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0001831880
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000793733
SKYWEST INC
000-14719
444 S RIVER RD
ST GEORGE
UT
84790
8016343000
Wooley Greg
Officer
Common
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
7415
602597.00
40259473
06/03/2024
NASDAQ
Common
02/18/2017
Restricted Stock Lapse
SKYWEST, INC.
N
974
02/18/2017
Equity Compensation
Common
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Restricted Stock Lapse
SKYWEST, INC.
N
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Equity Compensation
Common
09/01/2022
Restricted Stock Lapse
SKYWEST, INC.
N
3080
09/01/2022
Equity Compensation
Common
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Restricted Stock Lapsse
SKYWEST, INC.
N
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Equity Compensation
Common
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SKYWEST, INC.
N
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Greg Wooley