DENVER, August 14, 2003 – SkyWest Airlines, a subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) is pleased to announce the promotion of Randy Mulvey to the Regional Director of the Mountain Region. He will report directly to Steve Black, SkyWest’s Director of Stations, who is at the airlines’ corporate headquarters in St. George, Utah.

Based in Denver, Randy will be responsible for leading approximately 280 SkyWest customer service and frontline employees in seven cities spread across Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

Randy has more than 17 years of aviation experience. He began his career with United Airlines in 1986 as a flight attendant. While at United, Randy also worked as an instructor, program developer, and in project planning. In 2000, Randy transferred to United’s Airport Operations Division, serving as a supervisor at the Santa Barbara, California station until October 2001, when he was named SkyWest’s Santa Barbara Station Manager.

“As our Denver operation continues its expansion, we feel confident that Randy will continue to ensure that the SkyWest experience exceeds our customer’s expectations,” said Steve Black. “Randy’s wealth of aviation experience and knowledge will greatly benefit SkyWest and our customers in the Mountain Region.”

Randy holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Western Illinois University. He and his wife Susan have relocated to the Denver area from California.

As a United Express carrier, SkyWest currently operates 66 daily flights to 30 cities from Denver International Airport. Passengers who fly on SkyWest’s United Express service from Denver will earn frequent flyer miles on United’s Mileage Plus program.

SkyWest Airlines is the nation's largest independently operated regional carrier and carried 8.23 million passengers last year. The US Department of Transportation has recognized SkyWest as the number one on-time airline in the United States three out of the last four months. SkyWest operates as Continental Connection, Delta Connection and United Express carriers under marketing agreements with Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines respectively. System-wide, SkyWest has approximately 5,500 employees and serves a total of 100 cities in 27 states and two Canadian provinces with more than 1,100 daily departures.