ST. GEORGE, Utah, Oct. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc.
(NASDAQ: SKYW) ("SkyWest") today announced that Mike Thompson will retire from the role as Chief
Operating Officer of SkyWest Airlines after nearly 20 years with
the airline, effective today.
"Mike has helped execute many improvements across the
operation," said President and CEO Chip
Childs. "We sincerely appreciate his positive contributions
over nearly two decades and want to thank him for his dedicated
SkyWest service."
With Thompson's departure, Greg
Wooley will assume the role of Executive Vice President –
Operations of SkyWest Airlines, and will oversee the InFlight,
Airport Operations, Flight Operations, Safety, and Operations
Control divisions of the airline. Wooley brings more than 25 years
of aviation and operations leadership experience to the role, most
recently as Vice President of Airport Operations for SkyWest.
Additionally, the airline will update certain operating
leadership roles. Sonya Wolford will
become Senior Vice President of InFlight and Tracy Gallo will become Senior Vice President of
Flight Operations, both reporting to Wooley. Bill Dykes will become Senior Vice President of
Maintenance, reporting to chief commercial officer Wade Steel. Lori
Hunt, Vice President of People, will succeed Greg Wooley as Vice President of Airport
Operations.
"In the shifting industry climate, these structural changes will
help us continue to evolve and to deliver on our partners' needs
through exceptional operating performance," said Childs.
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 passengers to over 250
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.
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