SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKYW) reported a 3.3 percent decrease in available seat miles (ASMs) for July, while revenue passenger miles (RPMs) decreased by 4.7 percent compared to the same period last year. The combined airlines generated 2.0 billion ASMs and 1.6 billion RPMs for the month. Load factor was down 1.2 percentage points to 80.1% compared to 81.3% for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for July totaled 3,146,758 a 0.9 percent decrease over July 2007.
FLIGHT STATISTICS
SkyWest, Inc. July Traffic
2008 2007 % Change
Passengers 3,146,758 3,175,377 (0.9)
Revenue Passenger Miles 1,603,338,596 1,683,084,659 (4.7)
Available Seat Miles 2,000,723,012 2,069,149,312 (3.3)
Load Factor 80.1% 81.3 (1.2) pts
Block Hours 125,004 128,952 (3.1)
Departures 79,863 80,463 (0.7)
Calendar Year-To-Date
2008 2007 % Change
Passengers 20,017,824 19,930,922 0.4
Revenue Passenger Miles 10,294,131,299 10,368,943,914 (0.7)
Available Seat Miles 13,297,260,964 13,166,069,598 1.0
Load Factor 77.4% 78.8% (1.4) pts
Block Hours 832,364 826,227 0.7
Departures 523,549 522,163 0.3
