Article: SkyWest Announces Order for 20 Additional CRJ700 Regional Jet Aircraft.

ST. GEORGE, Utah, April 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SkyWest Airlines, Inc. announced that it has placed a firm order with Bombardier for an additional 20 CRJ700 regional jet aircraft. It is anticipated that the aircraft will begin delivering in the third quarter of 2005 and be completed by the first quarter of 2006. The order is valued at approximately $637 million.

SkyWest has previously ordered 32 CRJ700 regional jet aircraft that are currently being delivered by Bombardier. As a result of this new order, SkyWest will operate 52 CRJ700 regional jet aircraft by early 2006. All of the aircraft are being flown in behalf of United Airlines in the company's ...

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