SkyWest Airlines 2013 Annual Report Download - page 133

Code of Ethics
The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics for Directors and Senior Executive Officers, which is
available on the Company’s website, www.SkyWest.com. The Code of Ethics includes the following
principles related to the Company’s directors and executive officers:
• Act ethically with honesty and integrity;
• Promote full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other public communications;
• Comply in all material respects with laws, rules and regulations of governments and their
agencies;
• Comply in all material respects with the listing standards of a stock exchange where the shares
of Common Stock are traded;
• Respect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of performing work for the
Company, except when authorized or otherwise legally obligated to disclose the information; and
• Do not use confidential information of the Company for personal advantage or for the benefit
of acquaintances, friends or relatives.
Risk Oversight
The Board and each of its committees are involved in overseeing risk associated with the Company
and its operations. The Board and the Audit and Finance Committee monitor the Company’s credit
risk, liquidity risk, regulatory risk, operational risk and enterprise risk by regular reviews with
management and internal and external auditors and other advisors. In its periodic meetings with the
internal auditors and the Company’s independent accountants, the Audit and Finance Committee
discusses the scope and plan for the internal audit and includes management in its review of accounting
and financial controls, assessment of business risks and legal and ethical compliance programs. The
Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee monitor the Company’s governance
and succession risk by regular review with management and outside advisors. The Board and the
Compensation Committee monitor CEO succession and the Company’s compensation policies and
related risks by regular reviews with management and the Compensation Committee’s outside advisors.
The Board and the Safety and Compliance Committee monitor management’s administration of airline
flight operations safety and compliance with safety regulations.
Whistleblower Hotline
The Company has established a whistleblower hotline that enables employees, customers, suppliers
and shareholders of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as other interested parties, to submit
confidential and anonymous reports of suspected or actual violations of the Company’s Code of Ethics.
The hotline number is [phone].
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