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Current Combined RouteSystem:
Trainingand Aircraft Maintenance
SkyWest Airlines’ and ASA’s employees perform substantially all routine airframe and engine
maintenance andperiodic inspection of equipment at their respective maintenance facilities, andprovide
substantially all training to SkyWest Airlines andASA crew members and maintenance personnel at their
respective trainingfacilities. SkyWest Airlines and ASA also contract with third party vendors for
non-routine airframe andengine maintenance.
Employees
As of December31,2006 SkyWest andSkyWest Airlines collectively employed 8,792 full-time
equivalent employees consistingof 3,799 pilots and flight attendants, 3,562 customer service personnel,972
mechanicsandother maintenancepersonnel, and459administrationandsupportpersonnel. None of
these employees arecurrently represented by aunion. We are aware, however, that collective bargaining
group organization effortsamong SkyWest Airlines’ employees occur from time to time and we anticipate
that such efforts will continue in the future. During 2004, SkyWest Airlines’ pilots voted against a
resolution to join an officially recognized union.Undergoverningrules, SkyWest Airlines’pilots may again
vote on this issueatany timebecause one year haspassedsincethe previous vote. If unionization efforts
are successful,we may be subjected to risks of work interruption or stoppageand/orincur additional
expenses associatedwith increasedunionrepresentationof our employees. SkyWest Airlines hasnever
experienced awork stoppage due to astrike or otherlabor dispute, and we consider SkyWest Airlines’
relationships with its employeesto be good.