Skywest to fly for US Airways

[hawkerflyer]

How long has this been in the works?


ST. GEORGE, Utah, Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest Airlines, a subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKYW - News) and US Airways (NYSE:LCC - News) announced today that the two airlines have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for 14 aircraft to operate as US Airways Express. The agreement, which is subject to approval by the respective Board of Directors for both SkyWest Airlines and US Airways, further diversifies the SkyWest Airlines flying portfolio and provides US Airways customers with SkyWest Airlines' quality and reliability.
"We are pleased to add US Airways to SkyWest Airlines' strong partner portfolio," said Russell "Chip" Childs, SkyWest Airlines' President and COO. "SkyWest's people have done incredible work to provide a reliable, efficient product, and we look forward to offering that quality to US Airways customers."
Once finalized, the three-year agreement provides flying as US Airways Express for 14 50-passenger Bombardier CRJ200 regional jet aircraft with options to up gauge to larger CRJ700 aircraft, replacing the CRJ200 and Dash8 Express service currently provided to US Airways in the Phoenix hub by Mesa Airlines. SkyWest Airlines service as US Airways Express is anticipated to begin early to mid-2012 and it is anticipated that the aircraft will be allocated from SkyWest's existing fleet. SkyWest will be compensated in similar fashion to its existing capacity purchase agreements with other major codeshare partners. Details of the agreement are being finalized and are subject to approval by both entities' Board of Directors.

 

[cbrown1]

Mesa sucks?

 

[Jar Jar]

Replacing dash 8's with CRJ-200s in PHX... "Surprise!"

 

[i fly boxes]

wow times are getting tough, an agreement for 14 200's coming from airplanes they already have. Wonder where they are coming from? Only a 3 year deal as well. Zero Growth

 

[XPOO]

wow times are getting tough, an agreement for 14 200's coming from airplanes they already have. Wonder where they are coming from? Only a 3 year deal as well. Zero Growth

Impending order of 20 Q-400s to be announced at a later date

 

[Jon Rivoli]

It's a knife under the rib cage of Mesa. How long was their contract with Airways?

 

[Jon Rivoli]

wow times are getting tough, an agreement for 14 200's coming from airplanes they already have. Wonder where they are coming from? Only a 3 year deal as well. Zero Growth

As we have Zero spare 200's, where will we get the lift? More to follow.

 

[LearLove]

Impending order of 20 Q-400s to be announced at a later date

to be flown for who?

 

[XPOO]

to be flown for who?

United Express

 

[cbrown1]

Impending order of 20 Q-400s to be announced at a later date

How do you know this?

wow times are getting tough, an agreement for 14 200's coming from airplanes they already have. Wonder where they are coming from? Only a 3 year deal as well. Zero Growth

From what i've heard they are coming from the aitran side and delta side. Since we did a 1 for 1 to 700s.