SkyWest, the St. George, Utah based air firm that operates regional flights for United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines has issued its latest results.
The firm reported 146,200 block hours in October 2018, down from 154,500 block hours in October 2017, a decrease of 8,300 or 5.4%. The net decrease was consistent with SkyWest's fleet transition plan to improve the mix of aircraft in its fleet.
The year-over-year net change was primarily driven by approximately 8,700 additional block hours from its E175 aircraft (includes the E175 aircraft and the E175 SC aircraft) and a decrease of approximately 17,000 block hours from its other aircraft types.
In October 2018, SkyWest's E175 aircraft represented approximately 28% of SkyWest's total block hour production for the month compared to approximately 21% for the month of October 2017.
SkyWest reported 1,470,000 block hours for year-to-date October 2018, compared to 1,544,000 block hours year-to-date October 2017, a decrease of 74,000, or 4.8%. This net change was primarily driven by approximately 69,000 additional block hours from its E175 aircraft and a decrease of approximately 143,000 block hours from its other aircraft types.
SkyWest had 85,200 departures in October 2018 compared to 91,900 in October 2017, a decrease of 6,700, or 7.3%.
SKYWEST, INC. OCTOBER 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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YTD
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YTD
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YTD
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By Fleet:
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October 2018
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October 2017
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% Change
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October 2018
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October 2017
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% Change
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E175
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41,564
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32,822
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26.6
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371,233
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301,869
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23.0
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CRJ900
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9,104
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15,233
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(40.2)
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100,379
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165,098
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(39.2)
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CRJ700
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29,342
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33,580
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(12.6)
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310,726
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316,475
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(1.8)
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Dual class fleet
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80,010
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81,635
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(2.0)
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782,338
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783,442
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(0.1)
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CRJ200
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44,266
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45,889
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(3.5)
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456,901
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453,538
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0.7
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ERJ135/145
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21,883
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26,955
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(18.8)
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230,486
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307,182
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(25.0)
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Single class fleet
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66,149
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72,844
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(9.2)
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687,387
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760,720
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(9.6)
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Total Block Hours
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146,159
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154,479
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(5.4)
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1,469,725
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1,544,162
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(4.8)
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Month
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Month
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Month
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YTD
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YTD
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YTD
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By Airline:
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October 2018
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October 2017
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% Change
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October 2018
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October 2017
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% Change
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SkyWest Airlines
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117,503
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111,149
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5.7
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1,145,995
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1,019,512
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12.4
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ExpressJet Airlines
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28,656
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43,330
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(33.9)
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323,730
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524,650
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(38.3)
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Total Block Hours
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146,159
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154,479
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(5.4)
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1,469,725
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1,544,162
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(4.8)
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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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YTD
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YTD
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YTD
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October 2018
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October 2017
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% Change
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October 2018
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October 2017
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% Change
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Departures
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85,190
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91,856
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(7.3)
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850,260
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917,965
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(7.4)
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Passengers
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4,176,468
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4,502,883
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(7.2)
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40,648,699
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43,363,908
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(6.3)
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Load Factor
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80.2
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82.5
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(2.3) pts
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80.5
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80.5
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0.0 pts
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