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Passenger and Ground Handling Revenue (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Delta Connection Agreements [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Schedule of details of agreements with other airlines |
Agreement |  | Number of aircraft under contract |  | Term / Termination Dates |  | Pass through costs or costs paid directly by major partner |  | Performance Incentive Structure |  | Payment Structure
SkyWest Airlines Delta Connection Agreement |  | CRJ 200 - 36 CRJ 700 - 19 CRJ 900 – 32 |  | The contract expires on an individual aircraft basis beginning in 2014 The final aircraft expires in 2022 The weighted average remaining term of the aircraft under contract is 5.3 years Upon expiration, aircraft may be renewed or extended |  | Fuel Engine Maintenance Landing fees, Station Rents, De-ice Insurance |  | No financial performance based incentives |  | Rate per block hour, per departure and per aircraft under contract
ExpressJet Delta Connection Agreement |  | CRJ 200 – 57 CRJ 700 - 41 CRJ 900 – 28 |  | The contract expires on an individual aircraft basis beginning in 2014 |  | Fuel Engine Maintenance |  | Performance based financial incentives |  | Rate per block hour, per departure and per aircraft under contract
|  |  |  | The final aircraft expires in 2022 The weighted average remaining term of the aircraft under contract is 4.1 years Upon expiration, aircraft may be renewed or extended |  | Landing fees, Station Rents, De-ice Insurance |  |  |  |
SkyWest Airlines Prorate Agreement |  | EMB 120 – 7 CRJ 200 – 10 |  | Terminable upon 120 days’ notice |  | None |  | None |  | Pro-rata sharing of the passenger fare revenue
United Express Agreements [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Schedule of details of agreements with other airlines |
Agreement |  | Number of aircraft under contract |  | Term / Termination Dates |  | Pass through costs or costs paid directly by major partner |  | Performance Incentive Structure |  | Payment Structure
SkyWest Airlines United Express Agreement |  | CRJ 200 - 61 CRJ 700 - 70 EMB 120 – 9 E175 – 14 |  | The contract expires on an individual aircraft basis beginning in 2015 The final aircraft expires in 2026 The weighted average remaining term of the aircraft under contract is 3.2 years Upon expiration, aircraft may be renewed or extended |  | Fuel Landing fees, Station Rents, De-ice Insurance |  | Performance based incentives |  | Rate per block hour, per departure and per aircraft under contract
Atlantic Southeast United Express Agreement |  | CRJ 200 - 14 |  | Terminates 2015 Upon expiration, aircraft may be renewed or extended |  | Fuel Landing fees, Station Rents, De-ice Insurance |  | Performance based incentives |  | Rate per block hour, per departure and per aircraft under contract
Agreement |  | Number of aircraft under contract |  | Term / Termination Dates |  | Pass through costs or costs paid directly by major partner |  | Performance Incentive Structure |  | Payment Structure
ExpressJet Delaware United Express Agreement |  | ERJ 135 - 9 ERJ 145 - 234 |  | The contract expires on an individual aircraft basis beginning in 2014 The final aircraft expires in 2020 The weighted average remaining term of the aircraft under contract is 3.2 years Upon expiration, aircraft may be renewed or extended |  | Fuel Engine Maintenance Landing fees, Station Rents, De-ice Insurance |  | Performance based incentives or penalties |  | Rate per block hour, per departure and per aircraft under contract
SkyWest Airlines United Express Prorate Agreement |  | CRJ200 - 21 EMB 120 - 20 |  | Terminable upon 120 days’ notice |  | None |  | None |  | Pro-rata sharing of the passenger fare revenue
Alaska Capacity Purchase Agreement [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Schedule of details of agreements with other airlines |
Agreement |  | Number of aircraft under contract |  | Term / Termination Dates |  | Pass through costs or costs paid directly by major partner |  | Incentive Structure |  | Payment Structure
SkyWest Airlines Capacity Purchase Agreement |  | CRJ 700 - 9 |  | Terminates 2018 Upon expiration, aircraft may be renewed or extended |  | Fuel Landing fees, Station Rents, De-ice Insurance |  | Performance based incentives |  | Rate per block hour, per departure and per aircraft under contract
US Airways Express Agreement [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Schedule of details of agreements with other airlines |
Agreement |  | Number of aircraft under contract |  | Term / Termination Dates |  | Pass through costs or costs paid directly by major partner |  | Incentive Structure |  | Payment Structure
SkyWest Airlines US Airways Express Agreement |  | CRJ 200 - 10 CRJ 900 - 4 |  | Terminates 2015 Upon expiration, aircraft may be renewed or extended |  | Fuel Landing fees, Station Rents, De-ice Insurance |  | Performance based incentives |  | Rate per block hour, per departure and per aircraft under contract
SkyWest Airlines US Airways Express Prorate Agreement |  | CRJ 200 - 1 |  | Terminable upon 120 days’ notice |  | None |  | None |  | Pro-rata sharing of the passenger fare revenue
American Agreements [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Schedule of details of agreements with other airlines |
Agreement |  | Number of aircraft under contract |  | Term / Termination Dates |  | Pass through costs or costs paid directly by major partner |  | Incentive Structure |  | Payment Structure
SkyWest Airlines American Capacity Purchase Agreement |  | CRJ 200 - 12 |  | Terminates 2016 Upon expiration, aircraft may be renewed or extended |  | Fuel Landing fees, Station Rents, De-ice Insurance |  | Performance based incentives |  | Rate per block hour, per departure and per aircraft under contract
SkyWest Airlines American Prorate Agreement |  | CRJ 200 - 4 |  | Terminable upon 120 days’ notice |  | None |  | None |  | Pro-rata sharing of the passenger fare revenue
ExpressJet American Capacity Purchase Agreement |  | CRJ 200 - 11 |  | Terminates 2017 Upon expiration, aircraft may be renewed or extended |  | Fuel Landing fees, Station Rents, De-ice Insurance |  | Performance based incentives |  | Rate per block hour, per departure and per aircraft under contract

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