International Business News - SkyWest http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif SkyWest Inc. said on Tuesday that its board raised its quarterly dividend to 4 cents per share, up a penny from previous quarters. The dividend will be paid on Jan. 5 to shareholders of record Dec. 31. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/skywest-boosts-dividend-by-33-3-pct-to-4-cents.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:04:04 EST SkyWest Inc. said Wednesday traffic fell 12.3 percent last month as the air carrier scaled back capacity. The carrier said traffic fell to 1.37 billion revenue passenger miles in October, compared with 1.56 billion in the same month a year earlier. A revenue passenger mile is an industry unit measuring one paying passenger flown one mile. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/skywest-traffic-falls-12-3-percent-in-october.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:22:12 EST SkyWest Inc., parent of regional feeder carriers SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines, said Wednesday its third-quarter profit fell 39 percent despite an increase in sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/skywest-says-3q-profit-fell-39-percent.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:51:35 EST Regional carrier SkyWest Inc. warned that its third-quarter profit will be lower than it previously expected, largely because of financial difficulties at one of its partners and reductions in flying hours at its subsidiaries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/skywest-says-3q-earns-to-be-lower-than-expected.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:09:16 EDT Regional airline SkyWest Inc. on Monday said its traffic fell 10.5 percent last month, as the company cut its capacity. Traffic slipped 7.9 percent to 1.29 billion revenue passenger miles from 1.44 billion in September 2007. A revenue passenger mile represents one paying customer flown one mile. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/skywest-traffic-falls-10-5-percent-in-september.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:50:31 EDT Regional carrier SkyWest Inc. said on Thursday that August traffic on SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines fell 8.6 percent compared with August 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/skywest-august-traffic-and-capacity-decline.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:56:54 EDT U.S.-based SkyWest Airlines will buy a 20 percent stake in Brazilian regional carrier Trip, seeking a foothold in the South American nation's rapidly expanding passenger air travel market, the two companies said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/report-skywest-buying-stake-in-brazil-airline.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:24:37 EDT SkyWest Inc. said Monday that July traffic on its SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines carriers fell 4.7 percent compared with the same month a year ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/skywest-july-traffic-falls.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:49:13 EDT SkyWest Inc. said Wednesday that it ended the second quarter with $669.3 million in cash and marketable securities, compared to $660.4 million as of Dec. 31, 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/skywest-says-cash-on-hand-rose-in-2q.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:51:41 EDT SkyWest Inc. said Wednesday it intends to continue to purchase company shares under a previously authorized stock buyback program. During the second quarter, the company purchased 1.4 million shares under the program, at an average cost of $15.91 per share and a total cost of $21.8 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/skywest-says-it-will-continue-stock-repurchases.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:58:16 EDT SkyWest Inc., parent of SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines, said Wednesday its second-quarter profit fell 10 percent despite an 11 percent increase in sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/skywest-says-profit-dropped-in-2q.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:57:23 EDT Standard & Poor's Equity Research on Monday kept a "Hold" rating on shares of SkyWest Inc. S&P analyst Jim Corridore said higher fuel costs will hit the regional carrier hard in the portion of its flying not reimbursed by partner airlines. Corridore also said SkyWest will see slower growth as its partners fly fewer regional flights. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/s-p-keeps-skywest-at-hold.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:50:19 EDT SkyWest Inc. said Wednesday its traffic fell 4.6 percent in June, as it flew fewer passengers on emptier planes. Traffic fell to 1.55 billion revenue passenger miles, from 1.63 billion revenue passenger miles a year earlier. A revenue passenger mile is an industry unit that represents one paying passenger flown one mile. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/skywest-traffic-falls-4-6-percent-in-june.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:46:21 EDT Air carrier SkyWest Inc. on Friday hit a multiyear low, as the market tumbled amid persistent worries about the banking sector and rising gas prices. The major indexes logged declines of more than 1.5 percent, and the Dow Jones industrial average ended below the 12,000 mark for the first time since mid-March. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/skywest-shares-hit-multiyear-low.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:15:36 EDT SkyWest Inc. said Tuesday its passenger traffic fell 5 percent in May, as both capacity and occupancy declined. The airline company said traffic dropped to 1.49 billion revenue passenger miles from 1.57 billion revenue passenger miles in May 2007. A revenue passenger mile is an industry unit that represents one paying passenger flown one mile. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/skywest-passenger-traffic-drops-5-percent-in-may.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:08:50 EDT SkyWest Inc., the parent of SkyWest Airlines, says it is dropping its pursuit of ExpressJet Holdings Inc. St. George, Utah-based SkyWest said Friday in a statement it is acting in response to ExpressJet's deal to continue regional jet service for Continental Airlines. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/skywest-drops-pursuit-of-regional-carrier.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:59:38 EDT SkyWest Inc. on Wednesday said its board approved the purchase of up to an additional 5 million shares of common stock, bringing its total current authorization to 6.9 million shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/skywest-approves-additional-buyback-of-up-to-5m-shares.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 07:46:50 EDT SkyWest Inc. said Wednesday its first-quarter earnings fell 16 percent, hurt by rapidly accelerating fuel prices and higher maintenance costs. The airline earned $29.1 million, or 47 cents per share, compared with $34.8 million, or 53 cents per share, in the year-ago period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/skywest-profit-falls-on-higher-fuel-prices-and-repair-costs.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 07:44:36 EDT