SkyWest Airlines

OO· SKW· SKYWEST· St. George· Flying since 1972· North America· Official site

SkyWest Airlines is an American regional airline headquartered in St. George, Utah. SkyWest operates and maintains aircraft used on flights that are scheduled, marketed, and sold by four partner mainline airlines. The company is contracted by Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines. In all, it is the largest regional airline in North America when measured by fleet size, number of passengers carried, and number of destinations served — and one of the largest airlines worldwide in terms of fleet size.

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Part of SkyWest, Inc.

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Industry data on SkyWest Airlines

Industry operator dataset

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Figures dated May 23, 2003 – Sep 27, 2017Published in USD, not converted

Recruitment

Positive outlook

Hiring essentially as many as they can get their hands on (USA) as of Nov 30, 2016 · 9 yrs old

Expanding as of Aug 5, 2005 · 21 yrs old

Payscale by year of service

Captain · CRJ · per hour

All 20 published years

Year 1: $61
Year 2: $63
Year 3: $66
Year 4: $68
Year 5: $70
Year 6: $72
Year 7: $74
Year 8: $76
Year 9: $79
Year 10: $82
Year 11: $84
Year 12: $87
Year 13: $89
Year 14: $92
Year 15: $95
Year 16: $98
Year 17: $100
Year 18: $103
Year 19: $105
Year 20: $107

as of Sep 27, 2017 · 8 yrs old

Captain · EMB120 · per hour

All 17 published years

Year 1: $49
Year 2: $50
Year 3: $52
Year 4: $53
Year 5: $55
Year 6: $56
Year 7: $58
Year 8: $60
Year 9: $61
Year 10: $63
Year 11: $65
Year 12: $67
Year 13: $69
Year 14: $71
Year 15: $73
Year 16: $74
Year 17: $75

as of Sep 27, 2017 · 8 yrs old

First Officer · CRJ · per hour

All 8 published years

Year 1: $22
Year 2: $37
Year 3: $39
Year 4: $41
Year 5: $42
Year 6: $43
Year 7: $44
Year 8: $46

as of Sep 27, 2017 · 8 yrs old

First Officer · EMB120 · per hour

All 2 published years

Year 1: $22
Year 2: $37

as of Sep 27, 2017 · 8 yrs old

Duty pay and per diems

Captain$2/hr per diemas of Sep 27, 2017 · 8 yrs old
“$1.90/hr per diem”
First Officer$2/hr per diemas of Sep 27, 2017 · 8 yrs old
“$1.90/hr per diem”

Pension

Profit sharing, 401K match 2-6% increasing with age. No A or B plans. as of Aug 5, 2005 · 21 yrs old

Entry requirements

First Officer: 1,000 hours total flight time 100 hours multi-engine time 100 hours instrument time Must be at least 21 years of age, United States citizenship or legal residency. Work permit, or green card Fluency in English, both verbal and written. Positive professional image. Excellent decision making skills. Stable employment history. Good communication skills as of May 23, 2003 · 23 yrs old

How to apply

Fill in the online application on the company website. as of May 23, 2003 · 23 yrs old

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