SkyWest Airlines 2014 Annual Report Download - page 10

In November 2014, SkyWest Airlines announced that it intends to remove all EMB120 aircraft type
from service, which we anticipate will be completed by end of the second quarter of 2015. The removal
was based on several factors including, management’s assessment of the need for pilots to operate
upcoming deliveries for the E175 aircraft, the incremental training cost to hire new pilots compared to
retraining existing EMB120 pilots to operate CRJ or E175 aircraft and the uncertainty related to the
number of qualified pilots available for hire, combined with the overall age and the increased operating
costs of the EMB120 fleet.
SkyWest Airlines conducts its code-share operations with its respective major airline partners
pursuant to the following agreements:
Major airline partner Agreement
United ........... ‘‘SkyWest Airlines United Express Agreements’’ and ‘‘SkyWest Airlines United
Express Pro-rate Agreement’’
Delta ............ ‘‘SkyWest Airlines Delta Connection Agreement’’ and ‘‘SkyWest Airlines Delta
Pro-rate Agreement’’
American ......... ‘‘SkyWest Airlines American Agreement’’ and ‘‘SkyWest Airlines American
Pro-rate Agreement’’
US Airways ....... ‘‘SkyWest Airlines US Airways Agreement’’
Alaska ........... ‘‘SkyWest Airlines Alaska Agreement’’
A summary of the terms for each SkyWest Airlines code-share agreement with the respective
major partner is provided under the heading ‘‘Code Share Agreements’’ below.
ExpressJet
ExpressJet provides regional jet service principally in the United States, primarily from airports
located in Atlanta, Cleveland, Chicago (O’Hare), Denver, Houston, Detroit, Memphis, Newark,
Minneapolis and Washington Dulles. ExpressJet offered more than 1,838 daily scheduled departures as
of December 31, 2014, of which approximately 607 were Delta Connection flights, 1,138 were United
Express flights and 93 were American Eagle flights. As of December 31, 2014, ExpressJet operated a
fleet of 385 aircraft consisting of the following:
CRJ200 ERJ145 ERJ135 CRJ700 CRJ900 Total
United .................... 7 216 9 — — 232
Delta ..................... 59 — — 41 28 128
American .................. 13 — — — — 13
Other** ................... 2 10 — — — 12
Total ..................... 81 226 9 41 28 385
** Other aircraft includes leased aircraft removed from service that are in the process of
being returned to the lessor.
ExpressJet conducts its code-share operations with its respective major airline partners pursuant to
the following agreements:
Major airline partner Agreement
United (ERJ aircraft types) ........ ‘‘ExpressJet United ERJ Agreement’’
United (CRJ aircraft types) ........ ‘‘ExpressJet United CRJ Agreement’’
Delta ........................ ‘‘ExpressJet Delta Connection Agreement’’
American ..................... ‘‘ExpressJet American Agreement’’ and ‘‘ExpressJet American
Pro-rate Agreement’’
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