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SkyWest, Inc. was established on September 8, 2005, as the holding company of SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA). The leadership of SkyWest Airlines had agreed to purchase ASA from Delta Air Lines amidst Delta's bankruptcy proceedings for US$425 million. [2]
The company is contracted by Alaska Airlines (as Alaska SkyWest), American Airlines (as American Eagle), Delta Air Lines (as Delta Connection), and United Airlines (as United Express). In all, it is the largest regional airline in North America when measured by fleet size, number of passengers carried, and number of destinations served.
Atkin has also been associated with the attempted takeover of Trans World Airlines (TWA) in 2001 and with the startup of Ghana International Airlines in Ghana in 2004. Atkin is a member of the Utah State Bar and has a private law practice in St. George. He and his wife, Cheri Bennet Atkin, have eight children and 25 grandchildren. [1]
What: Shares of regional airline SkyWest (NAS: Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're ...
What: Shares of regional air carrier SkyWest (NAS: Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they ...
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SkyWest took over all Midwest Connect operations following Skyway's shutdown of operations on April 5, 2008. In October, 2008, Republic Airlines also began operating for Midwest Connect. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] On November 3, 2009 the Embraer 170 and Embraer 190 operated by Republic Airlines were rebranded as Midwest Airlines operated by Republic Airlines.
Last summer, I described regional airline operator SkyWest as a "business under threat" due to its heavy exposure to the 50-seat-jet business. SkyWest currently operates around 500 of these small ...