Get Stock Quote Here SkyWest Airlines (SKYW) is a North American airline owned by SkyWest, Inc. and headquartered in St. George, Utah, U.S.. Financially speaking and according to the Airlines for America definitions, SkyWest is a North American major airline. SkyWest however, operates on a regional airlinelevel and is a member of the Regional Airline Association. SkyWest Airlines flies to 205 cities, in 42 states; Washington, D.C.; six Canadian provinces and 11 cities in Mexico and the Bahamas. The airline serves as a feeder airline, operating under contract with various major carriers. It flies as SkyWest Airlines in a partnership with Alaska Airlines, as United Express on behalf of United Airlines, as American Eagle on behalf ofAmerican Airlines, and as Delta Connection on behalf of Delta Air Lines. As of April 2016, SkyWest Airlines employed 11,474 people throughout North America. The airline averages 1,794 departures a day, with 943 operating as United Express, 664 operating as Delta Connection, 112 operating as American Eagle and 73 operating as Alaska Airlines. In total, SkyWest carried 30.1 million passengers in 2015. The current Chairman of SkyWest, Inc. is Jerry Atkin, with Russel "Chip" Childs as CEO and Michael Thompson as President and Chief Operating Officer of SkyWest Airlines.
