SkyWest : Named to the Forbes America's Best Employers 2021 List
February 11, 2021 at 09:02 am EST
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ST. GEORGE, UTAH-SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) is pleased to be named toForbes' America's Best Employers2021 list. Of the 500 employers, SkyWest is the only regional airlineon the list.'We are thrilled to be recognized by Forbes as a top employer during one of our industry's most difficult periods,' said Chip Childs, President & CEO of SkyWest. 'Our professionals continue to work together, stay flexible, and deliver excellent service, and I am humbled to be a part of this outstanding team.'Forbes' selections werebased on an independent survey of more than 50,000 U.S.employees.SkyWest was also named a Forbes Best Employer in 2015, and is a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award recipient for 2020 and 2021. About SkyWestSkyWest, Inc. is the holding company for SkyWest Airlines and SkyWest Leasing, an aircraft leasing company.
SkyWest Airlines has a fleet of over 400 aircraft connecting passengers to over 220 destinations throughout North America. SkyWest Airlines operates through partnerships with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines carrying more than 43 million passengers in 2019. About the AwardForbesandStatistaselectedtheAmerica'sBestEmployers2021throughanindependentsurveyappliedtoavastsampleofmorethan50,000Americanemployeesworkingforcompanieswithmorethan1,000employeesinAmerica.Theevaluationwasbasedondirectandindirectrecommendationsfromemployeesthatwereaskedtoratetheirwillingnesstorecommendtheirownemployerstofriendsandfamily.Employeeevaluationsalsoincludedotheremployersintheirrespectiveindustriesthatstoodouteitherpositivelyornegatively.###
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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