PRNewswire -- SkyWest, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKYW) reported a 5.5 percent decrease in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for April, while available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 6.4 percent compared to the same period last year. The combined airlines generated 1.4 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs decreased to 1.80 billion. Load factor was up 0.8 percentage points to 77.8 percent compared to 77.0 percent for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for April totaled 2,747,962, a 2.5 percent decrease from April 2008.
