SkyWest Airlines

A large part of Embraer's commercial aircraft backlog could be at risk of serious disruption if an escalating political dispute between the U.S. and Brazil cannot be settled.

U.S. airline SkyWest has ordered 60 Embraer E175s to top up its fleet and secured purchase rights for 50 more, the companies said at the Paris Air Show.

U.S. regional carrier SkyWest Airlines will open a new MRO facility in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Awaiting delivery of eight Embraer E175s in 2025 of the 16 it has on order, SkyWest anticipates the majority to arrive in the back half of 2025.

United Airlines has begun installations of Starlink internet on its regional aircraft, expecting to outfit more than 300 by the end of the year.

Air carriers conducting flights as public charter operators must implement stricter screening requirements for their passengers.

Both transactions come as the mainline carrier voices its continued intent to serve smaller communities with a mixture of regional and mainline jets.

Too little space between an arriving Mesa CRJ-900 and a departing SkyWest E170 caused the two aircraft to come within about 1,700 ft. of each other.

The airline generated net new captains each month during the first quarter, executives said, describing the attrition rate as roughly halved year-over-year.

Since the post-pandemic peaks of "revenge travel," U.S. carriers have started to change how they use their feeder networks.

While majors make gains, regional carriers’ struggles start to abate.

As the first quarter of 2024 is drawing to a close, pilot staffing is improving for a variety of reasons.

SkyWest is expanding its Embraer E175 operations with partner United Airlines with the addition of 20 aircraft flown under a four-year contract.

SkyWest Airlines has acquired a 25% ownership stake in Part 135 carrier Contour Airlines for $25 million.

U.S. regional feeder emissions per ASK are nearly double that of the airlines they feed.  

SkyWest has agreed to purchase 19 Embraer E175s, which will fly for United Airlines under a capacity purchase agreement.

Rapid hiring of US pilots is hurting regionals and raises safety questions.

The acute shortage of pilots, especially captains, continues to be a top challenge for U.S. commuter airlines.

FAA’s notice comes a little over a year after SkyWest Charter (SWC) applied for commuter air carrier authorization.

U.S. regional operator SkyWest continues to wait on regulatory approval for commuter authority as part of its upstart charter operation.

SkyWest says it is making progress on slowing captain attrition, and projects adding a substantial number of block hours over the next two years.

As forecasts project a continuing pilot shortage, some U.S. airlines are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel.

US regional carrier SkyWest Airlines will begin flying the its Embraer E175 jets for Alaska Airlines on July 1, 2015 with the start of new services from Seattle to both Milwaukee and Oklahoma City, and between Portland, Oregon and St Louis.

The airline revealed in November 2014 that it would end more than 20 years of operation with the type by the middle of this year. The retirement is, in part, in response to increased costs and additional challenges associated with new FAR117 flight and duty rules, implemented in January 2014.

The US carrier confirms SkyWest has purchased seven E175s from the Brazilian manufacturer to fly on its behalf under a capacity purchase agreement (CPA). The first three aircraft will arrive in the summer of 2015 and will be used to introduce daily flights from Seattle to Milwaukee and Oklahoma City and from Portland to St Louis from July 1, 2015.