ST. GEORGE, Utah, Aug. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc.,
(NASDAQ: SKYW) ("SkyWest") today reported SkyWest Airlines
operating statistics for the month of July
2019.
SkyWest Airlines reported 128,953 block hours in July 2019, an increase of 5.8% from July 2018. SkyWest Airlines' higher production
was primarily due to the incremental E175 aircraft, CRJ900 aircraft
and CRJ700 aircraft added to SkyWest Airlines' fleet since
July 2018.
Additional flight statistics for July are included in the
accompanying table.
SKYWEST AIRLINES
JULY FLIGHT STATISTICS
|
|
|
Month
|
Month
|
Month
|
YTD
|
YTD
|
YTD
|
Block Hour
Summary
|
July 2019
|
July 2018
|
%
Change
|
July 2019
|
July 2018
|
%
Change
|
By aircraft
type:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E175s
|
46,403
|
40,580
|
14.3
|
306,399
|
249,555
|
22.8
|
CRJ900s
|
10,549
|
9,637
|
9.5
|
72,942
|
66,047
|
10.4
|
CRJ700s
|
26,369
|
23,531
|
12.1
|
175,205
|
156,597
|
11.9
|
Dual-class
fleet
|
83,321
|
73,748
|
13.0
|
554,546
|
472,199
|
17.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CRJ200s
|
45,632
|
48,079
|
(5.1)
|
294,578
|
322,856
|
(8.8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SkyWest Airlines
total
|
128,953
|
121,827
|
5.8
|
849,124
|
795,055
|
6.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Flight
Statistics
|
Month
|
Month
|
Month
|
YTD
|
YTD
|
YTD
|
SkyWest
Airlines:
|
July 2019
|
July 2018
|
%
Change
|
July 2019
|
July 2018
|
%
Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
74,658
|
70,891
|
5.3
|
483,185
|
455,956
|
6.0
|
Passengers
|
4,042,551
|
3,762,840
|
7.4
|
25,040,686
|
23,079,845
|
8.5
|
Load
Factor
|
86.2
|
84.8
|
1.4
pts
|
82.2
|
81.5
|
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 nearly 14,000 employees.
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