George Atkin purchased Dixie Airlines in 1972 and began offering a business shuttle from St. George, Utah to Salt Lake City. The company soon began expanding its routes across the Western United States.
Today SkyWest Airlines is a major airline that operates on a regional level. The airline flies to 180 cities in 43 states, Canada, Mexico, and the Bahamas. The airline operates under different names when it partners with different airlines: as SkyWest Airlines when it partners with Alaska Airlines, as United Express in partnership with United Airlines, as US Airways Express partnered with US Airways, as Delta Connection partnered with Delta Airlines, and American Eagle partnered with American Airlines.
The airline averages 1,714 departures a day.
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SkyWest Airlines trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SKYW, is a member of the S&P 600, is #683 in the Fortune 1000, is a member of the Russell 2000, has 18,358 employees, and had $3.23 billion in revenue in 2013.
George Atkin purchased Dixie Airlines in 1972 and began offering a business shuttle from St. George, Utah to Salt Lake City. The company soon began expanding its routes across the Western United States. Today SkyWest Airlines is a major airline … [Continue reading] about SkyWest Airlines Corporate Office