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SkyWest reaches agreement to acquire ExpressJet for $133 million

SkyWest Inc. reached an agreement to acquire ExpressJet Holdings for $6.75 per share in cash or approximately $133 million and plans to merge the Houston-based regional with its Atlanta-based subsidiary Atlantic Southeast Airlines.

SkyWest CRJ-900. Photo: Courtesy, Bombardier.   SkyWest Inc. reached an agreement to acquire ExpressJet Holdings for $6.75 per share in cash or approximately $133 million and plans to merge the Houston-based regional with its Atlanta-based subsidiary Atlantic Southeast Airlines. "The definitive merger agreement has been unanimously approved by the SkyWest and ExpressJet boards of directors," SkyWest said in a statement. It still must be approved by the US Dept. of ...

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