SkyWest Inc. Orders 22 CRJ NextGens

SkyWest, Inc. placed a firm order for 18 CRJ700 NextGen and four CRJ900 NextGen regional jets to be operated by SkyWest Airlines. The 18 CRJ700 NextGen aircraft, with 66 seats in a three-class configuration, will be operated under SkyWest’s United Express banner, while the four CRJ900 NextGen jets, with 76 seats in a two-class arrangement, will be operated under SkyWest’s Delta Connection banner. The transaction also includes 22 options which SkyWest, which is now the 12th customer for NextGen, can apply to either aircraft. This is the first order for CRJ NextGen aircraft by SkyWest, Inc., which through its SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) subsidiaries, already operates the world’s largest CRJ fleet with 363 aircraft. The fleet currently includes 244 CRJ200, 102 CRJ700 and 17 CRJ900 regional jets. Based on aircraft list prices, the value of the firm order is approximately $773 million.