Skywest Airlines takes delivery of first E175 on 27-Mar-2014

SkyWest Airlines took delivery (28-Mar-2014) of its first Embraer E175 aircraft on 27-Mar-2014. The aircraft is part of the firm order for 40 E175 aircraft signed by SkyWest in 2013. The carrier will operate the aircraft as United Express for United Airlines. An additional 60 orders are reconfirmable, subject to SkyWest being awarded capacity purchase agreement (CPA) contracts with its major US carrier partners. The agreement between SkyWest and Embraer also includes options for another 100 E175s, taking the potential total order up to 200 aircraft. [more - original PR]