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Sep. 10--SkyWest Airlines Inc. reported a 35.3 percent increase in revenue passenger miles for August, while available seat miles increased 31.4 percent compared with the same period last year. The airline generated 535.9 million RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 693.6 million. Load factor increased 2.2 points to 77.3 percent compared with 75.1 percent for the same period last year.

Passenger boardings for August totaled 1,296,980, a 29.4 percent increase over August 2003. Based in St. George, SkyWest operates as United Express, Delta Connection and Continental Connection carriers under …