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SkyWest Outlines Plans to Acquire 100 Mitsubishi Jets – WSJ.com

A SkyWest CRJ-700 lands at Cleveland Hopkins in this photo from May, 2012.  Photo:  Dave Reed - OPShots Contributor //

A SkyWest CRJ-700 lands at Cleveland Hopkins in this photo from May, 2012. Photo: Dave Reed – OPShots Contributor // SkyWest Inc. SKYW +14.43% on Wednesday announced plans to buy up to 100 Mitsubishi Regional Jets, becoming the second U.S. carrier to commit to the new plane. The Japanese company recently revealed a delay… Read more

Palm Springs International Airport’s travel numbers flying higher | The Desert Sun | MyDesert.com

A SkyWest E-120 parked at Palm Springs airport.  Photo:  Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. - OPShots.net

More people are flying out of Palm Springs International Airport. New travel numbers showed a 2 percent gain in 2010 over the year before. Flight attendants scanned the tickets of nearly 1.5 million passengers. It’s the first year of true growth since 2008 when oil prices spiked, the housing market crashed and the… Read more

ExpressJet, Cleveland Hopkins leader in daily flights, has new owner in SkyWest | cleveland.com

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — The busiest carrier at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport — Continental partner ExpressJet — is being bought by another regional airline, SkyWest. The acquisition brings together two of the country’s largest regional carriers, and continues a consolidation trend in the regional sector spurred by… Read more