SkyWest Airlines 2013 Annual Report Download - page 9

ExpressJet Delaware have been conducted under a single operating certificate issued by the
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (the ‘‘FAA’’). We currently anticipate that we will complete the
integration of the labor groups of Atlantic Southeast and ExpressJet Delaware into ExpressJet during
2014 and 2015.
SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet have developed industry-leading reputations for providing quality
regional airline service during their long operating histories. SkyWest Airlines has been flying since
1972 and ExpressJet (and its predecessors) since 1979. As of December 31, 2013, our consolidated fleet
consisted of a total of 757 aircraft, of which 449 were assigned to United, 254 were assigned to Delta,
23 were assigned to American, 15 were assigned to US Airways, seven were assigned to Alaska, two
were subleased to unaffiliated entities and seven were unassigned. We currently operate two types of
regional jet aircraft: the Bombardier Aerospace (‘‘Bombardier’’) regional jet, which comes in three
different configurations: (the 50-seat Bombardier CRJ200 Regional Jet (the ‘‘CRJ200’’), the 70-seat
Bombardier CRJ700 Regional Jet (the ‘‘CRJ700’’) and the 70-90-seat Bombardier CRJ900 Regional Jet
(the ‘‘CRJ900’’)), and the Embraer S.A. (‘‘Embraer’’) regional jet, which we operate in two different
configurations the 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145 regional jet (the ‘‘ERJ145’’) and the 37-seat Embraer
ERJ-135 regional jet (the ‘‘ERJ135’’). We also operate the 30-seat Embraer Brasilia
EMB-120 turboprop (the ‘‘Brasilia turboprop’’).
We were incorporated in Utah in 1972. Our principal executive offices are located at 444 South
River Road, St. George, Utah 84790, and our primary telephone number is [phone]. We
maintain an Internet web site at www.skywest.com. Our website provides a link to the web site of the
SEC, through which our annual, quarterly and current reports, as well as amendments to those reports,
are available. In addition, we provide electronic or paper copies of our SEC filings free of charge upon
request.
Our Operating Platforms
SkyWest Airlines
SkyWest Airlines provides regional jet and turboprop service to airports primarily located in the
midwestern and western United States. SkyWest Airlines offered approximately 1,700 daily scheduled
departures as of December 31, 2013, of which approximately 1,000 were United Express flights,
500 were Delta Connection flights, 90 were US Airways Express flights, 80 were American Eagle flights
and 30 were Alaska-coded flights. SkyWest Airlines’ operations are conducted principally from airports
located in Chicago (O’Hare), Denver, Los Angeles, Houston, Minneapolis, Portland, Seattle, Phoenix,
San Francisco and Salt Lake City. As of December 31, 2013, SkyWest Airlines operated a fleet of
334 aircraft consisting of the following:
CRJ200 CRJ700 CRJ900 EMB120 Total
United .......................... 78 70 — 36 184
Delta ........................... 49 19 32 9 109
American ........................ 12 —— —12
US Airways ...................... 11 — 4 — 15
Alaska .......................... — 7 —— 7
Unassigned ....................... 7 —— — 7
Total ........................... 157 96 36 45 334
SkyWest Airlines conducts its United code-share operations under a United Express Agreement,
pursuant to which SkyWest Airlines is paid primarily on a fee-per-completed block hour and departure
basis, plus a margin based on performance incentives (the ‘‘SkyWest Airlines United Express
Agreement’’). SkyWest conducts its Delta Connection operations pursuant to the terms of an Amended
and Restated Delta Connection Agreement, pursuant to which SkyWest Airlines is paid primarily on a
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