ST. GEORGE, Utah, September 4, 2003 – SkyWest Airlines, a subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW), is pleased to announce the appointment of Todd Emerson to Director of Government and Legal Affairs. Todd will work at the airlines’ corporate headquarters in St. George, Utah and will report to Necia Clark-Mantle, SkyWest’s Vice President of the People Department.

In his new position, Todd will be responsible for the overall government and legal strategies of SkyWest. He will serve as SkyWest’s liaison between local, state, and federal government entities.

“As SkyWest continues to expand our workforce and our route system, we saw a need for an increased governmental and legal presence,” said Ron Reber, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. “With Todd’s presence at SkyWest, the challenges accompanied with our rapid growth will receive the additional attention it needs and the SkyWest of the future will continue with the same successes we’ve enjoyed in the past.”

“Todd is highly qualified, although we are impressed with more than his qualifications. He is an outstanding individual and a good fit for SkyWest’s culture,” Clark-Mantle explained. “I’m thrilled SkyWest has made this decision, and I’m anxious to see Todd progress.”

For the last five years, Todd worked as an attorney for Salt Lake City firm Fabian and Clendenin, P.C. He holds a Juris Doctorate degree from George Washington University Law School and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Spanish from Brigham Young University. Todd will be relocating to St. George with his wife Dianne and their three children.

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 five out of the last six 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. SkyWest serves a total of 103 cities in 28 states and two Canadian provinces and has more than 1,100 daily departures.