SkyWest, Inc. - ATW's Regional Airline of the Year

[rickair7777]

Actually that award is determined when regional CEOs gather around a table late at night, drink scotch, smoke cigars, and play poker to determine the winner.

 

[E120ASA]

Look who the Chairman is. Brad Holt? uhmmm It was reported in AIN this month.

 

[BHopper88]

It's not saying much on the regional level when Silver Airways wins.


SkyWest

SkyWest is the carrier to which regional manufacturers must prove themselves, that major airlines look to first to deliver what they need, and that passengers know will deliver a safe, reliable product.

So it was no surprise that an order from SkyWest for 100 E-175-E2 aircraft plus another 100 purchase rights launched Embraer’s next-generation E-Jet at the Paris Air Show last year. And at the 2012 Farnborough Airshow, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. executives looked delighted as they told a packed room of reporters that SkyWest had agreed to buy 100 MRJs. Mitsubishi called the order a “milestone” for the program.

The entire worldwide regional airline industry greatly benefits from SkyWest’s high standards, making SkyWest an excellent recipient of the ATW Regional Airline of the Year Award.

And here is when Silver won:
The Fort Lauderdale-based carrier is being honored in recognition of its outstanding growth and achievements, as well as its contributions toward elevating the overall regional aviation industry. Notably, Silver Airways is the first U.S.-based airline to win the coveted ATW Regional Airline of the Year award since 2008.


And here is how awards are picked:
Originally launched in 1974, ATW awards are determined solely by the editors of Air Transport World (ATW) based on submissions made by airlines based all over the world.

So I guess the editors forgot about good ol Gulfstream pretty quickly. It's always nice to win an award but ATW as regional airline of the year is like winning an award from Airliners.net. Have you seen the last winners?

Regional Airline of the Year - Winners
YEAR WINNERS

2014 SkyWest
2013 Silver Airways
2012 QantasLink
2011 Air Nostrum Iberia Regional
2010 Regional Express
2009 Flybe
2008 Republic
2007 Horizon Air
2006 VLM
2005 Mesa
2004 Chautauqua
2003 Express Jet
2002 SkyWest
2001 Lufthansa CityLine
2000 Comair
1998 Tyrolean
1997 Mesaba
1996 Manx
1995 TAM
1994 Brit air
1993 20 years issue
1992 Mesa
1991 Kendell
1990 Comair
1989 Crossair
1988 WestAir
1987 SkyWest
1986 ASA
1985 Command
1984 Empire
1983 Crossair
1982 Air Midwest
1981 Henson
1980 Mississippi Valley
1979 Ransome
1978 Rocky Mountain
1977 Air Wisconsin
1976 USAir (Allegheny Commuter)
1975 PBA
1974 Pilgrim

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[doh]

So it's not "in the trailer park", it's" in the sty"!

 

[BEfly]

Tallest midget

 

[SpauldingSmails]

Regional Airline of the Year - Winners
YEAR WINNERS

2014 SkyWest
2013 Silver Airways
2012 QantasLink
2011 Air Nostrum Iberia Regional
2010 Regional Express
2009 Flybe
2008 Republic
2007 Horizon Air
2006 VLM
2005 Mesa
2004 Chautauqua
2003 Express Jet
2002 SkyWest
2001 Lufthansa CityLine
2000 Comair
1998 Tyrolean
1997 Mesaba
1996 Manx
1995 TAM
1994 Brit air
1993 20 years issue
1992 Mesa
1991 Kendell
1990 Comair
1989 Crossair
1988 WestAir
1987 SkyWest
1986 ASA
1985 Command
1984 Empire
1983 Crossair
1982 Air Midwest
1981 Henson
1980 Mississippi Valley
1979 Ransome
1978 Rocky Mountain
1977 Air Wisconsin
1976 USAir (Allegheny Commuter)
1975 PBA
1974 Pilgrim

Return

You know it's prestigious when no one is selected in favor of a "20 Years Issue", unless that's the most unfortunate airline name in history.

 

[Mr. Johnson]

No American Eagle?

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Ah, 1986. Back when a company had 3 schedulers, 5 dispatchers, and 4 spare parts.

Wait a minute...

 

[Gr82Aviate]

Ah, 1986. Back when a company had 3 schedulers, 5 dispatchers, and 4 spare parts.

Wait a minute...

135 in 1986 for Skywest meant no dispatchers, was ASA 121 back then?

 

[XPOO]

135 in 1986 for Skywest meant no dispatchers, was ASA 121 back then?

Oh, is that right? You might want to tell SkyWest's most senior dispatcher, 31.5 years of service, that he did an imaginary job back in 1986 then.