SkyWest (SKYW – Free Report) announced a new flying agreement with United Airlines (UAL – Free Report) , in line with its efforts to expand and modernize fleet. Per the agreement, SKYW will fly 20 more E175s for UAL under a four-year contract.
The 20 E175s will become a part of SKYW’s fleet during the course of the current year. This present agreement between the two airline companies is in addition to the previously announced agreement, with UAL pertaining to the 19 SKYW-owned E175s.
The current deal, which strengthens SKYW’s relationship with UAL, is a prudent move aimed at meeting the buoyant air-travel-demand scenario. Apart from UAL, SkyWest has agreements with airline majors like Delta Air Lines (DAL – Free Report) and Alaska Airlines. Alaska Airlines is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (ALK – Free Report) .
Apart from the 20 E175s under the current deal with UAL, the latter is expected to deliver four more such…
