SkyWest Airlines Names Joe Sigg Director of Aircraft Spares

ST. GEORGE, Utah, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --SkyWest Airlines, a subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKYW), is pleased to name Joe Sigg director of aircraft spares. Sigg replaces Todd Wilkinson, who has taken a new role at SkyWest's sister carrier, Atlantic Southeast Airlines. In his new role, Sigg will be responsible for the procurement and distribution of all aircraft parts throughout SkyWest's system, as well as working with maintenance vendors, maintaining the inventory of all parts and materials, managing parts accounts/budgets and ensuring that all parts meet FAA regulations as well as SkyWest's high standard of excellence. Sigg will oversee approximately 150 employees throughout the SkyWest system.

"I am confident that Joe will bring experience, knowledge and his continued dedication to SkyWest Airlines in this position," said Michael Gibson, SkyWest's vice president - maintenance. "His more than 20 years of aviation experience will continue to prove invaluable to SkyWest."

Sigg began his SkyWest career in 1991 as a Level II aircraft mechanic at the airline's Palm Springs location. Since then, he has served in numerous leadership roles, including chief inspector and manager of quality control. Sigg previously served in the U.S. Army and later as an Air Traffic Control operator.

SkyWest Airlines is the world's largest independently-owned regional airline. SkyWest was awarded the FAA's AMT Gold Award for maintenance training in 2004, 2005 and 2008, and the AMT Diamond award in 2006. System-wide, SkyWest employs more than 10,500 aviation professionals and serves a total of 152 cities in 38 states, five Canadian provinces and three Mexican cities with more than 1,500 daily departures.

SOURCE SkyWest Airlines

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