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In January 2018, SkyWest's dual-class aircraft represented approximately 53% of SkyWest's total block hour production for the month compared to approximately 47% for the month of January 2017.
SkyWest had approximately 84,300 departures in January 2018 compared to approximately 87,500 in January 2017, a decrease of 3,200, or 3.6%. Additional flight statistics for January are included in the accompanying table.
SKYWEST, INC. JANUARY FLIGHT STATISTICS
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Block Hour Summary
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Month
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Month
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Month
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By Fleet:
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January 2018
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January 2017
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% Change
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E175
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33,509
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26,296
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27.4
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CRJ900
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11,871
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16,484
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(28.0)
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CRJ700
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32,336
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29,094
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11.1
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Dual class fleet
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77,716
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71,874
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8.1
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CRJ200
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45,960
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44,479
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3.3
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ERJ135/145
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24,076
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37,310
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(35.5)
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Single class fleet
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70,036
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81,789
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(14.4)
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Total Block Hours
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147,752
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153,663
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(3.8)
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Month
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Month
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Month
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By Airline:
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January 2018
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January 2017
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% Change
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SkyWest Airlines
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111,431
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92,125
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21.0
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ExpressJet Airlines
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36,321
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61,538
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(41.0)
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Total Block Hours
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147,752
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153,663
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(3.8)
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Other Flight Statistics:
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Month
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Month
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Month
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January 2018
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January 2017
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% Change
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Departures
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84,323
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87,467
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(3.6)
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Passengers
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3,688,013
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3,858,623
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(4.4)
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Load Factor
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74.3
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76.6
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(2.3) pts
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SOURCE SkyWest, Inc.
Based in St. George, Utah, SkyWest, Inc. is the holding company for two scheduled passenger airline operations and an aircraft leasing company, with more than 17,000 employees. SkyWest's airline companies provide commercial air service in cities throughout North America with nearly 3,000 daily flights carrying more than 50 million passengers annually. SkyWest Airlines operates through partnerships with United Airlines ("United"), Delta Air Lines ("Delta"), American Airlines ("American") and Alaska Airlines. ExpressJet Airlines operates through partnerships with United, Delta and American. ❗This article was written for this site by a member of our team 🙋, please do share it with your friends via social media. You are also welcome to post it or republish elsewhere on the 🌎web on the condition that you credit the author and link back to our site. Thank you.
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