SkyWest Airlines

As United Express

• Chicago -O'Hare
• Los Angeles
• San Francisco
• Denver

As Delta Connection

• Salt Lake City
• Atlanta

SkyWest Airlines, Inc. is an American regional airline headquartered in St. George.

History

In 1972, Ralph Atkin started after buying the Dixie Airlines with a Piper PA -34 Seneca SkyWest Airlines. The first flight went from St. George, with a stop in Cedar City to Salt Lake City. The beginning was difficult and by 1975 the company had accumulated a loss of U.S. $ 300,000. It was then reorganized the administration, the staff and the number of aircraft reduced.

Until 1979, SkyWest had recovered financially so that three 19 -seat Fairchild Metro II could be procured. In the same year a new administration building and a new maintenance center were built in St. George.

1984 SkyWest bought in Palm Springs (California ) based Sun Air, the Metro II fleet grew to 26 machines in Palm Springs and a new maintenance center was opened.

In 1985 the headquarters was moved from the airport to the center of St. George. In the same year a code-sharing agreement has been concluded with Western Airlines and has since flown shuttle flights to its hub in Salt Lake City.

In 1986 the airline SkyWest Inc. as to the stock market. Western Airlines was acquired by Delta Airlines and also the agreement of the airline.

In 1987, Delta Airlines 20% of SkyWest shares. In the same year SkyWest took over the Color Canyon Air Service and changed the name to Cedar City Air Service. From Palm Springs, the first Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia was used and the fleet increased to 41 machines.

1991 SkyWest served 42 cities in eight U.S. states with a fleet of 15 of Brasilia and 35 metros. 1994 SkyWest received her first Bombardier CRJ and was the first airline in the CRJ began. It was followed by the acquisition of Scenic Airlines.

As of 1995, SkyWest flew from Los Angeles International Airport for Continental Airlines and as of 1997 was followed by flights for United Airlines. As a United Express offer on the turnstiles Los Angeles, San Francisco and Denver was extended and the agreement with Continental was terminated.

2003 a new code-sharing agreement was signed with Continental and SkyWest began flying as Continental Connection from Houston (Texas ). The agreement ended in 2005. Was followed by a new agreement with United Airline with eleven years of maturity. 2005 offered Delta Airlines SkyWest to purchase its subsidiary Atlantic Southeast Airlines and on 8 September took SkyWest Inc., the Company. 2007 followed by new agreement with Midwest Airlines and Delta Airlines and SkyWest flies since then as Delta Connection in Salt Lake City.

Destinations

SkyWest Airlines operates as a feeder airline codeshare for major U.S. airlines: as United Express for United Airlines and the Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines. SkyWest flies daily to 1794 targets within their networks. She flies to about 65 % as United Express and Delta Connection 31%. The largest hubs are on the number of starts:

• Salt Lake City International Airport: 243 departures for Delta Connection and United Express.
• Chicago O'Hare International Airport: 153 departures for Delta Connection and United Express.
• Los Angeles International Airport: 140 departures for Delta Connection and United Express.
• Denver International Airport: 137 departures for Delta Connection and United Express.
• San Francisco International Airport: 117 departures for Delta Connection and United Express.
• Portland International Airport: 23 departures for Delta Connection and United Express.
• Kansas City International Airport: 12 departures for Delta Connection and United Express.

Fleet

As of August 2013 the fleet of SkyWest Airlines from 326 aircraft, which are mainly operated for Delta Connection and United Express is: