SkyWest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SKYW) last week reported SkyWest Airlines operating statistics for the month of January 2019.
SkyWest Airlines reported 117,600 block hours in January 2019, an increase of 5.6% from January 2018. SkyWest Airlines' higher production was primarily due to the new E175 aircraft added to SkyWest Airline's fleet since January 2018.
| SKYWEST AIRLINES JANUARY FLIGHT STATISTICS | |||
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Month |
Month |
Month | |
| Block Hour Summary | January 2019 | January 2018 | % Change |
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By aircraft type: | |||
| E175s | 43,363 | 33,509 | 29.4 |
| CRJ900s | 9,877 | 9,299 | 6.2 |
| CRJ700s | 24,010 | 22,663 | 5.9 |
| Dual-class fleet | 77,250 | 65,471 | 18.0 |
| CRJ200s | 40,368 | 45,960 | (12.2) |
| SkyWest Airlines total | 117,618 | 111,431 | 5.6 |
| Other Flight Statistics | Month | Month | Month |
| SkyWest Airlines: | January 2019 | January 2018 | % Change |
| Departures | 64,265 | 63,171 | 1.7 |
| Passengers | 3,044,653 | 2,852,733 | 6.7 |
| Load Factor | 74.9 | 75.3 | (0.4) pts |
On January 22, 2019, SkyWest completed the sale ExpressJet Airlines to a third party. January statistics are SkyWest Airlines only and exclude ExpressJet in both periods presented because of lack of comparability.
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