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8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Skywest site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site
9. Contact - got a question about Skywest, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.
10. Payment - ready to pay for your Skywest, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.
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Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco International Airport
Denver International AirportAs Delta Connection:Salt Lake City International Airport
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
As Midwest Connect:General Mitchell International Airport
(Midwest Connect)
[United Airlines#Frequent flyer miles(United Express)
Delta Air Lines#SkyMiles
(Delta Connection)|lounge=|alliance=SkyTeam (Delta Connection)
Star Alliance (United Express)|website= http://www.skywest.com|-->
This is an article about an airline in North America. For Skywest Airlines in Australia see Skywest Airlines.
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, flying to 154 cities in 43 states, Canada, and Mexico. The airline serves as a feeder
airline, operating under contract with various major carriers. It flies as United Express on behalf of United Airlines, as Delta Connection on behalf of Delta Air Lines, and as Midwest Connect on behalf of Midwest Airlines.
The airline employs over 11,100 people and averages 1,794 daily departures across its network. Approximately 65% of flights are operated as
United Express, 31% as
Delta Connection, and 4% as Midwest Connect. SkyWest's largest stations in order of departures are:
- Salt Lake City International Airport: 243 departures, for Delta Connection and United Express
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport: 153 departures, for United Express and Delta Connection
- Los Angeles International Airport: 140 departures, for United Express and Delta Connection
- Denver International Airport: 137 departures, for United Express and Delta Connection
- San Francisco International Airport: 117 departures, for United Express and Delta Connection
- Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport: 31 departures, for Midwest Connect, Delta Connection, and United Express
- Portland International Airport: 23 departures, for United Express and Delta Connection
- Kansas City International Airport: 12 departures, for Midwest Connect, Delta Connection, and United Express
History
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, Utah in
1972. After early struggles, SkyWest began steady expansion across the U.S. West. 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.
In
1985 SkyWest began code share 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.
Destinations
Fleet
CRJ200 at
O'Hare International AirportAs of September 2007 the SkyWest fleet includes (Source: SkyWest Airlines Fact Sheet from www.skywest.com) :
{]|59|30|550
nautical mile range turboprop operating under United Express and Delta Connection.|-|
Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet|136|50|2005 NM range regional Jet operating under United Express, Delta Connection and Midwest Connect.|-|Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet|65|6F/60Y or 70Y|2032 NM range regional Jet operating under United Express and Delta Connection|-|Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet|17|9F/67Y|2231 NM range regional Jet operating under Delta Connection|}
All jet aircraft operate under the United Express, Delta Connection, or Midwest Connect logo.
Accidents and incidents
- January 15, 1987: Skywest Airlines Flight 1834, a Fairchild Metro collided with a Mooney 20 transporting an instructor and a student, while on a flight between Pocatello, Idaho to Salt Lake City, Utah in the vicinity of Kearns, Utah. All 10 people on Flight 1834 and the two occupants of the Mooney were killed.
- February 1, 1991: Skywest Airlines Flight 5569, a Fairchild Metro was flying a scheduled flight between Los Angeles, California and Palmdale, California when it collided with USAir Flight 1493 which was landing. All 12 people onboard were killed.
- May 26, 2007: SkyWest Airlines flight 5741, an Embraer 120, was involved in a serious runway incursion when the plane nearly collided with Republic Airlines flight 4912, an Embraer 170, on intersecting runways at San Francisco. There were no reported injuries to passengers and no reported damage to either aircraft. NTSB report
External links
- SkyWest Airlines
- SkyWest Airlines Fleet Schedule
References
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SkyWest, Inc., [Utah ([CEO)]
Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco International Airport
Denver International Airport
As Delta Connection:Salt Lake City International AirportHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
As Midwest Connect:General Mitchell International Airport
(Midwest Connect)
[United Airlines#Frequent flyer miles
(United Express)
Delta Air Lines#SkyMiles(Delta Connection)|lounge=|alliance=SkyTeam (Delta Connection)
Star Alliance (United Express)|website= http://www.skywest.com|-->
This is an article about an airline in North America. For Skywest Airlines in Australia see Skywest Airlines.
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, flying to 154 cities in 43 states, Canada, and Mexico. The airline serves as a feeder
airline, operating under contract with various major carriers. It flies as United Express on behalf of United Airlines, as
Delta Connection on behalf of
Delta Air Lines, and as Midwest Connect on behalf of Midwest Airlines.
The airline employs over 11,100 people and averages 1,794 daily departures across its network. Approximately 65% of flights are operated as United Express, 31% as Delta Connection, and 4% as Midwest Connect. SkyWest's largest stations in order of departures are:
- Salt Lake City International Airport: 243 departures, for Delta Connection and United Express
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport: 153 departures, for United Express and Delta Connection
- Los Angeles International Airport: 140 departures, for United Express and Delta Connection
- Denver International Airport: 137 departures, for United Express and Delta Connection
- San Francisco International Airport: 117 departures, for United Express and Delta Connection
- Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport: 31 departures, for Midwest Connect, Delta Connection, and United Express
- Portland International Airport: 23 departures, for United Express and Delta Connection
- Kansas City International Airport: 12 departures, for Midwest Connect, Delta Connection, and United Express
History
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, Utah in 1972. After early struggles, SkyWest began steady expansion across the U.S. West. 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.
In 1985 SkyWest began
code share 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.
Destinations
Fleet
CRJ200 at
O'Hare International AirportAs of September
2007 the SkyWest fleet includes (Source: SkyWest Airlines Fact Sheet from www.skywest.com) :
{]|59|30|550 nautical mile range turboprop operating under United Express and Delta Connection.|-|
Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet|136|50|2005 NM range regional Jet operating under United Express, Delta Connection and Midwest Connect.|-|
Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet|65|6F/60Y or 70Y|2032 NM range regional Jet operating under United Express and Delta Connection|-|
Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet|17|9F/67Y|2231 NM range regional Jet operating under Delta Connection|}
All jet aircraft operate under the
United Express,
Delta Connection, or
Midwest Connect logo.
Accidents and incidents
- May 26, 2007: SkyWest Airlines flight 5741, an Embraer 120, was involved in a serious runway incursion when the plane nearly collided with Republic Airlines flight 4912, an Embraer 170, on intersecting runways at San Francisco. There were no reported injuries to passengers and no reported damage to either aircraft. NTSB report
External links
- SkyWest Airlines
- SkyWest Airlines Fleet Schedule
References
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