SkyWest’s Childs Defends 50-Seat RJs, Admits Trouble With Brasilias

SkyWest President and Chief Operating Officer Chip Childs defended using 50-seat regional jets in the U.S. market but admitted his carrier is having a tough time making its 30-seat Embraer Brasilias work in the face of rapidly rising fuel costs. Fuel prices being where they are, the Brasilias are...

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