines to third parties.
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