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SkyWest plans large regional jet order
23 August 2011
The airline group which owns SkyWest Airlines, Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA), and ExpressJet Airlines is in talks with four manufacturers about a firm order for hundreds of regional jets.
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US regional airline group SkyWest Inc is planning to place a firm order for several hundred regional jets as it takes delivery of its last four aircraft on firm order this year.
SkyWest Inc CFO and treasurer, Michael Kraupp, says the airline group, which acquired ExpressJet Airlines last year, now has a fleet of 725 aircraft consisting of Bombardier and Embraer regional jets, many of which will be retired over the next years.
“As you can imagine we are going to have to start with a replacement strategy for each of our airlines,” Kraupp tells Airfinance Journal.
“To keep our fleet status quo, we need to replace...
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